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TABLE II.—Size and area of seed beds needed for different sizes and quanti- 
ties of palay. 
GROUP A (LARGE); 1,500,000 SEEDS PER CAVAN; 
20,000 SEEDS PER LITER. 
Seed bed needed for— 
Rate er aaa 
] Brcko’ 1 cavan of seed. 1 ganta of seed. 
meter. —<——— 
| Dimensions. Area. Dimensions, Area, 
Seeds. Meters, Sq. m, Meters, Sq. m. 
1, 000 5 by 300 1, 500 5 by 12 60 
| 1,500 |B by 200 1,000 | Bby 8 40 
| 2, 000 5 by 150 750 5by 6 30 
2, 500 5 by 120 600 5Bby 4.8 24 
38, 000 5 by 100 500 5Bby 4 20 
4,000 | 5by 75 875 Bby 3 15 
5,000 | b5by 50 300 Bby 2.4 12 
7, 500 5 by 40 200 5Bby 1.6 8 
| 10, 000 5 by 30 150 5by 1.2 6 
| 12,000 Bby 25 125 | 5by 1 5 
15, 000 5 by 20 100 | 5by 0.8 4 
GROUP B (MEDIUM); 2, 100,000 SEEDS PER CAVAN;; 
28,000 SEEDS PER LITER. 
1, 000 5 by 420 2,100 5 by 16.8 84 
1, 500 5 by 280 1, 400 5 by 11.2 56 
2, 000 5 by 210 1, 050 Bby 8.4 42 
* 2,500 5 by 168 840 Bby 6.72 33.6 
3, 000 5 by 140 700 5 by 5.6 28 
4, 000 5 by 105 525 Bby 4.2 21 
5, 000 Bby 84 420 | 5 by 36 16.8 ' 
7, 500 Bby 56 280 5 by 2.24 11.2 
10, 000 Bby 42 210 5by 1.68 8.4 
12, 000 Bby 385 175 Bby 1.4 1 
15, 000 5 by 28 140 Bby 1 5 
GROUP C (SMALL); 2, 700,000 SEEDS PER CAVAN;; 
36,000 SEEDS PER LITER. 
1, 000 5 by 540 2, 700 5 by 21.6 108 
1, 500 5 by 360 1, 800 5 by 14.4 72 
2, 000 5 by 270 1,350 5 by 10.8 54 
2, 500 5 by 216 1, 080 5by 8.6 43.2 
3, 000 5 by 180 900 5 by 7.2 36.0 
4, 000 5 by 185 675 5by 5.4 27 
5, 000 5 by 108 540 5 by 4.32 21.6 
7, 500 5 by 72 380 5 by 2.88 14.4 
10, 000 5 by 54 270 5 by 2.16 10.8 
12, 000 5by 41 225 5 by 1.8 9 
15, 000 5by 36 180 5by 1.44 1.2 
Table II shows that when 1 cavan of palay of group A is 
sown at the rate of 2,500 seeds per square meter it requires a 
