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firmly so they will not loosen and float to the top. Waters 

 moving slowly suit it best, but it will grow in good-sized 

 ponds where there is motion by the wind. The depth can 

 be from 2 to 6 feet. 



Wild Rice. Wild rice can be sown at 3 to 6 feet deep, 

 on bottoms where there is from 3 to 6 inches of mud, 

 using fifty to sixty pounds of seed to the acre, according to 

 Mr. Terrell. Both grow well in slightly brackish water, 

 but if the water is salt to the taste it is too salt for wild 

 rice or celery. 



