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BULLETIN 320, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XXIII. — Tillage practices with corn in Augusta County. Va., 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 7 and 9 to 14 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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9 
7 
8 
6 
10 
9 
8 
6 
9 
7 
9 
8 
8 
8 
8 
9 
8 
8 
8 
9 
7 
10 
5 
7 
8 
8 
9 
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1,2,3 
1,2 
1,2 
1,2 
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1,2,3 
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3 
3 
3 
5 
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1 
3 
4 
4 
3 
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2 
2 
4 
3 
2 
1 
3 
4 
3 
4 
3 
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3 
3 
4 
3 
lto4 
1,2,3 
lto4 
lto5 
1.2 
1,2.3 
4 
3 
4 
5 
2 
3 
3 
3 
4 
3 
4 
5 
2 
3 
3 
4 
7 
4 
5 
5 
6 
3 
4 
3 
4 
2 
5 
4 
5 
6 
4 
4 
6 
4 
4 
3 
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2 
3 
3 
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3. 
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4. . . 
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1 to 4 
2 to 5 
3,4,5 
3 to 6 
3 
4 
4 
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1 
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2.4 
1,2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1,2 
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2 
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2 4 
25 
13. . 
30 
14 
3 
1,2 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
5 
4 
5 
4 
3 
4 
5 
4 
4 
3 
30 
15. . 
1 
2,3,4 
1 
20 
16 
1,2,3 
2,3,4 
37 
17. . 
1 
1 
40 
18 
1 
2 
1,2 
40 
19 
lto5 
16 
20. . 
1,2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 to 4 
1 to 5 
3 to 6 
2,3 
40 
21 
4 
35 
22. . 
« 1,2 
1 
2 
1 
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23 
3 
4 
50 
24. . 
lto4 
30 
25 
2 
1 
2 to 6 
lto4 
1,2,3 
1,2,3 
20 
26 
30 
27 
4 
20 
28 
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Farms us- 
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4.1 
33.0 
a Roller. 
After the corn is up. about one-third of the farmers use a spike- 
tooth harrow for the first cultivation. After this, most of the cul- 
tivating is clone with a 2-horse 6-shovel cultivator. Usually three or 
four cultivations are given with this implement. Other cultivators 
found less frequently are the 2-horse 8-shovel. 1-horse 3-shovel. 1- 
horse 2-shovel. and 2-horse spring-tooth. Most of the farmers go 
over the field at least once with a hoe to chop out weeds and to replant. 
