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THE WHEAT CTJLTUEIST. 



is performed in this manner, some farmers mark out 

 the ground with marks just eleven feet apart ; and the 

 sower travels in the marks ; and if he commences sowing 

 east and west on the north margin of the field, he starts 



i-'iG. 41. — Sowing Grain Broadcast. 



at the east end, travelling on the margin, and casts the 

 grain to the south with his right hand, sowing up to the 

 first mark. 



The most convenient receptacle to sow from, is a bag 



