. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. i^TT 234 The Canadian Farmer's. dry si)ell, and in moist than dry land ; indeed, it is a safer rule never to sow less than five or six pounds. Sow; ig is
. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. i^TT 234 The Canadian Farmer's. dry si)ell, and in moist than dry land ; indeed, it is a safer rule never to sow less than five or six pounds. Sow; ig is perfoimed by many of our new seed drills well, but the haad process is the safest. After Culture.—If the land has been well cleaned previous to planting, much after cultivation will have been saved. The car- rot sometimes fails to put in an appearance for as long as two or three weeks, while there is under the most favourable circumstances seldom any show before the tenth day. They are not ready for thinning for about ten days or two weeks after that period, and in all this time any weeds that are present have been taking full advantage of their opportunity. Remember, nature makes no distinction between weeds and plants—all are equally her children —and a friable state of the land hastens the growth of the weed as well as of the plant. When ready for thinning, the plants should be singled to a dis- tance of from six inches to nine inches. This must be done by hand; but time may often be found in mornings and evenings, and after wet, in which the. men may be advantageously put in at this job ; while, if boys willing or are well watched, they can maku good wages at thinning. Care must be exercised to single. Two carrots left together v/ill nei'^her of them grow to perfection; but, before this operation, as soon as the row or braird of young carrots can be distinguished, it is well to pare away the soil from each side of the drill. Tliis is often done by the horse hoe, b
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