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THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



Fig. 46. — Grain Sowed Broadcast. 



signed, namely, that a portion of the seed is barely 

 covered with earth ; while much of it will be buried four 

 to six inches deep, by the feet of teams, where the soil 



is mellow. If the 

 kernels are not all 

 buried at a uniform 

 depth, the stalks 

 will not grow of an 

 equal height and 

 size. If a farmer 

 will examine grow- 

 ing wheat, after the 

 heads are formed, he 

 will see some large 

 and well-developed 

 heads, and some short stems and light, half-matured 

 ears. Of course, there will be a difference in the 

 periods of perfect maturity ; whereas, if the kernels 

 are all alike as to size, and all covered at a given depth, 

 the germs will start alike ; the stems will grow uniform- 

 ly ; and the grain will ripen all at one time, so that no 

 loss will be sustained in consequence of the late matur- 

 ity of a portion of the ears. 



Brown's Celebrated Grain Drill. 



The illustration herewith given represents a trans- 

 verse section of the distributing apparatus of a grain 

 drill invented by H. L. & C. P. Brown, Shortsville, 

 New York, which is one of the best tube drills that I 

 have ever met with, as its action is very reliable and 

 uniform. This drill will distribute all kinds of grain 

 with admirable precision. In the box, the stirrer is rep- 

 resented, which consists of an iron rod with wooden 



