156 SOWING, PLANTING, ETC. 



gives the crop a vigorous start at the outset, while that 

 which is ploughed in, being better distributed in the soil, 

 has its effect afterwards, and the crop does far better in 

 the end than it would if the whole were placed in the hill. 

 The land is also left in a better condition for a future 

 crop where the manure is spread. Many use some con 

 centrated manure in the hill, and plough or harrow in 

 the coarser barnyard manures. 



505. Transplanting. Transplanting is the removal of 

 a plant from the place where it has grown to another. 

 The seeds of many plants, as those of tobacco, cabbages, 

 and many varieties of shrubs and trees, are often sown 

 in a place prepared for the purpose, and the plants spring 

 ing from them afterwards transplanted to the fields where 

 they are to grow. 



506. This mode of culture has several advantages : it 

 confines the expense of the early culture to a small space, 

 while the seed is placed in the best condition for its early 

 and rapid development ; it also gives more time for the 

 preparation of the land in which the crops are to be 



507. To make transplanting successful, the plants 

 should be strong and vigorous. They may be made so 

 by preparing the seed-bed thoroughly and taking care tg 

 prevent them from being crowded by each other or 

 injured by weeds, after they have sprung up. They 

 should be removed very carefully, all injury to the roots 

 I M -iii&quot; avoided, otherwise they will suffer much from the 

 removal. 



508. While the plants are young there is little danger 

 in transplanting, and if they are set out in a mellow and 

 well manured soil at a favorable time, they will continue 

 to grow with only a slight temporary check. 



