. Agriculture in Canada; modern principles of agriculture applicable to Canadian farming to yield greater profit. Agriculture; Agriculture; cbk. 138 RJvNNIES AGRICULTURE. inches apart, about fifteen pounds of seed per acre is sufficient. When the land is fairly free from weeds and weed seeds, corn can be sown with an ordinary grain seed-drill (see III. 56), stopping all the spouts but two, leaving six spaces (forty-two inches) between the rows of corn. A drill with an odd number of spouts, say eleven or thirteen, is pre- ferable, as the teamster will not be so liable to make. 69. CORN CULTIVAT
. Agriculture in Canada; modern principles of agriculture applicable to Canadian farming to yield greater profit. Agriculture; Agriculture; cbk. 138 RJvNNIES AGRICULTURE. inches apart, about fifteen pounds of seed per acre is sufficient. When the land is fairly free from weeds and weed seeds, corn can be sown with an ordinary grain seed-drill (see III. 56), stopping all the spouts but two, leaving six spaces (forty-two inches) between the rows of corn. A drill with an odd number of spouts, say eleven or thirteen, is pre- ferable, as the teamster will not be so liable to make. 69. CORN CULTIVATOR. a mistake. A careful driver should make the drills perfectly straight and even and sow twelve acres per day. Twenty pounds of seed corn per acre is sufficient. As soon as sown the land should be crossed with a light harrow or a Breed weeder, then on the angle and again across, until the corn is up. After this use the weeder lengthwise, covering two drills at a time, raising the two teeth in line with. 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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