CROPPING BY ROTATION 



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By a reference to the above table the amateur will be able to 

 avoid the waste incidental to the purchasing and sowing of too 

 much seed. If the quantities be sown as directed, there will still 

 be ample opportunity for the thinning out and transplanting in the 

 case of cabbages, cauliflowers, etc., which will be necessary if 

 satisfactory results are to be obtained. 



If the precaution be taken to sow thinly the growth will be 

 found to be sturdy enough. But even with the most sparing 

 sowing the young plants will still come along too thickly to provide 

 satisfactory crops, and constant attention must be paid to the task 

 of thinning them out severely. 



Here is a little table showing how far apart the young plants 

 should be left after they have been properly thinned out : 



