. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. 48 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE inches apart, or broadcast. Drilling is preferred, as it deposits the seed at any even depth, it is all covered and less is required. From one inch to one and a half inches is proper depth, depending on the moisture and texture of the soil. The farther north winter wheat is sown the earlier it must be sown. Spring wheat should be sown early. Wheat germinates and develops a good root system at cool tempera- tures. The early plant has many more chances of escaping disease, insects, and other damage. Harvesting.—Wheat should b
. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. 48 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE inches apart, or broadcast. Drilling is preferred, as it deposits the seed at any even depth, it is all covered and less is required. From one inch to one and a half inches is proper depth, depending on the moisture and texture of the soil. The farther north winter wheat is sown the earlier it must be sown. Spring wheat should be sown early. Wheat germinates and develops a good root system at cool tempera- tures. The early plant has many more chances of escaping disease, insects, and other damage. Harvesting.—Wheat should be harvested promptly when it is ripe, on the one hand to secure the largest yield and on the other to avoid loss from shattering and storm. In the. Figure 18a.—Combined harvester and thresher drawn by tractor. central and eastern part of the United States it is harvested chiefly with binders. In the western part of the United States, where extensive acreages are grown, much of the harvesting is done with large combination machines that cut, thresh, and sack the wheat in one operation. These machines are hauled by large traction engines or by thirty or more horses. They can be used only where there is no danger of rain, so that the wheat can stand till thoroughly ripe. Shocking.—Shocking must be done by hand. A good shock requires that the heads of all the bundles be kept off the ground and protected from rain. Eight or more bundles are firmly set on the ground, butts down and leaning against one another so as to stand erect. The shock is then capped. 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 Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875- [from old catalog]; Wilson, E. W. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb publishing co.
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