. Agriculture in Canada; modern principles of agriculture applicable to Canadian farming to yield greater profit. Agriculture; Agriculture; cbk. CULTIVATING AND SEEDING. 93 be well rotted so as not to interfere with cultivating, which is preferable to plowing before sowing. In order to pulverize the manure and spread it Manure 1 r Spreader. on the land evenly, so that it will not interfere with the cultivation or drilling in of the grain, it is ad- visable to use a manure spreader. See III. 30. This machine spreads the manure much more evenlv than it can be done with a fork and does the work v
. Agriculture in Canada; modern principles of agriculture applicable to Canadian farming to yield greater profit. Agriculture; Agriculture; cbk. CULTIVATING AND SEEDING. 93 be well rotted so as not to interfere with cultivating, which is preferable to plowing before sowing. In order to pulverize the manure and spread it Manure 1 r Spreader. on the land evenly, so that it will not interfere with the cultivation or drilling in of the grain, it is ad- visable to use a manure spreader. See III. 30. This machine spreads the manure much more evenlv than it can be done with a fork and does the work very much more quickly. If the manure is not sufficiently rotted and inter- feres with the cultivator it should be gang-plowed. 51. ADJUSTABLE SPIKE-TOOTH HARROW. under shallow, then rolled and harrowed. If the subsoil is a tenacious clay it should be loosened with a subsoil plow (see III. g) or a stiff-tooth cultivator (see III. 48). If the subsoil is very hard it may be necessary to cross cultivate in order to break up the subsoil to a depth of about ten inches before sowing. If the subsoil is sand or gravel, deep subsoiling is not necessary. It is advisable to sow fall wheat with the grain drill to secure a uniform depth. Finish off with a spike-tooth harrow (77/. 5/) or a Breed weeder. This prevents water from lodging in the creases made by the grain spouts and freezing in winter, which is liable to injure the wheat plants. With the fore- going preparation a good wheat crop may be reason- Sowing Fall 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 Rennie, William. Toronto W. Rennie
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