FAEM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF COEN. 
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inches deep. The subsoil is of a heavier clay loam to a depth of 
3 feet, which is underlain with beds of sand and gravel, affording 
good natural drainage, which makes tiling unnecessary. 
In this region a type of general farming is practiced, with the 
farm income principally from grain and hogs. A rotation of corn 
one year, oats one year, wheat one or two years, and hay one year 
is maintained to some extent, but only a few farms have definite rcta- 
tions. Very little truck is grown except around Kalamazoo, where 
numerous muck beds are found. These are principally used for 
growing celery. A few cattle are kept and the manure is usually 
applied broadcast to the sod land before breaking for corn. Prac- 
tically no ccmmercial fertilizer is used. 
Table XV. — Tillage practices with corn in Kalamazoo County, Mich., 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 6 and 8 to 11 the figures show the order in which the implement was u^ed on the several 
farms; as, 1 = first working or cultivation, 2 = second working or cultivation, etc.] 
co 
CB 
O 
.a 
.3 
o 
ft 
o 
p 
Tillage after plowing and 
before planting. 
Tillage after planting. 
Farm No. 
Harrow. 
CO 
M 
.a 
M 
o 
3 
O 
O 
t 
ft 
ft 
CQ 
'o 
Cultivator, 2- 
horse. 
Total cultiva- 
tions. 
CD 
O 
c3 
o 
o 
M 
.a 
ft 
w 
o 
o 
CD 
M 
ft 
02 
M 
CO 
5 
"3 
t> 

CO 
CO 
■d 


M 
.a 
ft 
02 
t3 . 
go 
6 
ft 

CO 
to 

3 
2® 
a 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
1 
6 
6i 
6" 
7 
7 
«i 
7 
7 
6i 
7 
6 
7 
7 
7 
7 
7 
7 
6 
7 
6 
6 
6 
7 
n 
6 
1,3 
2,3 
2,3 
1,2,3 
1,2 
3,4 
2 
2 
2 
2,3 
2,3 
1,2,3 
1,3 
1 
1,3 
2 
1,2 
1 
1 
1 
2,3 
2 
2 
2 
2,3 
2,3 
2 
1 
1 
4 
4 
1 
1 
1 
14 
1 
1 
4 
2 
24 
25 
1 
3 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 
2 
4 
4 
3 
4 
4 
3 
4 
5 
3 
3 
2 
3 
4 
4 
3 
3 
2 
3 
3 
lto5 
lto6 
lto4 
2 to 5 
lto6 
1 to 6 
ltoO 
1,2,3 
ltD5 
lto5 
2 to 5 
lto4 
1 to 4 
lto4 
lto4 
1 to 6 
2,3 
"ft 3 5"" 
2to5 
1 to5 
2 to 6 
1 to7 
1 to 6 
1,3 to 6 
1,3 to 4 
5 
6 
4 
4 
6 
6 
6 
3 
5 
5 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
5 
2 
6 
5 
4 
5 
5 
7 
5 
5 
4 
5 

4 
5 
6 
6 
6 
3 
5 
5 
5 
4 
4 
4 
4 
G 
3 
7 
5 
5 
5 
6 
7 
G 
G 
4 
40 
2 
CO 
3 
40 
4 
1 
1 
40 
5 
3 
2 
30 
6 
^0 
7 . 
35 
8 
4 
3 
3 
40 
9 
-'0 
10 .. 
55 
11 
4 
1 
1 
40 
12 
38 
13 .. 
40 
14 
3 
4 
3 
35 
15 . 
40 
16 
17 
...... 
2 
"■"ii" 
" 2to7" 
1 
1 
1 
40 
42 
18 
2 
2 
3 
4 
3 
3 
42 
19... 
3 
24 
1 
a\ 
1 
1 
1 
1 
40 
"20 
1 
1 
40 
21 
38 
22 
1 
1 
40 
23 
55 
24 .. 
2 
2 
1 
1 
50 
25 
40 
26 
40 
Farms using, 
103 
53.8 
3.8 
96.2 
"'3*3' 
19.2 
15.4 
93.1 
3.8 
34.6 
6.7 
4.7 
5.0 
41.5 
a Plank drag. 
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