WHEAT 61 



GRAIN DRILLS 



For general use the writer prefers a good single 

 disk drill. They are the best trash riders, but in 

 well prepared soil the double disk drill and shoe 

 drill may do the better work, being more readily 

 adjusted to plant the seed at a uniform depth. 



The press drill is often preferred for use in the 

 lighter soils and drier climate. The better the 

 preparation of the seed bed and the greater the 

 storage of moisture in the subsoil, the less neces- 

 sary the press wheels, and if the soil is wet and 

 sticky and apt to roll on the wheels or crust, better 

 work may be done with chain coverers than with 

 the press wheels. It is an advantage to have the 

 drill equipped with both chains and press wheels 

 and use whichever will give the best results. 



There is an unquestionable advantage in plant- 

 ing corn in deep listed furrows in a dry climate, 

 and there may be a similar advantage in planting 

 wheat in shallow listed furrows, a little deeper 

 than the furrows made by the ordinary drill. 

 Listing drills are now being manufactured and 

 are used to a limited extent. The writer is not 

 familiar with the results of their use but would 

 recommend them for trial. In dry farming areas 

 which are not likely to receive heavy rains after 

 sowing, and where the soil is light and inclined to 

 blow, seeding with a listing drill should give an 

 advantage over the ordinary method. 



THICKNESS OF SEEDING 



It is usual to sow wheat in drills six inches 

 apart. However in the dry climates a greater 



