Chapter X 



PKEPAKATloN oK LAND V()\i TllK SVA'A) 



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1. J-'ddors Which fhtrrrn'mr tin- I'rcpardtio-n 

 of till' St'cd-hcd 



24l2. F^aulty pn'])arati(Ui of tlif land is tho 

 caiis(» (»f more failures tliaii tlif substMiuciit 

 tn^atiin'iit of tlio crop. In lifld coiKlitions, this 

 preparation can not be so tliorouj^h, or so ideal, 

 as in «rard«'n aroas or in .c:lass-hons(»s. Tlio 

 p'noral condition of tlic farm work dictates to 

 a ^n'cat extent tlic juirticular time wln-n tlie 

 see<l shall he s<nvn and the amonnt of pn'para- 

 t<>ry work wliich sliall lie put on the land: 

 theroforo, it is very imjiortant that the farmer 

 fully understand what is requiriMl, in <»rder that 

 he may make no mistakes. 



24.'?. The preparation of the land for seeding 

 should l»e governed hy two taetors : hy the 

 needs of the particular plant which is to he 

 grown, and hy the chara<'t«'r of the land. To 

 ]>repare a sood-hed for any crop, the hahits, 

 likes and dislikes of the plants should h» 



