I cant exactly answer that great question, every plow I owned acted different. Very generally speaking, on the first pass Id set the handles down deeper or however required to get a decent first furrow.
AS far as the field layout, if you had the "ideal" rectangular field (yeah right), one year Id start a headland in the middle, start down the middle, turn right at end of row, and on the next pass back, throw the dirt back in against/over itself which developed a slight high ridge, and the next year Id start plowing on the outsides with the intent of ending up with a dead furrow in the middle where the hump was the year prior......Reverse each year so you don't end up with a hump in or outside.
On the handle settings, the method/adjustment is so each plow plows the same depth, i.e. a level field when done NOT one furrow higher then the other.
On the drawbar adjustment, the left/right, location where plow is hitched, set it so the distance from the inside of the tractors furrow wheel is the same as the distance from plow to plow IE if you have a 14 inch plow, the plow should be hitched (left to right) so its around 14 inches from the first plow shares tip to the inside of the furrow. I think I got that right lol hope you get the idea even if I messed up the explanation.
Plowing used to be fun in the old days if done right and you ended up with a level even field.
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