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slice is needed to retard the loss by evaporation of water from 

 the surface of the ground. 



The plants can better give up having their roots in the lower 

 half of the furrow slice and feed in the subsoil than do witii less 

 water. These soils are rich in plant food to great depth and the 

 conservation of water instead of the conservation of plant food 

 is the prime necessity. 



Seed Bed Should be Fine and Smooth — The immediate 

 preparation of the seed bed should be such as to have it fine and 

 smooth, that the seeds may be placed at a moderate depth, one 

 to two inches for flax and millet, and one and one-half to three 

 inches for the other grains. 



Under dry, late, warm conditions, the deeper depths should 

 be approached, and under cool, early, wet conditions, the shal- 

 lower planting should be made. 



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The best time for seeding must be worked out for each local- 

 ity. Sometimes unusual conditions control, as where it is neces- 

 sary to plant winter wheat late in the autumn so that it may 

 escape the Hessian fly. As a rule, spring wiieat should be sown 

 very early, oats a little later, barley still later, millet not till 

 corn planting time, while flax and buckwheat have a wide range 

 from the time danger of frost is well passed till in June. 



Planting at Uniform Depth in Moist Soil — The planting 

 should be done in such manner that the seeds are placed at a 

 uniform depth in moist soil from which they may at once absorb 

 the necessary moisture to Induce germination, and to provide a 

 water contact between rootlets and soil particles through which 

 plant food may at once go from soil into root and plant. 



