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SEEDING AND PLANTING 



serve as a useful guide in estimating the necessary amount of seed 

 to collect or purchase for a definite operation in nursery practice 

 or direct seeding. 



i The whole or a part of the fruit is sown with the contained seed. The count applies to the 

 fruit or the part of the fruit that is usually sown with the seed. 



9. THE NUMBER OF POUNDS OF SEED PER BUSHEL OF FRUIT 

 AND THE COST PER POUND 



The yield varies with individual trees and the quality of the 

 fruit and also with the completeness of the extraction of the seed. 

 There is, therefore, great variation in the yield of seed per bushel 

 of fruit. The cost of collection is equally variable. As a rule, 

 the greater the quantity collected the lower the cost, and the 



