FARM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF CORN. 
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A few pear orchards are found, but very little fruit is grown except 
for home use. Hogs are extensively raised and furnish one of the 
principal sources of farm income. Numerous cattle, mostly of the 
beef type, are kept. 
Table X. — Tillage practices with corn in Tipton County, Ind., showing depth of 
plowing, implements used in order of use, number of times each is used, and 
normal yield of the crop. 
[In columns 3 to 8 and 10 to 16 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 
farms; as, 1 = first working or cultivation, 2 = second working or cultivation, etc.] 
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8 
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10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
1 
6 
8 
6 
6 
7 
7 
7 
6 
7 
5 
6 
6 
5 
8 
7 
7 
7 
6 
6 
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8 
7 
6 
6 
1,2 
1,2 
1.2 
1,2 
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3 
3 
3 
2 
3 
3 
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2,4 
2 
4 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 
3 
3 
2 
3 
2 
4 
2 
4 
3 
3 
4 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 
3 
2 
3 
2 
2 
4 
3 
3 
1 
.... 
2 
1 
2 to 5 
2,3,4 
2 to 5 
3,4,5 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
"2" 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
96.6 
4 
3 
4 
3 
5 
5 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
5 
4 
4 
4 
4 
5 
3 
4 
4 
4 
3 
5 
4 
3 
4 
4 
4 
3 
"3." 9 
5 
4 
5 
5 
5 
6 
6 
5 
6 
5 
7 
6 
5 
6 
5 
8 
5 
5 
6 
6 
4 
7 
5 
4 
5 
6 
6 
4 
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50 
2 
1 
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3 
60 
4 
1 
50 
5 
2 
2 
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2 
3 to 7 
50 
6 
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5 
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45 
7 
"3" 
2 
1 
.... 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
.... 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
"T 
1 
1 
2 
1,3 
3 to 6 
2 to 6 
2 to 5 
3 to 6 
2 to 5 
3 to 7 
3,4,5 
3,4,5 
3 to 6 
2 to 5 
2 to 5 
3 to 6 
3 to 6 
2 3,4 
3 to 7 
75 
8 
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50 
10 
3 
2 
50 
11 
65 
12 
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2 
50 
13 
60 
14 
2 
2 
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15 
4 
1 
55 
16 
60 
17 
1,4 
1,2 
1 
2 
2 
3,5,6,7 
3,4,5 
65 
18... .: 
3 
2 
60 
19 
50 
20 
60 
21 
55 
22 
2 
2 
3 
2 
2 
4 
3 
3 
3 
65 
23 
1 
60 
24 
2 
2 to 5 
2,3,4 
60 
25 
50 
26 
1 
2 
2 
2 to 5 
3 to 6 
50 
27.. 
"2" 
2 
3 
75 
28 
3 to 6 
75 
29 
2,3,4 
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Farms using, 
percent. . 
Average . . 
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93.1 
13.8 
89.7 
44.8 
13.8 
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79.3 
62.1 
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3.4 
20.7 
75.9 
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a Plank drag. 
About 75 per cent of the corn land is broken in the spring. Three- 
horse sulky plows (fig. 21) are largely used for breaking. The usual 
custom of preparation is to follow the plow with the disk harrow, 
then roll, and harrow with the spike-tooth harrow before planting. 
The planting is done with the 2-horse 2-row planter and the corn 
