Cultivation Diivi:ig Growth. 6i 



Most of the finer seeds are sown by machine, at 

 different distances apart, and likewise at different 

 depths, varying, according to the kind, from one-fourth 

 of an inch to one inch ; being governed partly by the 

 size of the seed, and also by the season of the year. 

 Seed put in during the hot, dr\- weather of summer 

 must, for obvious reasons, be covered a little deeper 

 than early in spring, when the ground is moist enough 

 for their speedy germination, even if ver\' near the 

 surface. 



Cultivation of Crops. 



After the seed that we have sown has come up, the 

 frequent stirring of the soil will prove beneffcial. It 

 is no^ generally necessary to caution any one against 

 stirring the soil too frequently, still this may, not im- 

 possiblv, be sometimes overdone, at least as regarded 

 from a financial point of view. 



Following a rain, and after the land is dried suffi- 

 ciently to be in good working condition, is the best 

 possible time for giving the soil a thorough stirring ; 

 for then it will be left in a fresh, lively condition, that 

 will give the growing crop a surprising start. 



It may be well to note here that it is not profitable 

 to stir the soil when it is too wet, or to hoe crops when 

 they are dripping with water, as some people do ; 

 even cabbages, celery, and turnips are not benefited, 

 if indeed they escape serious injury, under such treat- 

 ment. 



In cultivating crops of any description, in is neces- 

 sar)- to bear in mind that, when they are young and 



