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the drawing of which through the ground 

 makes a bottom of unequal depth ; and 

 some seed having two inches, others only 

 a half inch of soil over them, the appear- 

 ance of the sprouts above ground is very 

 various. By the plan which I recommend, 

 the bottom of the drill is not only level 

 but compact, and the moisture there 

 retained, not only makes the seeds sprout 

 sooner, but the plants more healthy. I 

 need scarcely enlarge upon the importance 

 of giving to plants of any kind a good 

 healthy organism at their very start in 

 life. For surely no intelligent man need 

 be told that if the powers of our plant 

 be enfeebled when they should be most 

 vigorous the damage is irreparable. The 

 delicate cells which should rapidly elabor- 

 ate its food are imperfectly formed, and 

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