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was planted early in September of 1894, two bushels of seed 

 being sown broad-cast to the acre. The soil was well worked 

 with wheel and acme harrow, until there was a good seed bed. 

 The crop lodged more or less, making it necessary to cut 

 part of it with a scythe. Owing to the lodging all the 

 straw was not cut close to the ground. Though one bushel 

 to the acre is the rule when rye is planted for grain, and 

 two when planted to raise green fodder or hay, yet in a 

 practice extending over several years, I find that when the 

 land is rich in plant food, two bushels is not too heavy seed- 

 ing for grain, provided grass seed is not sown with it, in 

 which case it would be likely to smother it. True, where 

 so heavily seeded, it will at times, lodge more or less, but 

 not to the injury of the grain to any marked degree, while 

 by using the scythe on the lodged portion, nearly all the 

 straw can be secured and in the hands of a skillful mower 

 be so landed as to admit of being made into bundles as 

 readily as though cradled. The debit and credit of the 

 crop is about as follows : 



I)r. 



Plowing and harrowing of an acre. 



Seed (two bushels) and sowing. 



Acme harrowing in of seed. 



Cradling and mowing,' 



Bundling, 



Hauling and threshing by horse power. 



Winnowing, 



Baling and marketing of straw. 



Value of potash taken by straw and grain, 



" " phos. acid taken by straw and grain, 

 Interest on land. 



As the nitrogen would otherwise waste it is not 

 charged ($18.42) against the crop, 



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