The Marshall republican., 1912-08-16
A VALUABLE FARM IMPLEMENT
The Disk Harrow Leads other im3ie-
mania In usefutress.

INC DISK Harrow leaus Ctncr 'm9ie-
mants In Usefulness.
GEORGE NJ. Tcran. indianapolis. Ind.
II properly understood and used. no
better implement can be used on the
farm than a good disk her DIV. This
infer mation has been gained by actual
expe fence in the field and from ex-
pericnce Ct the best farmers.
For Gov Ing oats broadcast there Is
no better way than TO disk the ground,
thea SOW the oats and disk the ground
srain. THE better the seed bed. the
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that IL why n pays gry farmer TO disk
h.s g'ound before sowing the oats.
al sood farmers know that II they
properly prepare their corn ground
before planting. they not only raise a
better crop, but less cultivation Ia re.
qui cd afies the crop If planted. Disk
the ground before blowing. is a good
plan 10 follow with any conditicn Of
soiL Fuppase the ground In corn stub
bic: the disk successfully cuts the
stalks. leaving them on the ground
as n fertilizer rs we'll as sewing The
purpose of teetjng the ground loose.
when p.oa ed. this loose dirt is turn
ed under. and when disAed again. n
good seed rcd Ms deep as the fJrrow
r. procured.
Suppose the ground is a heavy blue
grass or tirothy sod: II diskcd we'll
before blowing. n will plow bette. the
sod viii lie Fat and no stand M on
edge causing dry spots OF viii h tie
corn viii not grow or be "a bother In
after u'tiva'ion. a meadow q the
grass. timothy. or alfilfa that has
become "~sod-hound" ran he placed IN
proper condition better by the use OF
the disk harrow than by the use OF any
other implement.
Very often the ground Is dry enough
20 allow the top to be worked or
two inches. but Is too wet to be plow-
ed: by disking this ground can be put
In proper condition for blowing much
sooner and the seed bed will also be
improved. A seed bed which has
been prepared. but which has since
been packed down by heavy rains,
can be put In better condition. with
less expense and time. with the disk
harrow than with any other implc-
ment.
The question OF sl,e Is Important.
Whether Il should be n four. I'VE. six,
seven. or an eight-foot harrow depends
entirely upon the condition OF the soil
and the amount OF horse power NJ the
farmers command. Whether the disk
blades should be sixteen. eighteen. or
twenty inches In diameter IL another
matter. or these three. the i6-inch is
the proper size. for II will disk the
ground Ave and one-half or six inches.
which Is ms deep as practical. and II
will cut the ground better and easier
and has less draught than the larger
sizes. A disk Is not n wheel running
over the ground and carrying a load
like a wagon: II In a pillow. or a spade,
cutting and turning the soil.
To better illustrate. draw three CIR
cles. one sixteen inches. one eighteen,
and M twenty inches In diameter;
then draw a straight line across each
OF them.-say four inches from the
edge; which one OF these three circles
will require the most weight TO put Il
in the ground up to the line? Which
n will have the largest body OF dirt
TO move ut n revolution? Which one
will stir the ground best on account OF
speed? Then consider that on the disk
harrow there are eight. ten, twelve,
fourteen Or sixteen OF these circles.
Look at II from another standpoint.
Does not the front wheel OF q wagon,
when loaded equally. cut depper In the
ground than the hind wheel. and does
II not break or cut q rail In two that
the hind wheel will almost jump over
without marking?
The 20-inch disk harrow is some
times unsatisfactory and the farmer
who has made the mistake OF investing
In a harrow not adapted TO his soil gets
an entirely wrong opinion OF It's use.
fulness. The owner OF a good disk
harrow finds II the best implement
that can be used on the farm.