. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 78 farmer's hand-book. Preparing the Land. — The preparation of land for barley is similar tc that for wheat. After turnips, or other green crop removed in the spring, the land is to be ploughed once, after which the seed is to be immediately sown. Two ploughings, however, will be necessary when barley succeeds any of the grain crops removed before winter, and, in this case, the land should have been drilled up after the removal of the crop, to keep it dry. As it is found of great importance, with a view
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 78 farmer's hand-book. Preparing the Land. — The preparation of land for barley is similar tc that for wheat. After turnips, or other green crop removed in the spring, the land is to be ploughed once, after which the seed is to be immediately sown. Two ploughings, however, will be necessary when barley succeeds any of the grain crops removed before winter, and, in this case, the land should have been drilled up after the removal of the crop, to keep it dry. As it is found of great importance, with a view to speedy and equal vegeta tion, that the ground should be fresh and moist at the time of sowing, barley should then be sown as soon as possible after the seed-furrow is given. Sowing. — The modes of sowing barley are either broadcast or in rows. The broadcast system is almost universally employed in the cultivation of this plant, unless in lands much infested with annual weeds, where drilling and hand-hoeing, and, sometimes, horse-hoeing, may be adopted with advantage. The quantity of seed varies from two and a half to three bush- els to the acre, according to the kind of seed used, the nature of the soil, and the time of sowing. Liberal sowing is most profitable; and, when sown late in the season, and in dry weather, the seed is sometimes steeped in water for a day, to promote a more early and uniform germination. Culture. — The seeds of the clovers and grasses are sown simultaneously with the barley, the succeeding crop being invariably grass. In this case, the smaller seeds are sown immediately before the last turn of the harrows, and that turn covers them in. The land is to be rolled afterwards, in order to exclude drought, pulverize the soil, and cover the clover and grass seeds. Harvesting. — In the harvesting of barley more care and attention are requisite than in the case of any of the other grain crops, even in the best sea- sons ; and, in unfavorable seasons
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