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harrowed in, but now it is nearly all sown by the 

 drill (Fig. 70). . 



Cultivation. In most countries wheat receives no 

 cultivation between the sowing and the harvesting. 

 In many places it is harrowed or rolled after the 

 seed has begun to sprout or after it has taken firm 



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root. This is done to kill weeds and to keep moisture 

 in the ground, as we do for corn. It is a mistake 

 to think that this does more harm than good. In 

 Japan wheat is planted in wide rows and hoed. 

 Vegetables are raised between tlie rows. A hundred 

 years ago wheat was hoed with a mattock. Wheat 

 may be pastured in the winter when the ground is 

 frozen, but not late in the spring. 



