Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-14
UPON THE ADyANTAGLSO OF SHALLOW
SOWING.

Bg DR. Freiherrn ron pOght o. Ftofhe6.
I.,,v therefore. state NY present opInfon
,;'h resard to the obj ct of the here proposed
,onAe viz that the seeds may lie nj tue mos
- ,oes;lie Distances b. as little disturbed as
noxs,hle by the harrow in Their sIinatoh ano
vet mt lie above an inch deep. when they VIII
certaioty come TO peri cton; and TINS as con
ra,os he Ripter soYiag, without any exception.
In The spring sowing il might, win REGARD 10
The Iior dry lands be limited TO tins, ihai tue
corp sbould. Indeed, he sown ait'r ne small
bar,ov wh.revi,h il cnn,s q lia IN more even
and at snifahie distances ; bat ihen II ono ieafs
the waste vii h may ar Sc III consequence Oh
the possible f1ving up OF the seeds remaining
uncovered it should be plongb ed under as shai-
hwly and closely as possible, ana lteqne"ut
crossed with the sharpest narrow. a'"aEs
SOW oats sha low iD loany soils, &. 10 nor h''ha
sle loss Of feag uncovered seeo', lo' winch '.'e
onieker grnwtn aud the stronger tlllering ol the
majority OF tee plant icnly 'epays' P'eoP-
on must aso observe, thAt the good ELECT IS
oniy 10 he cooked for when the surface has
been narrowed extremely fne TO the depth OF an
i0ch.
In all the foregoing experiments the seed
which succeeds hes is that which lies one lnch
under the surface of wei broken earth. Inc
higher it Is kent the better, but II must De pro-
tputed from the SUMS rays by ii covering, now
ever tain It be. As a voucher for the correct
NESS Of the deductions 10 be drawn nom my
observations, | may be permitted 10 quo'e,
word Tor void. from the hiS' volume p. 700 ~
Burgers Instruction Book, what this Jasuy
removed person Says uponthe matter, since thlS
"etui book may not he IN tho hands OF all my
readers. The more lightly ttc seeds lie IN
der he soil, the more powerfully does the
warm act upon them Il so much the moro Tree
~ do hey enjoy The air & since they heed Out
small portion ofmoistufe, whlch Iserher Prev
ou'y IN the sod OF may be expected, II Is clear
ai~hen equal III other respects,'nt preference
IS due 10 the tightly, rather than to the more
DE ly lying seed. The tightly lying seed VITA
4 lar degree oil moisture, comes qulchy up
ont oil the earth besides, quickly appearing
seed has essential advantages oV-r one more
iaIdy iur II has more time TO take root ere II
Is forced by the summers hea, to slrom iosih.
ohaliower sowing requires fewer seeds, because
smaller number perIshes besides. the plants
are healthier, since the shoots mounting from
me deep soil often exhaust their whole streng Il
t1ereby, and Then either directly die oil, Or on
~ present an ,nsgnIh cant root aud weakly
pant Tor nature allows only a cettain quantum
81 nphlIsbment to the seed as is neediul 10 ex-
rhnd the termination Of its leHf and It, 6rst
root. But II all the nourishment is Consumed
by the stalk whilst under ground, noihiHg is
ven Tor the leaf and the root and the plant
""her,, or grows sickiy. The roof ever forms
"sei only next the surface Of the earth and
"heu we place the seed deep, the Sc first push
'e" shoois 10 the surface, and form other roots
~ near point of contact with he air. II Is
''e' found that The first roots raise themselves
,,,"' geeew uPloa,ds on the contrary, tue re-
verse takes place.