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could be used if the garden was large 

 enough. However, the home garden is 

 generally a small affair, and does not 

 permit of the utilization of these larger 

 machines. 



With the hoe, the seed may be planted 

 in the following manner : A line may be 

 stretched across the garden, or a mark may 

 be made in the soil where the row of corn 

 is to be planted. If the seed is to be 

 planted in hills 1 foot apart or 18 inches, 

 the hoe may be used to excavate a small 

 space, where from 6 to 14 seeds may be 

 spread. These are then covered with soil, 

 and the soil pressed over them with the 

 hoe. If desired, the holes may be made 

 first, the seeds dropped next, and the 

 covering and pressing of the soil may be 

 carried on in turn. 



If a small hand planter is used, it may 

 be inserted in the ground at the proper 

 distance in the rows, and the machine 

 worked to drop six or eight kernels of corn, 

 or even more if the time of planting is 

 very early. With man-power machines, 



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