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MAIZE 



CHAP. Land becomes very hard and lumpy if left rough to dry 



IX - out, but new land, broken at the end of the summer, may be 



Fig. 133. — Disk cultivating ; double-engine system. 



allowed to lie fallow till the spring rains in order to " weather " 

 and kill the sod. Old lands broken in summer may be pul- 



Fig. 13 |. — Harrowing by steam ; double-engine system. 



verized at once and harrowed to produce a mulch and to 

 conserve moisture for early spring planting. 



