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some cases
m
nt at all
with the foot
r emoved earth
T he m
thod is only admissible on soils which are not
subj ect to a heavy g
r the young se
smothe
r avel do not interfere with the adoption o f the method
g
In the m
on the same level as the surro unding gro und
l
k
trench and pit sowing
h e ground
of t
r may collect
wate
o r pits is the same a s in the case of strip s or patches
respectively
coming water channels
be interrupted here and there
The width of the trenches will
feet at the bottom
amount of water
depend s on the same conside
sowings
The trenches may be made with the spade
r partly with the plough and the rest with tho se tool s
o
r face soil is kept apart and placed at the bottom of the
su
TI F I
I AL F ORMA TI ON
AR
the operation may be done without any
r emoving a small quantity of the surface soil
by
ins
rting the seed
r essing it do wn
and p
r owth of weeds
dlings
thod s
far described
r
it is placed below the ordinary surface
at the bottom of a trench or pit
The general arrangement of the tr
h es must be level
Trenc
the depth depends on the requisite
The distance between the ditches or pits
replacing the previo usly
moderat
the seed bed is situ
h
Tr
d
the same re
as a rule
r ation s as in strip and patch
O OD
which would probably
ly si zed stones
P
In the case of
h
l
d
h
r event their
to p
a son
they
not exceed two
hoe
a ted
r
in which
nches
hould
or pick
The
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