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with a turning plow by throwing 2, 4, or 6 furrows together, (see fig. 

 2.) A lister or " middle buster" forms a bed by going once to the row 

 and is in general use. (See Table VI.) 



Table VI. — Bedding. 



Implement. 



Middle buster. 



Do 



Do 



Turnplow 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Width 

 of row.. 



3 feet. . 

 3ifeet. 



4 feet. . 



3 feet.. 

 34- feet. 



4 feet.. 

 3ifeet. 

 4 feet.. 



3 feet.. 



3-J f eet- 



4 feet.. 

 44 feet- 

 4 feet.. 



Num- 

 ber of 



Crew. 



Num- 

 ber of 



re- 

 ports. 



j 



Average 

 acreage 

 per day. 



fur- 

 rows. 



Men. 



Mules. 



1 









14 



5.92 



1 





2 



26 



6.69 



1 





2 



23 



7.39 



2 





1 



10 



2.84 



2 





1 



21 



3.52 



2 





1 



20 



3.67 



2 





2 



12 



3.41 



2 





2 



16 



3.96 



i 





1 



23 



1.53 



i 





1 



88 



1.64 



4 





1 



SO 



1.93 



4 





1 



10 



2.05 









1 



10 



1.18 



Acreage reported 

 m.ost frequentlj' . 



6 (11 reports). 



7 (14 reports). 



8 (19 reports). 



3 (6reports). 

 31 (10 reports). 



4 (13 reports). 

 3J (6 reports). 

 4 (8 reports), 

 li (20 reports), 

 rn (40 reports), 

 [if (27 reports). 

 2 (57 reports). 

 2 (7 reports). 

 Scattering. 



In a number of cases rebedding is practiced. This may be done 

 for any of several reasons, namely, further stirring of the soil, throw- 

 ing up a bigger ridge, and covering seed or fertilizer. It will be noted 

 that the acreage per day varies slightly from that of bedding. (See 

 Table VII.) 



Table YII. — Rebedding v:ith turnplov — one man and one mule. 



Width 

 of rows. 



Number 



of 

 furrows. 



Number 



of 

 reports. 



Average 

 acreage 

 per day. 



Acreage reported \ 

 most frequently. 



3 feet 



3ifeet 



4feet 



4^ feet 



3Jfeet 



4feet 



1 



2 



2 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 4 



11 

 34 

 48 

 10 

 21 

 26 



2.86 

 3.43 



3.88 

 4.14 

 1.71 

 1.88 



1 



3 (8 reports). 

 34 (19 reports). 



4 (37 reports). 

 4 (6 reports). 

 IJ (10 reports). 

 2 (19 reports). 



Some form the bed by throwing two furrows together with a 

 turning plow and then breaking out the middle with a middle buster 

 or shovel, going once to the row. (See Table VIII.) 



Table VIII. — Breaking middles — one furrow. 



Implement. 



Width 

 of row. 



Crew. 



Num- 

 ber of 



Average 

 acreage 







re- 

 ports. 



Men. 



Mules. 



per day. 





2 



17 



7.00 





2 



24 



7.74 





1 



10 



6.08 





1 



22 



7.18 





1 



21 



7.52 



Acreage reported 

 most frequently . 



Middle buster 



Do 



Shovel cultivator 



Do 



Do 



3ifeet 

 4 feet. 



3 feet. 

 34 feet 



4 feet. 



7 (9 reports). 



8 (15 reports). 



6 (5 reports). 



7 (12 reports). 



8 (13 reports). 



