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BULLETIN" 320, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXV. — Tillage practices tcith com in Bates County, Mo., showing depth 

 of plowing, implements used in order of use, number of times each is used, 

 and normal yield of the crop. 



[In columns 3 to 5 and 7 to 11 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

 farms; as, 1 = first working or cultivation, 2 = second working or cultivation, etc.] 







Tillage after plowing 

 and before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 



A 

 





CD 



Harrow. 













2-horse culti- 

 vator. 



Total culti- 

 vations. 





^ 









£ 











o3 



Farm No. 



c 



ft 

 o 



■g 



a 



CD 

 



o 

 o 



A 



02 



5 



CD 



o 



3 



O 



H 

 FH 



cj 



,=! 



O 

 O 



& 

 ft 



02 



CD 



CD 

 CD 



"o 

 P3 



O 



,d 



CO 



CD 



O 



,d 



s-T 



CD 



CD . • 



*8 



O U 



c« 



w 



i 



h 



SH g 



O 



fc/3 



a 

 3 



O 



3 



a 

 2 

 '£> 







Sh 



O 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



1 



5 



7 



5 



6 



6 



5 



6 



8 



6 



4 



44 



6" 



n 



7' 

 6 

 5 

 7 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 6 



1,2 

 1,2 



1,2 



2 

 1 

 2 



1,2 



3,4 



1,2,3 



1,2 



2 



1,2 



2 



2 



1,2 

 1 



1,2 

 2 



3 



2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 1,2 

 2 







2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 -3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 3 







1 



2,3,4 



2 to 5 

 1,2,3 



3 to 6 



1 to 4 

 3 to 6 

 3,4,5 



2 to 6 

 1 to 4 

 3,4,5 

 2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 2,3,4 



3 

 2,3,4 



1 to 5 



3 to 6 



2 to 5 



3,4 

 2 to 6 



04 



1 

 1 



"2 



3 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 



4 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 6 



25 



9 







1 





35 



3 











25 



4 



1 





1 



2 





25 



5 



25 



6 



1 

 1,2 



"z 



1,2 



1,2 



1 









2 

 2 

 1 



12J 

 20 



7 







8 







40 



9 







30 



10 







1,2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



1,2 

 1 







4,5,6 



2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



2 

 1 



25 



11 



1 



1 



1 



3 

 3 







25 



12 







25 



13 







40 



14 







28 



15 







30 



16 



2 









' 



25 



17 



1,2 

 1 







1,2 

 2 to 5 



2 



1 

 .... 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 3 



30 



18 



1 

 1,2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1,2 









30 



19 







40 



20 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1,3 







35 



21 







37 



22 







2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 5 

 4,5,6 



35 



23 







40 



24 







25 



25 



1 



3 





2 



25 







Farms using per cent. . 



5.9 



loo 



56 



16 



2. _ 3~ 



76 



4 



8 



96 



16 



80 









3.7 



4.8 



29.3 























a Disk cultivator. 



SURVEYS IN ALEXANDER COUNTY, N. C. 



The soil around Taylorsville, N. C, where the tillage records 

 (Table XXVI) for Alexander County were taken, is mostly a red 

 sandy clay loam with a very stiff red-clay subsoil. This region is 

 very rolling and in some places the topsoil has been washed away 

 until only the clay is left. No tiling is necessary here, but numerous 

 surface ditches and terraces are required to control the surface water. 

 Few of the country roads have been macadamized, and during un- 

 favorable weather hauling is very difficult. 



Less than half of the available land is under cultivation. The 

 cultivated fields being small and irregular in shape, 1-horse culti- 

 vators are principally used. A general type of farming is practiced 

 on most farms. Very little labor is hired, because most of the farms 

 are worked by the owners. 



