. Catalogue of garden, flower, field and grass seeds, &c. ... Agriculture; Horticulture Catalogs. 40 D. PllOUTY AND CO.'s CATALOGUE and thus renders the field smooth for the cradle, scythe and rake; presses the earth close about the seed, and secures a more sure and quick germina- tion. Its greatest benefits are realized when used on such light sandy and porous soils as are not sufficiently compact to hold the roots of plants firmly and retain a suitable moisture; on such lands they are invaluable and in all cases their use has greatly increased the product. Much benefit is un- doubtedly f
. Catalogue of garden, flower, field and grass seeds, &c. ... Agriculture; Horticulture Catalogs. 40 D. PllOUTY AND CO.'s CATALOGUE and thus renders the field smooth for the cradle, scythe and rake; presses the earth close about the seed, and secures a more sure and quick germina- tion. Its greatest benefits are realized when used on such light sandy and porous soils as are not sufficiently compact to hold the roots of plants firmly and retain a suitable moisture; on such lands they are invaluable and in all cases their use has greatly increased the product. Much benefit is un- doubtedly found by compressing the surface of such light soils, by prevent- ing the escape of those gases from the manure so essential to vegetation and so easily extracted by the sun and winds. Very great advantage is gained by rolling early in the spring (while the ground is yet soft,) those lands which by "heaving" pull to pieces and dis- place the roots of grain sown the previous autumn, and grasses, as the heavy roller presses the roots and earth together and back to their proper position, when vegetation goes on again, and thus preventing what is termed "win- ; Rollers are variously made of wood, stone, and iron. Those of iron are most desirable, being more easily made than of stone, and not subject to decay like wood. Also, smaller sizes for garden purposes, of stone or iron. Prices from $20 to $75. IMPROVED SEED In using this machine, the farmer may be certain that his seed is put into the ground, and at the same time in the best possible manner. There has been a great difficulty in machines for sowing garden seed- they are very apt to clog up, and the farmer might go over an acre ot land and not sow a single seed; but not so with this; it is so constructed that it cannot possibly clog. In using this sower, the farmer can save one halt of Ins seed, and do the work at less than one quarter the expense of the common way of sowing his seeds, an
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