Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
A VALUABLE FARM IMPLEMENT
The Disk Harrow Leads Other lrnple-
merits in Usefulness.

The Disk Harrow Leads Other lmple-
merits in Usefulness.
George N. Logan. indianapolis, Ind
II properly understood and used, no
retter implement can be used on the
farm than a good disk harrow. This
infm mati5n has been gained by actual
experience in the field and from ex-
perienee a. the best farmers.
For sowing oats broadcast there Is
nqaAetter way thad to disk the ground,
thfS SOW the oats and disk the ground
again. tile better the seed bed. the
better the crop" is an old adage and
that is why It pays any farmer to disk
his ground before sowing the oats
All good farmers know that If they
properly prepare their corn ground
before planting. they no, only raise a
better crop but less cultivation is re-
quired afte' the crop IS planted. Disk
the ground before plowing, is a good
plan TO follow with any condition Of
soil. Suppose the ground Is corn stub
BILE; the disk successfully cuts the
stalks, leaving them on the ground
as a fertilizer as we'll as serving the
purpose of Feep.ag the ground loose.
When plowed, this loose dirt Is turn
ed under. and when dls%ed again. a
good seed tod as deep as the furow
is procured
Suppose the ground is a heavy blue
grass or timothy sod II disked well
before blowing. II viii pillow better, the
sod will lie fiat and not stand up on
edge carsing dry spots on which the
corn will not grow or be bother in
differentiation A meg dow OF blue.
grass. timothy or alfalfa that has
become "sod-hound" can be 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
to allow the top to be worried one or
two inches. but is too wet to be plow-
ed by disking this ground can be put
in proper condition for plowing much
sooner and the seed bed VIII also be
improved. A seed led wEich has
been prepa ed, but which has since
been packed down hy heavy rains,
can be put in better cond ton. with
$3.50 Ai.----
The qIcaiion of tile Is important
Whether 1t should be d four, five. six
seven, or an eight-foot barrow depends
entirely upon the condition Of the soil
and the amount Of horse power as the
farmers commend Whether the disk
blades should he sixteen eighteen, or
twenty inches In diameter is another
matter. OF these three the i6-inch Is
the proper size, for it will disk the
ground five and one-half or six inches
which is rs deep as practical. and II
will cut the ground better and easier
and has lees draught than the larger
sizes. A dis Is not a wheel running
over the ground and carrying a load
like a wagon; it is a nlow or spade.
cutting and turning the soil
To better illustrate, draw h ee cir
Giles. one sixteen inches, one eighteen,
and one twenty inches In diamete
then draw a straight Inc across each
of them,-say four inches from the
edge; which one Of these three circles
will require the most wei hi to pr 1t
in the ground up to the inc? Which
one will have the largest body of dirt
to move at one 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 it from another. standpoint,
Does not the front wheel of a wagon,
when loaded equally. cut depper in the
ground than the hind wheel, and does
it not break or cut a rail in two that
the hind wheel will almost jump over
without mar'ir
The 20-inch d's'S harrow is some
times unsatisfactory and the farmer
who has made the MISTAKE Of investing
in a harrow not adapted to bis soil gets
en- entirely wrong opinion of its use
fulness. The owner of good disk
harrow finds it the best implement
that can be used on the farm.