. The Cincinnatus. Agriculture -- Ohio; Agriculture -- United States. 400 Wheat and Wheat Cutxire. [September, will in most cases be prevented. It is not the depth at which seed is lodged that prevents the grain from spouting out. It arises from the amount of moisture present in the soil. How deep would it be secure against such casualty do you sup- pose, Mr. Farmer? It must be, certainly, below the frost, say in this country some twelve or eighteen inches; for let water find its way into the fissure of a rock to almost any depth and there be frozen it will oppose and triumph over any amount o
. The Cincinnatus. Agriculture -- Ohio; Agriculture -- United States. 400 Wheat and Wheat Cutxire. [September, will in most cases be prevented. It is not the depth at which seed is lodged that prevents the grain from spouting out. It arises from the amount of moisture present in the soil. How deep would it be secure against such casualty do you sup- pose, Mr. Farmer? It must be, certainly, below the frost, say in this country some twelve or eighteen inches; for let water find its way into the fissure of a rock to almost any depth and there be frozen it will oppose and triumph over any amount of resistance. Certainly then if the plia- ble earth be fillod with water to any depth the thawing and freezing must eject whatever is placed within its range; then nothing can save a crop of wheat from being thrown out as long as the surface and subsoil both remain You have before you clearly the condition of your plants when sowed in ground prepared according to cut No. 2, and if good soil. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Farmers' College (College Hill, Ohio). Cincinnati : Applegate and Co. , 1857-
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