Sorghum; its culture and manufacture economically considered as a source of sugar, syrup . at presentgiven, the result would be found very satisfactory. Marking the land may be done after the rolling, \\ith an implementconsisting of a plank resting upon three or four short runners at least3 inches wide, so as to give a good track fixed at the proper distances ;and great care should be exercised to have the rows as straight as j>os-sible, for the convenience of after cultivation. The planting may be done by hand, or with the planter. The onehorse Keystone Planter is reported by Pro fess(UHen
Sorghum; its culture and manufacture economically considered as a source of sugar, syrup . at presentgiven, the result would be found very satisfactory. Marking the land may be done after the rolling, \\ith an implementconsisting of a plank resting upon three or four short runners at least3 inches wide, so as to give a good track fixed at the proper distances ;and great care should be exercised to have the rows as straight as j>os-sible, for the convenience of after cultivation. The planting may be done by hand, or with the planter. The onehorse Keystone Planter is reported by Pro fess(UHenry, of Wiscon-sin, to do perfect work, planting about an acre an hour, with the rowsfovu feet apart, dropping the seed regularly every ten inches, and cov-ering it half an inch, three-fourths, or an inch as may be desired, andat an expense of not over 25 cents per acre for planting. The MoundCity One Horse Corn Drill, and the Union Planter, are also saidto give entire satisfaction. The price of the above planters is about$18. In using them, it is necessary that the seed shall have been. Plate XVI. carefully cleaned and free from hulls. The depth to which the seedshould be covered will depend much upon the soil and its conditionsof moisture and temperature. Unless the soil is very dry, a half inchis the proper depth ; and deep planting should be carefully avoided. The light one horse planter is much to be preferred to the two horse,especially if the ground l)y thorough preparation has been mellowed, SELECTION AND PREPAEATIOX OF GKOUND, ETC. 113 since there is danger that the heavier planter may plant the seed toodeep. This planter is represented in Plate XVI. Cidtivatio7i. The main object after the planting of the sorghum, is to keep the?weeds in subjection until the crop has so far advanced as to be able tocare for itself. It is now that the previous cultivation of hoed crops upon the field,the fall plowing, the frequent cultivation and harrowing of thelaud up to the day of pla
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