. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. Small Grains 137 the type of soil, more seed being required on heavy soils than on light ones. This is because the plants tend to tiller more freely on light soils and thus make more stalks. The average seeding is six pecks to the acre, but often eight pecks are used. In the dry-farming sections of the West, only three to four pecks are recommended, as the soil in these parts is warm and loose and the plants tiller freely; thin sowing also gives large plants that stand the dry climate better than smaller ones. Methods of seedi
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. Small Grains 137 the type of soil, more seed being required on heavy soils than on light ones. This is because the plants tend to tiller more freely on light soils and thus make more stalks. The average seeding is six pecks to the acre, but often eight pecks are used. In the dry-farming sections of the West, only three to four pecks are recommended, as the soil in these parts is warm and loose and the plants tiller freely; thin sowing also gives large plants that stand the dry climate better than smaller ones. Methods of seeding. — Wheat is often sown broad- cast, but better results are obtained by planting with drills. A more even stand can thus be secured, as the seeds are all covered to about the same depth. Another advantage is that they are planted in shallow furrows and are not so likely to be heaved out of the ground by frost. With the drill, fertilizer and grass seed can be sown. 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 Sampson, Harry Oscar, 1879-. New York, Macmillan
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