SEEDING THE SOIL. 
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not safe to follow arbitrary rules without reference to modifying 
circumstances. For crops intended as forage—the grasses, for 
example—and therefore usually cut before the seed has matur¬ 
ed, w r e would sow pretty thickly, so as to insure the greatest 
weight and the most edible fodder to the acre. For crops 
grown for the seed principally-—as wheat, rye, oats, barley, 
&c.—and yet not cultivated during growth, we would sow nei¬ 
ther thickly nor yet sparsely, but rather with a moderate quan¬ 
tity of seed—as much as would probably result in the largest 
yield and best possible quality of the grain —the exact amount 
to be determined in each case by the strength of the soil, the 
favorableness of the climate to that particular species of plant, 
&c., &c. While for crops requiring thorough cultivation and a 
good deal of sunshine, in order to their healthy growth and 
perfect maturity, we would favor what the advocates of “full 
seeding” would denominate “sparse sowing.” 
These are the best general rules that we can give, and the 
following table of quantity is the result of our own observation 
and experience, as corrected by the experience of others: 
SEED SOWN. 
lbs. 
prb’sh 
BROADCAST. 
IN DRILLS. 
Wheat . 
60 
lk to 2 bush. 
T to 2 “ 
1 to lk bush. 
1 to 132 “ 
lk to 2 “ 
~ “ 
4 to 6 qts. 
Rye. 
56 
TSfl.rl ev . 
48 
2 to 2k “ 
1 ~ “ 
Buckwheat. 
42 
Corn.. 
56 
Millet.. 
50 
K to % “ 
Smrnr Cane. ... 
45 
Ik to 2 qts. 
2 to 3 bush. 
8 to 10 lbs. 
8 to 10 “ 
Oats,. 
Red Clover,.. . 
32 
60 
2 to 2“ 
10 to 12 lbs 
White Clover, .. . 
56 
10 to 12 “ 
Timothy, . 
46 
k to 14 bush. 
Hungarian Grass . 
50 
k to k “ 
2 to 234 “ 
%toik “ 
2 to 3 “ 
Kentucky Blue Grass, . 
14 
Red Top, . 
14 
Peas, . 
60 
lk to 2kbush. 
8 to 12 qts. 
kto lk tbs. 
2 to 2k 
3 to 4 “ 
White Beans, . 
60 
Turnips,. 
1 to lk lbs. 
Carrot,.,. . .... 
Parsnip,.. 
Beet,. . 
2 k to 3k “ 
lk to 2 “ 
15 to 20 bush. 
Onion,. . 
Potatoes, (whole). 
