. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 73 that a passage may be afforded for the water to run off. The intersection of the furrows of the field with those of the head-lands are also to be cleared out, and cuts made occasionally through the head-lands. On the lighter class of soils, ploughing in the seed may be adopted. The seed is sown broadcast; after which a shallow ploughing is given to the land, and, perhaps, a slight haiTowing. The horse-drill, now much in vogue, will plant wheat, rye, Indian corn, &c., on all kinds of lands. See figure. Fig.
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 73 that a passage may be afforded for the water to run off. The intersection of the furrows of the field with those of the head-lands are also to be cleared out, and cuts made occasionally through the head-lands. On the lighter class of soils, ploughing in the seed may be adopted. The seed is sown broadcast; after which a shallow ploughing is given to the land, and, perhaps, a slight haiTowing. The horse-drill, now much in vogue, will plant wheat, rye, Indian corn, &c., on all kinds of lands. See figure. Fig. Quantity of Seed. — The quantity of seed necessarily depends on the time and mode of sowing, and the state of the land; land sown early requiring less seed than the same land when sown late, and poor land being, at all times, allowed more seed than rich ; also, when sown broadcast, more seed is given than when either dibbled or sown in drills. The quantity, therefore, varies from two bushels, or less, to as many as four Winter wheat, when sown in spring, should always have considerable seed Good and improved soils require less than soils not so good, and on the former the plants are less liable to be injured during the winter, and gener- ally all come to maturity. After-Culture. — The after-culture of wheat, or culture of the growing crop, is chiefly confined to harrowing, rolling, hoeing, and weeding. Har- rowing is found beneficial in penetrating the crust which is formed on tenacious soils, aqd raises a fresh supply of mould to the roots of the plants. Rolling in spring should be practised on drv, porous soils, which are fre- 7. 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 O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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