T.8.C. 34  Proes. oj the Asiatic Soc. of Bengal. [NS., XVIII, 
vt wing the course of these trials, attention had also been pee 
ards observing the various characteristics of Drill sowing, and t 
picid they involved. Asa pret ns ae se abaervatio - Shallow 
rac poll and ‘‘ Wider yrs ae main characteristics of the 
s below 
Shallow a 
1. Economy in time or saving in cost.—The Drill — which _ 
adjusted to sow only three to three ae half inches deep as against 5 
5} inches deep as in case of Nai—require less draught, eakenn ss 
pone the use of an additional coulter without inc creased demand for 
wer. This evidently results in either 50} p-c. saving in time or cost, 
2. Saving in seed.—Deep sowing results in takiae out cleds which 
while overlying the furrows choke up the young seedlings coming out 
from below. Germination is therefore adversely affected when the 
- of g 
sowing is deep and close. With equal seed rates, th ermina- 
tion was 74 and = for the a and the Nai respectively. Assuming 
that the measur d in the 15” Nai plot is the ‘‘ Standard” the 
seed Aber with 15” arill should be less by 18 lb. to the acre. 
nereased yield.—This is due to sc fact that the feeding area of 
sie @ crop is increa by a layer of about 2 which ries 927 seed- 
ing depths of the two types of sowi on under question. ries rally the 
shallow sown crop gives higher yields cadies same condition 
Wider planting. 
ving in time or cost.—This is oN due to ineveee space 
oul per oo a —— means 4 savin 20 p.e “ea — with the be 
in seed —For securing ‘ prioy rd’ stand of whea 
ag eo Panthees a seed rate of 42 Ib. ver acre saree §2 |b. rogaine 
ri 
In neowend i Sil —The results in this respect are as set out in the 
lowing table 
able No. 2 showing outturns of wheat in lbs, per acre with 15” and 
18” distances between the rows. 


1916-17. | 1917-18. | 1918-19. 
ee age : Ren ie nee = - See meme = 
18” Distance — 3 783 768 750 
15” do. # 630 78 8 744 
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bove figures have varied ocak; oa the Piru: £ 1918-19 
a 
further strengthened by the results a 50 t of the same year. 
The relative increased raids obtained with different seedrates is as given 
Seedrate. p.c. of increase of 18’’ over 
15’ planting. 
70 tb. 7%, 
50 19% 
This tended to show that for — success behagi 18” Lengel what is 
ment of seedrate this done there 
equired, is only a careful adjustme a 
absolutely no harm in adopting 18” planting for seers practice: 


