Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1917 — QUANTITY OF SEED TO PLANT [ARTICLE]

QUANTITY OF SEED TO PLANT

Muc? Depends on Amount of Moisture in Soil, Size of Kernel )nd Condition V>f Seed. The quantity of spring wheat seed sown varies with the amount of moisture present in the soil, the size of the kernel of the variety used, the condition of the seedbed, and the date of seeding. Under ordinary conditions, four pecks to the acre is best. In the eastern part of the area, where rainfall Is high and the soft heavy, rich, warm, and well drained, five to six pecks give better results. In the drier soils of the western .portions, three pecks to the acre are sufficient. Where durum wheat is sown, as a rule the, seeding is one peck heavier than cqmmon wheat under the same conditions.