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bunched between the rows that the disc, although very sharp, 
would often ride over them. 
When we first started, several years ago, to cut the stalks 
on ground to go in corn, we felt that the objections would 
almost offset the advantages to be gained. The stalks would 
clog under the planter runners, and during the first cultiva- 
tion many hills of corn would be lifted out by the cultivator 
shovels catching the stalks. This was due to following 
directly after the stalk cutter with the plow and the stalks 
(Courtesy John Deere Plow Co.) . 
FOUR-HORSE GANG PLOW 
This plow has two 12-inch bottoms 
were not cut up sufficiently to turn under. During recent 
years, when the stalks were properly cut up and turned under 
as early as the 20th of April, we have had little trouble with 
their bothering during corn cultivation. When the stalks are 
turned under as late as the 10th of May, some little difficulty 
may be experienced in cultivating the first time. 
The question is often asked: Will soil dry out more 
quickly when the stalks are turned under? The answer is, 
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