. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 130 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION whether or not the plants will make a successful growth before winter. The handling of the soil in such a way as to retain moisture and to permit its rise from the sub- soil by capillarity is of even more importance in preparing. Fig. 42, — Cross section of a poorly and of a well prepared seed bed. the land for fall wheat than for corn. Corn is planted in the spring when showers are frequent, and usually rain falls in sufficient quantity within a few clay
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 130 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION whether or not the plants will make a successful growth before winter. The handling of the soil in such a way as to retain moisture and to permit its rise from the sub- soil by capillarity is of even more importance in preparing. Fig. 42, — Cross section of a poorly and of a well prepared seed bed. the land for fall wheat than for corn. Corn is planted in the spring when showers are frequent, and usually rain falls in sufficient quantity within a few clays of the planting to supply the needed water for early germination, while at wheat-planting time rain falls rather infrequently in many sections, and unless the soil is prepared so as to permit the. 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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