. Farming and gardening made easy, or, Plain instructions in agriculture, horticulture, &c., by following which, Canadian thistles can be destroyed, potatoes preserved from the rot, wire-worms killed, and peas kept free from bugs & worm-holes [microform] : with other useful information. Agriculture; Agricultural pests; Agriculture; Ennemis des cultures. .. ^ J'- ^'. GARDENING > »'^ MADE EASY. -(NA/v/vy" i How to Prove and Prepare Seeds, befort Planting. ⢠Take a small piece of white rag and tie about half a thimbleful of the seed intended to be proved, of any kind, such as on
. Farming and gardening made easy, or, Plain instructions in agriculture, horticulture, &c., by following which, Canadian thistles can be destroyed, potatoes preserved from the rot, wire-worms killed, and peas kept free from bugs & worm-holes [microform] : with other useful information. Agriculture; Agricultural pests; Agriculture; Ennemis des cultures. .. ^ J'- ^'. GARDENING > »'^ MADE EASY. -(NA/v/vy" i How to Prove and Prepare Seeds, befort Planting. ⢠Take a small piece of white rag and tie about half a thimbleful of the seed intended to be proved, of any kind, such as onions, leeks, &c., and boil them twenty minutes. If they are good, they will sprout from one-sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch. Turnips, cabbage, carrots, or any other kinds of good seed, will swell and burst the skin, more qr less, and sprout a little. The seed that Mil not stand this ordeal, should not be used. The far-, mer had better put in grain or other crop, than' lose ^is labour, by sowing seeds should be put in cold rain water ovei^ night, before sowing; it will soften the skin of the-seed, and hasten the growth of the crop by some two or three «,; â 1,. 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 Jones, Leonard G. [Dundas, Ont. ? : s. n. ]
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