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thickly are : wheat, oats, barley, rye, millet and 

 clover. 



Q. What seeds should to be thinly sown ? 



A. The seeds that should to be thinly sown are : 

 buckwheat, the vegetables which should be suffi- 

 ciently spaced. 



Q. Should the quantity of seed to be sown vary 

 according to the quality of the soil ? 



A. Yes ; in well manured soils the seed should 

 be thinner ; in less manured soils the sowing should 

 be thicker. 



Q. What quantity of wheat ought to be sown on 

 an acre of good land ? 



A. About a bushel and a half ? 



Q. What quantity of barley ? 



A. From a bushel and a quarter to a bushel and 

 a half. 



Q. What quantity of oats ? 



A. From two bushels and a half to three bushels. 



Q. What quantity of buckwheat ? 



A. From half to three quarters of a bushel. 



Q. What quantity of millet and clover ? 



A. The quantity of millet must be one quarter of 

 a bushel, mixed with two pounds of red clover. 

 Some farmers add profitably twelve pounds of clo- 

 ver to the millet. 



