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l he beds not exceeding six inches, and 

 therefore dispenses with the necessity of a 

 perfectly flat bed. Nevertheless the beds 

 should be laterally as nearly flat as they can 



be made, by the eye, and constructed as if 

 no side-banks were contemplated. The 

 banks should then be attached, as if grading 

 had been performed in a slovenly manner. 



PLAN OF THE FLAT BEDS. 



W 



w 



— 1 » ■ - 1 





b 



w 





f 



a. a. flat beds, 



w. f. water furrows, 



s. b. side banks, 



d. d. end section of flat beds. 



PLAN OF TWO ELEVATED BEDS. 



c. c — c. c. two elevated beds, 



f. f. feeder, 



w. f. water furrows, 



h. h. end section of elevated beds 



