98 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 



horse drill does not drop in the middle of the 

 furrow as a single one will. A man and a boy 

 with four horses will list and plant seven acres 

 per day. He prefers listing to plowing the 

 ground and planting on top, as it is mord easily 

 done, the land is more easily cultivated, and 

 consequently it is cheaper to raise it in this 

 way. The corn stands the drouth better, does 

 not blow down like top-planted corn, and yields 

 more per a,cre. 



The advantages claimed for this process are: 

 (1) economy of labor, (2) more thorough tillage, 



(3) ability of the crop to withstand drouth, and 



(4) increase of crop. 



