. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. 142 AGRICULTURE There it is given the thorough tillage to which all cereals re- spond. Cultivation. —The cultivation of the corn crop should begin before it is planted. The plowing should be deep and thorough. The corn should be planted as soon as the ground is warm enough; general experience is that early planting gives the best yield. Growing conditions are usually more favorable in the spring, and an early crop is less often injured by drought. Flat, shallow cultivation is best, except on wet lands where ridge culti- vation is needed f
. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. 142 AGRICULTURE There it is given the thorough tillage to which all cereals re- spond. Cultivation. —The cultivation of the corn crop should begin before it is planted. The plowing should be deep and thorough. The corn should be planted as soon as the ground is warm enough; general experience is that early planting gives the best yield. Growing conditions are usually more favorable in the spring, and an early crop is less often injured by drought. Flat, shallow cultivation is best, except on wet lands where ridge culti- vation is needed for drainage. Deep plowing breaks off the. A Field of Corn that produced One Hundred and Thirty Bushels TO the Acre roots near the surface that are busy getting air, water, and food for the plants. This lessens the crop yield. In dry sections corn is often 'listed,'—that is, it is planted in furrows which are gradually filled by cultivation so that the roots range deeper and secure more moisture. Saving Corn Forage. — Farmers are naturally desirous of saving both the forage and the grain of this valuable crop. Some pull the unripe leaves for fodder and cut the tops above the ears. But this requires a great deal of labor and lessens the yield of grain. You can easily see why it is so. You have learned how important the foliage is to a plant. You would never pull the leaves off a. 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 Soule, Andrew MacNairn. [from old catalog]; Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, 1867-1952, joint author. Richmond, Atlanta [etc. ] B. F. Johnson publishing company
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