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The demands of the available market will determine whether 

 to grow hard or soft wheat. In many sections of the country 

 the hard wheat takes the lead, and mills are specially e<iui|)i)ed 

 for grindinj,^ it. The soil on which wheat is S(jwn has been 

 found to modify the character of the grain. Hard wheat sown 

 from year to year on sandy soil gradually becomes softer, while 

 the soft varieties taken from sandy soil and grown on uplands, 

 become harder. As seasons change, and market demands alter, 

 it may be necessary to modify the type of seed selected. It may 

 take a series of years to establish the desired type, but when 

 obtained, it will repay the effort expended. Where it is desired 



The spring tooth harro>v- can be used to ^ood advantai^e 



to test varieties from a distance, only a small area should be 

 planted, and this, if successful, will furnish seed for a larger area 

 the following year; while if unsuccessful, the smaller the plot 

 the better. 



Quantity of Seed to Sow— After the seed wheat has been 

 selected, the question naturally arises, how much seed shall be 

 sown per acre? Individuals and experiment stations have been 

 at work on this question for years. The conclusions are varied. 

 In a series of experiments wliere eight test plots were seeded 

 with from three to eight pecks per acre, the minimum yield was 

 from three pecks and tjie maximum from five and a half, the 

 variation in yield being over four bushels per acre. In a series 

 of reports from farmers who operated large wheat farms, the 

 amount of seed used was from three to eight pecks per acre. In 

 a list of reports from twenty of these farmers, one used three 

 pecks; eleven used four pecks; six used five pecks; one used six 

 pecks; and one eight pecks. The average yield from these sow- 



