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Show Uses For the Disk Harrow. The disk harrow is one of the most valued implements on the farm. It is almost Indispensable in the preparation prepara-tion of sod ground for potatoes or corn. One of the most Important uses of this Implement is to break up the surface sur-face soil a few days in advance of the plow, so that capillary attraction of moisture will be readily established with the subsoil. It effectually seals the surface of the unplowed land so that it will keep moist for a longer period of time, and consequently plow easier ln case a drought comes on so as to seriously Interfere with the work of plowing. |