. The book of corn : a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others : a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Corn. 55 THE BOOK OF CORN 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 broken up by the disk- ing and no air space is left to dry out
. The book of corn : a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others : a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Corn. 55 THE BOOK OF CORN 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 broken up by the disk- 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, straight rows; 327, rows turn to right; 32S, rows turn to left. See Chapter 11 successful mulch. By using an ordinary adjustable smoothing harrow after the disk the seedbed is put in the very best condition. Subsoiling has been recommended by many agri- cultural writers as a necessary procedure for prepara- tion of the seedbed. A careful distinction must be 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, b. 1860. New York ; Chicago : Orange Judd Company
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