. Agriculture for beginners. on the margin of the box the depth towhich they were planted. Note the appearance of each plant as it comesthrough the soil, as well as its size and apparent vigor. Note the dif-ference in the way the plantsgrow. Note how the largeseeds are able to come up froma much deeper planting thanare the small ones. Observehow much more promptlythose planted a reasonabledepth appear than thoseplanted much deeper. After areasonable time, say a week,carefully take up all the seedswhich have not producedplants and from them studythe development of the youngplants. How many of t
. Agriculture for beginners. on the margin of the box the depth towhich they were planted. Note the appearance of each plant as it comesthrough the soil, as well as its size and apparent vigor. Note the dif-ference in the way the plantsgrow. Note how the largeseeds are able to come up froma much deeper planting thanare the small ones. Observehow much more promptlythose planted a reasonabledepth appear than thoseplanted much deeper. After areasonable time, say a week,carefully take up all the seedswhich have not producedplants and from them studythe development of the youngplants. How many of theplants died before they reachedthe surface. When to plant. Corn likes warm weather. Cold, wet soilis especially objectionable to the young corn plant. It isnecessary to delay planting until the soil is sufficiently warmand diy. It was a rule among the Indians never to plant cornuntil the white oak leaves were as large as a fox squirrels light sandy soil corn may safely be planted earlier than inheavy, compact Fu A \\ CkIK CORN 35 Ordinarily the early planting outyields the late planting,but it is more trouble and costs more because it must becultivated oftener. The intermediate planting is consideredthe best. However, when one is growing a large acreage, itis not possible to plant it all at the best time. The best timein the central part of the corn belt is considered to be fromMay I to May 20. Cultivation. Corn is cultivated more cheaply before it isplanted than at any time thereafter, by properly preparing the
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