. Plant propagation; greenhouse and nursery practice. riG. 32—EFFECTIVE MEANS OF HASTENING under inverted Mower pot. 2. Seedlin;;s under pane of jjlass 42 PLANT PROPAGATION If only 10,000,000 seeds are sown to the acre, Sample 1 wouldprovide over :.0 weed seeds to the square yard, while Sample No. 3would distribute 240. But notice also the number of good seeds ob-tained for a cent and figure out how much is being paid for inferiorand weed seeds in each case; then judge the help that pure seedwill be in preventing weed growth on the farm. The Canadian Department of Agricul
. Plant propagation; greenhouse and nursery practice. riG. 32—EFFECTIVE MEANS OF HASTENING under inverted Mower pot. 2. Seedlin;;s under pane of jjlass 42 PLANT PROPAGATION If only 10,000,000 seeds are sown to the acre, Sample 1 wouldprovide over :.0 weed seeds to the square yard, while Sample No. 3would distribute 240. But notice also the number of good seeds ob-tained for a cent and figure out how much is being paid for inferiorand weed seeds in each case; then judge the help that pure seedwill be in preventing weed growth on the farm. The Canadian Department of Agriculture found that redclover seed sold in Ontario contained 6,000 to 15,000 weed seedsto the pound and in alsike as high as 23,550 to 49,830. An American sample of alfalfa gave per cent or about 32,5()0 seeds in a pound ofweed seeds, including ofdodder (see C, 72), one ofthe worst of weeds, because,being parasitic, it kills all thealfalfa it reaches. In certain parts of theUnited States, it is stated,clover seed tailings are some-times used
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