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carefully cured. In this way it is used with great 

 satisfaction in many parts of the country. 



Preparation of soil, and seeding 



The land should be as thoroughly well prepared 

 as in seeding for the grain crop. Land should be 

 well cultivated, thoroughly firmed and the surface 

 two or three inches made very fine, so as to 

 provide conditions favorable for quick germination 

 and the easy penetration of the fine rootlets. 



When yard or stable manure is available, it is 

 good practice to apply it broadcast on the surface 

 at the rate of six to eight tons per acre, and thor- 

 oughly incorporate it with the surface soil. This 

 may be reinforced by the application of 100 to 150 

 pounds per acre of dissolved bone; or, when the 

 land is reasonably well supplied with nitrogen, the 

 same quantity of acid phosphate may be used per 

 acre. It is essential that an abundance of available 

 phosphoric acid should be at the disposal of the 

 plant in the early stages of growth. In the absence 

 of home manures, an application of a fertilizer 

 reasonably rich in nitrogen and phosphoric acid 

 should be applied, as the principles indicated for 

 rye hold true also in the case of wheat: that is, the 

 plant, having an abundance of available food in the 

 fall, will absorb it, and that which is not converted 

 into plant substance will be retained, in part at 



