106 



ki:\ NIK S AGRICULTURE. 



Preparation for 

 Field Roots and 

 Other Hoe 

 Crops. 



Advantage of 

 Sowing Peas 

 with the Grain 

 Drill. 



Depth to Plant 

 Seeds. 



The portion of land intended for mangel-wurzels, 

 sugar beets and carrots should be prepared by 

 thorough cultivation, manuring and ribbing accord- 

 ing to the foregoing directions so that the soil will 

 be in good condition for early cultivation in the 

 spring. It is important that those seeds be sown 

 early in the spring, about the end of April or early 

 in May. Farm manure as a rule should be applied 

 previous to the hoe crops, as it promotes rank 

 growth, which is desirable for fodder corn and roots. 



It is advisable to sow the peas with an ordinary 

 grain drill (III. 36), which will plant the seed at a 

 uniform depth and so ensure the plants making an 

 equal start. If the seeds are not planted at a uni- 

 form depth, the crop returns become a question of 

 the survival of the fittest, the rank, luxuriant plants 

 choking out the others. 



As to the depth to plant peas, in all seeds, a good 

 rule to follow is to plant to a depth of four or five 

 times the diameter of the seed. Two to three and 

 a half bushels should be sown to the acre, according 

 to the size of the peas. As peas are large and do not 

 stool from the root like other grain, it is necessary 

 to sow them more thickly. 



