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GROWING THE SEEDLINGS 



and no doubt the work is less expensive. Where the ger- 

 minating power of the seed is fairly well known, this may be 

 recommended. Under such conditions, the seed should be 

 stratified for a short time early in the fall and then a special 

 seed planter is used to drop the seed. This makes it neces- 

 sary to buy the seed a year ahead of time since it is not 



FIG. 9. A Peach-seed Planter and its Inventor, J. W. Romine, of 

 Monroe, Mich. 



possible to collect them early enough to stratify and plant 

 the same season. 



The machines used to plant large seeds are of a special 

 type, Fig. 9, and have given very good results wherever used. 

 They drop two rows at once and have a capacity of about 

 seventy-five bushels a day. The feed mechanism is adjust- 

 able and can be regulated at will. This is important be- 



