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of soil to one of lime for the first mixture; for 

 cowpea vines, four ounces of soil to one of vines, 

 and only 1^ ounces of soil to one of manure. 

 One ounce of each of these mixtures to five 

 pounds of soil wiU give the right proportion 

 of each to the acre, or, one ton of lime, five tons 

 of cowpea vines, and ten tons of manure to the 

 acre. 



After you have added the fertilizers to the 

 soil, it is left standing in pans or boxes for 

 several days, being watered with rain water or 

 melted ice water and frequently stirred. Do 

 not use well or hard water, for those contain 

 lime or salts, only rain water. Moisten the soil 

 at the end of a few days until it is in the best 

 condition for planting seeds. You soon learn 

 to judge this. 



Divide the soU in each pan into five equal 

 parts and put one part in each of five wire 

 baskets, pressing it down at the bottom and 

 sides. After this is done, brush off the soil that 

 has been forced through the mesh of the net- 

 ting. The basket should be filled to within one- 

 half inch from the top. The baskets are now 

 ready for planting. 



A couple of days before planting, put wheat 

 grains between moist cloths, cover with wet 

 sand and place in a warm spot to start ger- 



