36 CONTINUOUS CROPPING 



A good tare mixture for soiling for average land and 

 medium climate is : — 



Per 



statute 

 acre. 



4 St. of 14 lb. of winter wheat or winter 

 barley 



4 St. of 14 lb. of winter oats 



5 to 6 St. of 14 lb. of winter tares 



This is sown in autumn, and in the following spring 

 the portion of the tare crop which it is intended first 

 to graze, then mow, then graze or mow a second time, 

 it is necessary, after the first grazing, to sow an 

 additional bushel of Italian or Western Wolths rye 

 grass. 



It is very important in sowing tares to get an even 

 distribution of the seed. The method usually followed 

 to obtain this object is to weigh out sufficient for a 

 statute acre, mark out the acre and sow. This is easily 

 accomplished when dealing with a rectangular field, 

 but in case of a field irregular in shape the striping out 

 into acres is not easily accomplished. 



Here is a simpler plan : 



Divide the number of square yards in an acre by the 

 width to be sown and then divide the quotient obtained 

 by some convenient part of the quantity of seed to be 

 Bown to an acre. For instance, suppose we wish to sow 

 16 St. of 14 lb. to a statute acre. To find the linear 

 distance on which to sow, say, a stone, we divide 4840 

 (number of square yards in an acre) by 2 (width to be 

 sown), and divide the quotient by 16. 



Example: 4840^2=2420-^16=151 yards = distance 

 to sow I St. 2 yards wide, at a time. 



A corn drill, as a general rule, is fitted with an 

 attachment to regulate the sowing of various seeds. 

 This attachment is not often reliable, however, 

 especially when the machine has become a little worn. 

 Further, this attachment has beep made, and the 



