. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. Fi£. 819. Small, spreading beet seed-stalks feet across). seed is planted, usually in solid rows, by means of a four-row planter. Occasionally a hill dropper is used, but this has not yet come into general use, since the growers are afraid that this method of planting will injure the chances for a good stand. For the solid-row method a drill planting four rows at a time is comm
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. Fi£. 819. Small, spreading beet seed-stalks feet across). seed is planted, usually in solid rows, by means of a four-row planter. Occasionally a hill dropper is used, but this has not yet come into general use, since the growers are afraid that this method of planting will injure the chances for a good stand. For the solid-row method a drill planting four rows at a time is commonly used. The space between the rows varies from fourteen to twenty-eight inches, eighteen or twenty inches being the most common. The distance between the rows is deter- mined largely by the quality and condition of the soil, especially as regards moisture; and by the method of cultivation that is to be employed. Fifteen to twenty pounds of seed per acre is recommended in order to insure a good stand,—a condition on which the tonnage and the sugar per acre depend in a large measure. A much smaller quantity of seed is required with the hill dropper. The seed is planted just deep enough so that it comes into contact with the moist earth and is cov- ered with a thin layer of fine soil one-half to one and one-half inches deep. Under favorable condi- tions of moisture and temperature, the plants are up in four to ten days. Inexperienced growers should be cautioned against planting the seed too deep, since the inability of the seedlings to push their way through a too thick layer of soil may result in a very unfavorable stand. In the irrigated sections it is not uncommon to irrigate the plants up, but in those areas where moisture depends on rainfall it is necessary to wait until the soil is sufficiently moist before planting. Blocking and thinning.—As soon as the p'ants are large enough so they can be handled, i. e., when they have about four leaves, they are blocked and thin
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