THE PROPER DEPTH FOR PLANTING 



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and compact in nature, there will not be sufficient power in 

 the growing stem of the bean to force the seed leaf from 



Fig. 8. — ^A Glass Case to Show the Results of Deep and Shallow Plant- 

 ing. (U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) 



the soil and out into the light. The depth of planting, 

 therefore, must be regulated by the habit of growth of the 

 plant. 



