GUt)D PLOWING 



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years held plowing matches which have shown the skill of the younger 

 lads of the community. At Wick and Cherokee, Iowa, similar con- 

 tests are carried on each year, at which time speakers from a distance 

 are invited to speak and a day is set aside for a local picnic and edu- 

 cational outing. 



A clean-cut slice both on its land side and floor. Besides indicating 

 pride and interest in plowing, a clean land side and a consistent flooi 

 of even width and deptli insures a complete alteration of structure. In- 



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JIJ.ARY TURES AND STRUCTURE OF THE SOIL 



EARLY IN THE SPRINT, AFTER THE SURFACE 



HAS DRIED OUT AND NO CULTIVATION 



HAS LLEN DONE. 



The lubes c^ilend to the surface and convey the moisture from 

 below to their upper extremities, where it is discharged and 

 carried away Ijy eyaporation due to the sun and the velocity 

 of (lie wind. 



stead of the furrow slice being completely inverted it should be left 

 more or less on edge in order to permit the most effective action of 

 weathering agencies and of implements in the preparation of the seed 

 bed. 



Uniformly plowed ridges. Where a small plow follows a larger 

 one, often the ridges are very uneven. More surface is exposed for 

 drying out, and, as a rule, the trash is not well covered. Fully twice 

 as much work is required to get such a field in shape for the corn 

 planter. This uneven ridging sometimes occurs on hillsides, in which 

 case it cannot be prevented. 



Complete burial of the grass or stubble is also important. 



Depth of Plowing. This is a question that cannot be answered 

 definitely, but must be considered in connection with the character 

 of the soil, the time of the season, the climate, and the purpose to 

 which the ground is to be put. 



