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run, the question of applying plant-food is not 
regional. 
Seeding and tillage 
Methods of seeding vary widely, although it is 
recognized in all cases that the thickness of seed- 
ing should be proportioned to the possible available 
plant-food in the soil. On soils that are naturally 
rich and supplemented with the fertility constit- 
uents in available forms, thicker seeding may be 
made than when conditions are not so good in 
respect to food. 
A good method of seeding corn is to plant in 
drills, from two and one-half to three feet apart, 
and the plants from eight to ten inches apart in 
the drill. The quantity of seed necessary to plant 
thus thickly, will range from twelve to fourteen 
quarts per acre, depending on the size of the grain. 
In branching varieties, the plants will be as thick 
as it is desirable to have them with the lighter 
seeding. Seedings thicker than this, either in 
rows or broadcast, as is frequently practiced, 
are likely to cause the crop to suffer from lack of 
moisture, if short droughts occur, even under very 
favorable conditions for obtaining plant-food. The 
size of the stalks under this thick seeding will be 
such as to cause the forage to remain succulent 
and palatable until the grain begins to harden. 
As already indicated, when large yields are to 
