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Show BIPBEMENT ?for breaking ": IJOWN CORN STALKS,; 1 , ... ' s : -It is' frequently desirablq to ' break down- corn staUcs, or 'thesramps; b'f stalks remainibg;in. a fibldj to- prepare, the. ground for .ploughing,. R H. Hodgsbp', of Chestcrv County, JPa., sends to tho tAgricuUura1lse,' a aes-; cription of a simple and effectivo im-plementbe im-plementbe uses for the above purpbso. A Ifcavy scantling, say 4 by 0 'inches, and 18. feet long? is fitted with, two staples, driven into one. of the narrow sides, say four leet from either end, or fiW feet on each side of tho centre. Two" log' chains are -fastened: tq tho Btaplca.and brought,together forward of. the centre, anda,span.ohqrsps-ati.. tached- Tliig implement driyep rapid-, ly over the field when the ground Js fxbfen hard, will effectually break down tho stalks and'Ieayq-tliora roady-tbbq ploughed under in the 'Springs & y ! t- ' ... - t |