is not done before its seed matures, volunteer growth will 

 prove troublesome amongst the young trees of the next year. 

 Any of the legunes, rye, or budcwheat, may be used, but due 

 to the rapid growth and heavy foliage of buckwheat when sown 

 about two bushels to the aore after fertilizing, it is pro- 

 bably the laost satisfactory, especially if rolled before 

 being plougned. A deficiency in nitrogen, however, must 

 be supplied through other agents. 



See-.! " : oc!:- imi t-'oert lings. 



Seed-beds should run east and west in 



order that the shadows thrown by the screening progress run 

 equally elong the bed \7Sthout unduly exposing any portion. 

 It is well if the drainage ie in the same direction, but this 

 ic r.ot, however, an absolute cequisite aa by the construction 

 of adequate ditches at right angles to the ends of t 7 ie beds 

 flooding cr.ui be prevented. 



Beds, broadcast- sown, are usually about 



four feet in width to allow of weeding; in drill eowinp; if 

 the interval between the rows is sufficiently large there is 

 no restriction an to size. The length of the beds is imma- 

 terial unless special framing is necessary to protect against 

 birds. If the elope direction permits, one hundred feet is 

 a good unit; however, when the beds are at right angles to 



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