FAEM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF CORN. 
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Table XXVII. — Tillage practices with corn in Oklahoma County, Okla., showing 
depth of plowing, implements used in order of use, number of times each is 
used, and normal yield of the crop. 
[In columns 4 to 7 and 9 to 15 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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J 
o 
ft 
o 
ft 
<x> 
A 
Tillage after plowing and 
before planting. 
Tillage after planting. 
1o 
& 
M 
o 
Sh 
03 
O) 
pq 
Harrow 
% 
co 
o 
a 
o 
o 
CU 
Id 
ftg 
a 
03 
co 
,g 


U 
c3 
O 
O 
& 
'ft 
02 
Cultivator. 
"a! 
CD 
CD 
g 
a 
(JO 
O 
Total culti- 
vations. 
,3 
CD 
Farm No. 
o 
o 
A 
ft 
m 
CO 
5 
2-horse. 

co 
03 
CO 

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CD 
® • ■ 
"3 

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w 
CO 
"8 
CD 
1 
ft 
1 
O 
CO 
.g 

8 
CD 
ft 
3 
"3 


co 
CO 
M 
CO 
5 
2 
si 
a 
O 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
1 
1 
1 
'"2 
2 
2 
3 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
.... 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
2 

1 

2 
1 

2 
i 
1,2 
2,3,4 
3 
2,3 
2,3,4 
3 
""2,"3 
3,4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
4 
2 
4 
4 
3 
4 
3 
4 
3 
4 
3 
4 
2 
2 
6 
4 
4 
3 
4 
4 
3 
4 
3 
4 
4 
4 
4 
3 
5 
3 
4 
3 
4 
3 
4 
7 
20 
2 
4 
6 
5 
6 
6 
4 
5 
1 
1 
1 
1,2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
10 
3 
""4 
1,2 
10 
4 
1 
1 
i 
i 
"*i,'2 
1,2,3 
"1,2,3 
1,2,3 
1 
1 
12 
5 
20 
6 
15 
7... 
4 
30 
8 
1 
30 
9 
4 
4 
35 
10 
20 
11 
5 
6 
6 
7 
6 
1 
2,3,4 
1 
16 
12. 
1 
2 
1,2,3 
4 
10 
13.. 
3 
1,2 
1,2 
3 
4,5 
1,2,3 
2,3,4 
1,2,3 
3 
2,3 
3,4 
25 
14... 
1 
1 
30 
15 
25 
16 
1 
1 
17 
20 
18 
8 
4 
1 
1 
2 
i 
1,2 
1 
1,2 
4 
40 
19... 
1 
1 
2 
1 
25 
20... 
40 
21 
6 
1 
9 
2,3,4 
5 
6,7 
45 
Farms us- 
ing . . . per 
cent 
Average. 
"5." 6 
9.5 
52.4 
9.5 
14.3 
66.7 
~L5 
42.8 

42.8 
66.7 
33.3 
14.3 
9.5 
4.8 
42.9 
*3.' 4 
"3." 9 
"23*9 
The methods of cultivating corn are quite variable, but in regard 
to crop yields, soil fertility and tillage methods are minor factors as 
compared to the amount of rainfall during the growing season. A 
few farmers plow the corn land in the fall and then rebreak in the 
spring just before planting. The common practice is to break the 
land level, harrow with a spike-tooth harrow, and lay off the rows 
with a double moldboard plow commonly known as a lister or 
middle buster, which plows out a broad, deep furrow, throwing the 
dirt to either side. The corn is planted in the bottom of this furrow. 
Most farmers use the combination planter and lister, which is the 
shovel plow and planter combined. This implement plows out the 
furrow and plants the corn at one operation. Frequently corn is 
planted with this implement without any previous preparation of 
