THE PROBLEM OF TILLAGE 



Seeding. 



Having secured a good seed-bed by 

 deep plowing, harrowing and packing, it 

 is now time to take up the question of 

 seeding. In dry-farming all cereals are 

 now put in with the drill and broadcast- 

 ing has been entirely discarded. With a 

 drill the seed can be placed evenly and 

 the depth to which it is to be sown regu- 

 lated at will. If the land has been sum- 

 mer-fallowed there will usually be an 

 earth-mulch on the surface of from three 

 to six inches in depth. In this case the 

 seed should be sown down below the 

 mulch and placed in the moist soil. The 

 young plants can easily strike upwards 

 through several inches of loose earth, and 

 if the seed is sown deep the roots enter at 

 once into the moist soil. There are a 

 number of excellent drills on the market 

 and the choice of a seeder is largely a 

 matter of personal opinion. The Mon- 

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