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artificial manures, owing to their solubility, should be sown 

 broadcast over the surface and lightly raked in. Spitzenberg's 

 soil-mixer (" Wiihlrechen ") is a very useful implement for 

 incorporating compost and artificial manures with the soil. 



Cultivation should be carried out some considerable time 

 before sowing, in order that the land may settle ; otherwise 

 light land must be firmed by treading. A convenient arrange- 

 ment is to make the seed-beds four feet six inches broad, with 

 paths of one foot in width between them. 



Sowing Seeds in the Nursery 



Small light seeds (Birch, Alder, Elm) should be sown 

 broadcast, all others are better sown in drills. Several modes 

 of making the drills are practised. Two of the best imple- 

 ments for the purpose are the marketer, which resembles a 



FIG. 3. MARKEUR 



large rake, and Spitzenberg's patent drill-maker. A form 

 of the first of these is shown in Fig. 3. The implement is 

 drawn down the length of the bed, making small furrows for 

 the seed to lie in. The drill-maker also works excellently. 

 It forms the drills crosswise over the bed, and can be ad- 

 justed to suit any size of seed and any width between the 

 drills. Nothing is better than the hand for broadcast sowing 



