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soil thrown out from the furrow. In some 

 places the seed would be too thick, in others 

 too thin, and the covering would vary all the 

 way from almost nothing to an inch or more. 

 The consequence would be that some seed 

 would come up, and some would fail to do so. 

 Happily the seed-sower of today has done 

 away with this uncertain method of planting. 

 This most useful implement can be so adjusted 

 that it will sow seed of any size, sow it as 

 thickly or as thinly as desired, or plant it in 

 hills, and cover everything evenly, and all is 

 done with going over the ground once. Thus 

 the work of putting in seed is not only greatly 

 simplified, but it is done much better than 

 where the old method is followed, and done in a 

 fraction of the time. Full directions for operating 

 the garden seed-sower accompany each machine, 

 and will be readily understood by the amateur. 

 If seed must be sown by hand, go about the 

 work carefully. For fine seed, do not make 

 the furrows more than an eighth of an inch in 

 depth. Cover very lightly. A better plan, in 

 my way of thinking, is to simply scatter the 

 seed on the ground, and press it down with a 

 smooth board. This makes the soil sufficiently 



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