. Agriculture for beginners. ss thanone half of the entire weight of the plant is grain. Fig. i6. Grown ky an Eighth-Grade BoyCourtesy of Kansas State Agricultural College Two Ears to the Stalk. Frequently the beginner in corngrowing will try to get two ears to a stalk. It seems simpleenough to suppose that two ears should give us more corn thanone ear. In practice, however, it has not worked out that corn grower has learned, after long years of experience,that if he gets one good ear to the stalk, it is all he may hope for. CORN 25 Barren Stalks. Some stalks in every field fail to bea
. Agriculture for beginners. ss thanone half of the entire weight of the plant is grain. Fig. i6. Grown ky an Eighth-Grade BoyCourtesy of Kansas State Agricultural College Two Ears to the Stalk. Frequently the beginner in corngrowing will try to get two ears to a stalk. It seems simpleenough to suppose that two ears should give us more corn thanone ear. In practice, however, it has not worked out that corn grower has learned, after long years of experience,that if he gets one good ear to the stalk, it is all he may hope for. CORN 25 Barren Stalks. Some stalks in every field fail to bear very dry or in excessively wet seasons, or when the cornhas not been properly cultivated, or when it has been grownon very poor soil, the number of barren stalks will be muchlarger than when all the conditions are favorable for the stand is too dense, — that is, with too many plantsto the hill, — the number of barren stalks will be larger thanwhen the stand is just right. Corn planted late will have. Fig. 17. Johnson County WhiteHigh quality and great uniformity. Courtesy of Missouri Agricultural College more barren stalks than that which was planted early. Thereis no known way of preventing barren stalks, but a varietythat has many barren stalks should be discarded and onethat is more fruitful selected. The Variety to Plant. First of all, it should be a varietyor type suited to your soil and climate. The region withrestricted rainfall must have a type that has been developedin that region and is able to thrive under such different type is needed for poor soil than for fertile land,even in the same neighborhood or on the same farm. In 26 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS considering what particular corn is adapted to a district, theresuhs of the average season rather than the yield of someunusually good year should be taken as a guide. Sometimes a corn that has been de-veloped in the locality willprove to be the best kindto grow, provided it hasbe
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