# When he has prepared the ground

"When the farmer has plowed the soil"

# does he not scatter caraway seed, sow the cumin, put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the right place, and the spelt at its edges?

"he will certainly plant each kind of seed in the correct way and in the proper places." 

# caraway ... cumin

These are names of plants that are spices. Translators may represent them in general as seeds of spices used to spice food. 

# wheat ... barley ... spelt

These are all names of plants that are grains. Translators may represent them in general as seeds of grains.