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Show GOOD CULTURE OF THE CORN Cultivate Shallow, Just Deep Enough to Kill Weeds and Keep Top Soil Mellow Holds Moisture." Cultivate shallow, just deep enough to kill the weeds, and keep the top soil mellow. A mellow top soil will prevent the evaporation of moisture. The cultivators, with . short whiffle-trees whiffle-trees attached, should be In the field and ready to use at a moment's notice.-Then, notice.-Then, if a shower stops work in ths hay or grain field or while the dew is on in the -morning, start the cultivators, cultiva-tors, if it is only for an hour or two. The ground should never be allowed to crust over and no rank weeds allowed al-lowed to grow and take the. strength out of the ground. When the com is in tassel and earing is the time when moisture is most needed. This is the critical period in the growth of the crop. A mellow soil prevents loss of moisture and is a large factor in good yield of grain. We plant no pumpkins in our main fields and cultivate frequently as long as the horse can get through the rows without breaking down the stalks. It is the last working and hoeing that kills the weeds and leaves a clean corn stubble for the fall seeding of grain. The cultivator with sharp . teeth, the frame set wide so the entire ground between the rows can be stirred at the one working, is the best -implement to use at the last working. The sulky cultivator cannot be used when the stalks are half grown without with-out breaking down too many stalks. |