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Show PLOWd AN3 PLOVINO- nlifol lllnis Innesrnlnrr This Alt lm-pirtant lm-pirtant hul-J'-el, When tho nil Is full of inolatnronnj tliernaro no stones lo bother, nlinost any human Uiil can "plow," if Iho Impls-uicnt Impls-uicnt Is properly "set up" boforo laa Ing tho factory. Kven then some of (lie nliovo namcil Upoits think It nccissary to looser ufctr tmlsnnil clinngon bolter two to allow tliolr meclinnloal skill, A I hit advised Is to undrrataml tlw mo-clunli.il mo-clunli.il arrangoincnt of the tool beforo going to work. Study It o or thoroughly, ami understand every holt ami piece in Its construction. Via tho factory cota-loguo cota-loguo and keep It on file fur futuro reference ref-erence Hhonld llioro bu nny jaolnt nliout It you do not iinderstan I, asic ) our dealer or write the manufacturer regiriilng it. Thus writes n correspondent to tho Ohio farmer Homvst Tho old fashioned linml plows liave nliout outllieil tin Irusefulnoss. Nearly nil tif nnr sncccuM farmers uso tho plows having a reversible joint and ro-vcrslblo ro-vcrslblo shnro. TIio troublo ltli tho old style plow point waa that In ft dry lime it cost too muih to buy so tunny new IKiIuta. If nut changed as soon ns need-eil, need-eil, o did consldcrablo "skimming." Tills would never vy nny farmer, no matter how fertile his noil might be. An soon ns o fouti 1 that tho new "combination" "combi-nation" ww a, am rvas, wo tnolc onr old plow luk to uur dealer and trailed fori new IlUwell, with rcverslblo lnt nnj share. A great luuny of our neighbor farmers did the aatno thin;. Wo nsu tho new point until tho lower edge Is rounded off, then rorerse It, This Ufollowoil up two or threo times, unking unk-ing imo imlnt, costlnjf tw n-thlrds ns innch ns tho old stylo points, Isstthreo times ns long. TIio same with tho alnro. I nlm toluito myhttcli nslnw ns jioqlble, ro tlint tho draft ill Ijo nenrly in lino nith thu iocr exortod by tho team. Tim Mheet should run just hard rnongh to hold the j low tuttom ateady. I keep tho bearings well oileal with nxl grease. I l.wpmy plow well balauosxl aud my furrows fur-rows straliiht. As tu tho Solid Comfort snlky plow, but fiwof these Implements nro In use In this iii-lghborhoud I hatouonoiny-Mir, hatouonoiny-Mir, thongh I hive trlod several other kinds. Tho aulky plow Hint has no tonguo la my favorite. Tho princlplo Is ncarir in lino with tho hand plow, und thiro is no jsile to worry the team. Last jearllr. Cliainbirhln trleil tho combination plow un his experiment farm in Ohio. Ho ill I not llko It ns will us tho old st) Is slut. After gii Ing It n thorough trial ha sent it Imek to the factory and exchanges! fur the staudard bottom. This rJion stint nu onontjl.) of plow sent nut from tho factory will vrurklu nil localities and explains tho reason li) tho catalogues show up so iniuy styles. I do not Ullcvo that any certain rnlo to plow ery deep or shilluw v. Ill apply in till ensos. Uatii farunr must d.tcr-mine d.tcr-mine for himself Ono rule should bo followed, with no exception whatover, nnd that h to plow well nnd thoroughly overy funun- mill to keep jour plow adjusted ad-justed all tho tlmu to do tho work required. re-quired. Cultural Note a uu t,ilstora. Hero Is a summary of tho results o! cxp riuients extending ovcrniieriod of tlu-oo jears at tho Michigan station! I'lrst It waa found that tho sow! end Is na goml If not better, than any olhor part of tho jotato fur planting, nud, ns a rule, pro luce fewer snnll tuUrs. bocond As a rule, lundlitin slied -tntuviicut into hall m lengthwise, using ut the ruto of 13 to IS bushels of sued to tho acre, will produce best net rosulU I Ian toil 1 1 or 3 feet ninrt. Third If smaller h1 Is used, tho oyca should lm 17 inches apart, und Iccrd containing two or tlirco rcs about 18 inches. At ilistriuces over Si feet tho number of hills is so much ilocruisol that tho ) Icld is lessened ronrtlt Whin imtitoea nro clieap, it docs not pay to um small lutntoes us semi, but when seal liotatcK. are high lutai tho kino nf hen's eggs tiny iwuwd for ono ) ear without gTeally decreasing thoyiil.1. I Ifth Uvenon fnirlyrirh soil manure or fertilizers can lie used w 1th profit. When inanuro cannot bo obtilnol w Hit-out Hit-out lmtillng two or threo tulles. COO pounds of lulxoil chemicals or of some good brand of commercial fertilizer will bu choaja r to uso und will bo n profitable irivedtment Other items nro, that as tho lst depth for l mtlng tho result situicd to favor covering the seed about threo Inches This soumed to bu right for dry seasotja Tho highest leld was obtained when innuurowns used us a mulih botweeti tho rows While it tan readily bu shown Hint tho fertilisers wero used with prof it, it is dltllcitUloKiy whlchof thochetn Icals wus most necessary. It is to be ob rrrvoil that tho land on which the oxptr intents wero tnnilo is represented as in eiLi-llent tilth and of more than nvirage fertility. |