. The book of corn;. Corn. 88 THE BOOK or CORX cultivation also firms the bottom of the furrow so that capillarity will furnish the necessary moisture for ger- mination. No more important point in the preparation of the seedbed can be found. In heavy soils with a ten- dency to lumps, the clods are brol<en up by tlic (Hsl<- ing and no air space is left to dry out the seedbed and injure the roots of the young- corn plants. In loose soil, disking packs the soil, making a more complete and. Fig 26—Direction of Rows of Kernels, Boone County White No 329, struig^ht rows; 327, rows turn to riij
. The book of corn;. Corn. 88 THE BOOK or CORX cultivation also firms the bottom of the furrow so that capillarity will furnish the necessary moisture for ger- mination. No more important point in the preparation of the seedbed can be found. In heavy soils with a ten- dency to lumps, the clods are brol<en up by tlic (Hsl<- ing and no air space is left to dry out the seedbed and injure the roots of the young- corn plants. In loose soil, disking packs the soil, making a more complete and. Fig 26—Direction of Rows of Kernels, Boone County White No 329, struig^ht rows; 327, rows turn to riijht; 32S, rows turn to left. See Chapter II successful mulch. V>y using an ordinary adjustable smoothing liarrow after the disk the seedbed is put in the very best conditicMi. Subsoi!i}is^ has been recommended by many agri- cultural writers as a necessary procedure for prepara- tion of the seedbed. A careful distinction must bo put. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Myrick, Herbert, 1860-1927, [from old catalog] ed. New York, Chicago, Orange Judd company
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