20 FARM MANAGEMENT 



Wheat then being ordinarily sown in 

 autumn, we will glance at its cultivation. The 

 clover lea is ploughed up and the land worked 

 down to a good tilth, which must be firm ; if 

 the soil be heavy it should not be worked too 

 deeply before seeding, and then it can be rolled 

 afterwards to consolidate it. The seed is 

 drilled, but if the land be too sticky it should 

 be broadcasted, to avoid the weight of the drill 

 going over the land. About 3 bushels per 

 acre are sown, and about 4 quarters grain 

 and thirty hundredweight of straw is an 

 average crop. In spring, weeds should be kept 

 down by horse and hand hoeing, rolling and 

 harrowing are also advantageous ; if the crop 

 be too luxuriant at this time, as it may be after 

 a mild winter, it should be lightly eaten down 

 by sheep. As wheat follows crops that leave 

 the land rich, but little manuring is necessary ; 

 I J cwt. of super, or slag if the land be poor in 

 lime, may be applied with the seed, and in 

 spring I cwt. per acre of nitrate of soda is ad- 

 visable after a hard winter, and in any case 

 with spring wheat. The stronger soils and 

 warm climates give the best wheats. 



Oats and barley are sown about March, in 



