They picked over the cotton seeds before sowing.

他们将那些棉籽经过挑选之后才播种。

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During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

在第一个冬天，半数以上的都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。

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When the potatoes had been garnered up, the ground was ploughed over for sowing.

马铃薯收获起来之后，土地就要加以耕翻准备播种了。

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The season starts with the sowing of seed, staggered over a three-month period that begins in April.

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