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well ciiltivntcd, even tlum^li tlic s\il)soil in cacli instance was well .supplied 

 witii moist lire. Also, when a thorough system ol' ciihivatiftn is carried on, 

 less water is required to produce a crop than where water is nni down the 

 furrows and those not fultivated in as sf)on as dry enough, if at all. 



Til growing lucerne, it will be i'oun<l advantageous in most cases — par- 

 ticularly when the head of water is only a limited one, and does not admit 

 of flooding the crop quickly — to run shallow furrows at distances of from 

 4 to 8 feet apai-l, aecording to the nature of the soil, a heavy soil requiring 



Rhodes Grass (CMoris (jayuna var.). 

 (Four months after sowin??.) 



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<Avs to be made after the land is 



them closer than a porous one; su< 

 properly levelled and the seed sown. 



It is best to sow the seed as soon as the land is in fit condition, either after 

 a rain or an irrigation, and no further watering should be given until the 

 young crop is well up, else the surface soil will harden, and the result may 

 be that the seed will not come up evenly, and, in consequence, a further 

 sowing might be necessary to get a good stand. Seed may be either broad- 

 cast or sown with a drill; but unless one is accustomed to sowing seed by 

 hand, it will be found rather difficult to get as even a stand as with a drill, 

 and they will require to sow a greater quantity of seed 



