. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. FiG. 20.—The secret in planting garden seeds properly. Place the seeds in a shallow trench made in a firm, moist seed bed, cover seeds lightly with fine, moist soil, press the soil on the seeds to secure good contact between the soil and the seeds (C), then cover with loose soil (D).. Fig. 21.—The difference it makes. Radish seeds in row A were planted loosely in moist soil, while those in row B, though planted the same time, were pressed in close con- tact with the moist soil, as in Fig.
. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. FiG. 20.—The secret in planting garden seeds properly. Place the seeds in a shallow trench made in a firm, moist seed bed, cover seeds lightly with fine, moist soil, press the soil on the seeds to secure good contact between the soil and the seeds (C), then cover with loose soil (D).. Fig. 21.—The difference it makes. Radish seeds in row A were planted loosely in moist soil, while those in row B, though planted the same time, were pressed in close con- tact with the moist soil, as in Fig. 20. This principle in seed-planting applies generally. plowing and harrowing, the more excellent the tilth or seed bed. Good tilth does not imply just looseness or mellowness of the seed bed—it means a certain degree of firmness or compactness as 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 Weir, Wilbert Walter, 1882-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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