CHAPTER VIII 



THE SOWING OF WINTER GREENS 



The broadcasted quantities of seed required for the 

 various types of winter greens are as follows : 



Marrow-stem, thousand-headed and other forms 



of Kale. — 5 to 6 lb. per st. acre. 

 Giant Rape. — 4 to 5 lb. per st. acre. 

 Hardy Green Turnips. — 4 to 5 lb. per st. acre. 

 White Mustard. — 14 to 16 lb. per st. acre. 

 Giant Essex Rye and Rape mixed. — 8 to g stone 



r37e, 2 to 3 lb. rape per st. acre. 

 Giant Essex Rye alone. — 16 stones per st. acre. 



The greatest care is necessary in putting in the seed 

 to ensure an even distribution. The quantities stated, 

 too, should not be exceeded. The thick seeding of these 

 crops results in a weak, sickly growth, which at the 

 first may look quite healthy, but, later, turns from 

 a green to a purplish colour, and is easily killed by 

 draught or a mild frost. 



It is better to err on the thin side. These crops all 

 make a very rapid growth, and in about a week's time 

 after sowing, if the braird is not thick enough, one can 

 always go and scatter a few pounds more seed. 



On this matter of seeding, the writer has often been 

 asked the question, " If the land is not well tilled, 

 would it not be better to put on a little more seed ? '* 

 The answer is a very emphatic " No.'* With winter 

 greens, as with all other kinds of farm crops, the man 



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