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plants will not then rob each other of moisture so 

 readily because of their greater distance from one 

 another. 



The quantity of seed to use will depend upon the 

 mode of sowing, the extent of the harrowing that is 

 to follow, and the other seeds along with which the 

 sorghum is sown. When broadcasted, from one 

 bushel to one and one-half bushels of seed are sown 

 per acre. When sown with the drill, the writer has 

 found three pecks of seed per acre quite sufficient. 

 But if the sorghum is to be harrowed more fre- 

 quently than once after the heads of the young plants 

 begin to show above ground, more than the amount 

 stated should be sown. If the sorghum is sown along 

 with rape seed, the proportion of the sorghum should 

 be reduced. From two to three pounds per acre of 

 the rape seed should suffice. By mixing in the rape 

 seed with the sorghum seed occasionally during the 

 sowing process, the seeds of both may be deposited 

 simultaneously by the drill tubes. The rape seed 

 may also be sown before the drill tubes in instances 

 where the action of the latter would cover the rape 

 seed sufficiently while the sorghum was being sown. 

 The rape seed may in other instances be sown broad- 

 cast and covered lightly with the harrow at the time 

 of sowing the sorghum seed, or when the first subse- 

 quent harrowing is being given to the crop. When 

 sown with millet or cowpeas, the seeds may be mixed 

 and drilled in at the same time. But on some soils 

 the cowpeas ought to be covered more deeply than 

 the sorghum. In such instances the cowpeas would 

 have to be sown first and then the sorghum, at a less 

 depth. When other seeds are added to that of the 

 sorghum, this should be proportionately reduced. 



