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been 10 inches apart over the whole ground instead of averaging 

 20 inches apart, as they do. Thus the wheat will not be thin in 

 the rows ; the small quantity of seed per acre, arising from the 

 fewness of the rows to be sown. 



6. Be sure to get the wheat in early, because of this compara- 

 tively spare seeding, and of the effect of the after-tillage in pro- 

 longing the summer growth of the crop. 



7. When the wheat is well up, take a plough (with two horses 

 *'in length") once along each interval, the coulter running within 

 6 inches of the wheat on the " near " side, and the furrow-slice 

 covering up the old stubble. The furrow may be 5 inches deep, 

 without the upturned earth falling upon the wheat on the other 

 side of the interval. 



8. A subsoiler, drawn by say three horses in length, must im- 

 mediately follow ; breaking up the furrow bottom to a depth of 

 5 inches more, making a total depth of 10 inches. The fallow 

 interval thus treated is represented at A, Fig. 3. 



9. In spring, say in February or as soon as the land is dry 

 enough after a time of frost, perform the same double operation 

 of ploughing and subsoiling along the opposite side of the interval, 

 as at B, 



10. In March or April hand-hoe the wheat-rows. 



11. In April, when the upturned furrow-slices are in a crumb- 

 ling state, tear them down by passing a narrow harrow along the 

 intervals. 



12. Directly afterwards stir deeply with a good grubber, set 

 to take a width of about 26 to 28 inches, the horses walking in 

 length. This stage of the fallowing process is represented at C. 



13. It- will be necessary to go over the field with a hand-rake, 

 to pull off any clods that may have fallen upon and buried the 

 plants in the outside wheat-rows. 



14. Horse-hoe the fallow intervals deeply, at least twice during 

 the summer. 



15. Hand- weed the wheat Avhen requisite. 



16. When the ears are fully out and in bloom, take a double- 

 mouldboard-plough or ridge-plough up the intervals, so as to 

 slightly or partially mould up the wheat on each side : this will 

 prevent many stalks from being blown down by winds, or borne 

 down by heavy rains. 



Fig. 3. 



17. A subsoil-plough should break up the bottom of the furrow 



