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FORAGE PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE 



broadcasted. The reasons are evident ; namely, the cover- 

 ing of the seed uniformly to the most favorable depths as 

 well as its more even distribution : 



TABLE SHOWING THE GENERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN NUMBER 

 OF SEEDS SOWN AND FINAL STAND 



78. Time of seeding. There are certain general 

 principles involved in determining the best time to seed 

 any particular forage crop. These principles refer partly 

 to the climate, but more to the inherent habits of the crop 

 in question, since these determine almost absolutely the 

 time when the seed must be sown. The principles in- 

 volved will be more clear by classifying forage crops into 

 summer annuals, winter annuals, biennials and perennials. 



Summer annuals include such forage crop as millets, 



