FARM PRACTICE IX THE CULTIVATION OF CORN. 



57 



Table XXYII. — Tillage practices with corn in Oklahoma County, Okla., showing 

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

 used, and normal yield of the crop. 



[In columns 4 to 7 and 9 to 15 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.] 





C 



1 



O 



ft 



"o 

 fi 



p 



Tillage after plowing and 

 before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 



»? 





O 

 G3 



•d 

 •3 

 pq 



Harrow. 



% 



1 

 o 



a 



o 

 o 



I'd 



c 

 3 



CS 



S 



M 



.£ 



Sh 

 O 

 is 



3 



if 







t~ 



C3 



O 



O 



4 

 j$ 

 ft 



Cultivator. 



5 



a 



to 

 a 







Total culti- 

 vations. 



IS 



Farm No. 



A 



o 



3 

 i 



ft 

 02 



S 



2-horse. 







© 

 



IS 0. 



"o 







"5 



a 



OJ 



ft 



a 



O 



•S 



O 



a 



» 



ft 





03 



3 



"3 

 



'0 



> 

 







3 



2 

 '£> 



a 







1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



1 





1 







1 



"~2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 



.... 



2 



1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 

 1 

 

 2 

 1 

 

 2 



1 



1,2 



2,3,4 



3 



2,3 



2,3,4 

 3 



2,3 



3,4 











4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 2 

 6 



4 

 4 



3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 7 



20 



2 



4 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 4 

 5 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1,2 

 1 

 1 

 1 











1 



10 



3 . 







4 



1,2 







10 



4 







1 

 1 



1 



1 



1,2 

 1,2,3 



1,2,3 

 1,2,3 







1 

 1 



12 















20 



6 















15 



7 







4 











30 



8 













1 



30 



9 







4 

 4 









35 



10 





















20 



11 



5 

 6 

 6 



7 

 6 





1 







2,3,4 







1 



16 



12 



1 



2 







1,2,3 



4 





10 



13 







3 



1,2 



1,2 



3 



4,5 



1,2,3 



2,3,4 



1,2,3 



3 



2,3 



3,4 







25 



14 





1 















1 



30 



15 















25 



16 











1 





1 















17 





















20 



IS 



5 1 



1 







2 



1 



1,2 



1 



1,2 





4 









40 



19 



4 







1 







1 

 2 

 1 



25 



20 

















40 



21 



'"ep: 



1 



2 







2,3,4 





5 



6,7 



45 















Farms us- 

 ing... per 





9.5 



52.4 



9.514.3 



66 7 



. 42. S 



42.8 



66.7 



33.3 



14.3 



9 5 



4 8 



49 q 



"3." 4 



"3." 9 





Average.l 5.6 





"-"I 





1.5 















23. 9 



The methods of cultivating corn are quite variable, but in regard 

 to crop yields, soil fertility and tillage methods are minor factors as 

 compared to the amount of rainfall during the growing season. A 

 few farmers plow the corn land in the fall and then rebreak in the 

 spring just before planting. The common practice is to break the 

 land level, harrow with a spike-tooth harrow, and lay off the rows 

 with a double moldboard plow commonly known as a lister or 

 middle buster, which plows out a broad, deep furrow, throwing the 

 • lirt to either side. The corn is planted in the bottom of this furrow. 



M*. -1 farmers use the combination planter and lister, which is the 

 shovel plow and planter combined. This implement plows out the 

 furrow and plants the corn ni one operation. Frequently corn is 

 planted with this Implement without any previous preparation of 



