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pecks of seed to the acre, and harvested thirty bushels 

 to the acre. Careful experiments at the experimental farm at 

 Columbus have shown, however, the largest yield from compara- 

 tively heavy seeding. 



Depth. Many experiments have shown that the best re- 

 sults are obtained from shallow planting. I would recommend 

 from an inch to one and a half inches. Below I give a table 

 showing the results of experiments made at the Agricultural 

 College, at Lansing, Mich. The first column shows the depth 

 of planting, the second the time that elapsed between planting 

 and the appearance of the plant above the soil, and the third 

 the proportion of the seed that grew. 



Proportion of seed 

 Depth. Time incoming up. that grew. 



inch 11 days 



12 all 



18 

 20 



21 



22 

 23 



It was also noticeable that the plants from the deep sown 

 wheat were weak and lacked vigor. 



Varieties. I do not propose to recommend any variety 

 above all others, for diiferent localities undoubtedly require dif- 

 ferent varieties. I have found, however, in an experience of 

 thirty-five years as a wheat grower, that there is a tendency 

 with most varieties to deteriorate or, as the farmer usually ex- 

 presses it, to " run out," when long sown on the same soil. I have 

 found it of so much advantage to change varieties occasionally, 

 that I rarely allow a year to pass without testing some new kind, 

 and I heartily recommend farmers to adopt this plan. There is 

 not now a single variety of wheat growing in my neighborhood 

 that was grown here twenty years ago. I have no doubt but 

 that the introduction of the Fultz wheat in Ohio added millions 

 of dollars to the wealth of the farmers, but after growing it for 

 nearly ten years on my farm, it is beginning to show signs of 

 deterioration, and I am testing other varieties to supersede it. 



In trying a new variety, unless it has already been tested in 

 your own locality, I would advise that but a single bushel be 



