Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . udworm (see Par. 189), it isregarded as advantageous either to plantvery early, or still better, to postponeplanting until about the first of ^ common idea in postponing plant-ing is that the soil becomes so warm asto discourage the insects. Probablj atruer explanation is found in the morerapid growth of the late-planted corn,which sooner grows beyond the stage inwhich it is attacked by the budworm. Early planting has a tendency to pro-duce a smaller stalk than late planting, adesirable result. Corn planted early re-quires a greater nu
Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . udworm (see Par. 189), it isregarded as advantageous either to plantvery early, or still better, to postponeplanting until about the first of ^ common idea in postponing plant-ing is that the soil becomes so warm asto discourage the insects. Probablj atruer explanation is found in the morerapid growth of the late-planted corn,which sooner grows beyond the stage inwhich it is attacked by the budworm. Early planting has a tendency to pro-duce a smaller stalk than late planting, adesirable result. Corn planted early re-quires a greater number of cultivations. Late planting, while making a verytall stalk, reduces the injury from weevilby reason of the late date of corn, if harvested beforebecoming thoroughly dry, requires moreventilation of the cribs than is generallynecessary with earl3-planted corn. 159. Replanting. — This is generally done by droppingthe seed by hand and covering with a hoe. This involvesmany unnecessary motions and much waste of time. An. Fi<j. 84. — Hand CokxPlanter, for Re-planting. 170 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS improvement consists in using the rotary or other handplanter (Fig. 84), which, wlren thrust into the soil, leavesseveral grains covered at the proper depth. The yield from hills that have been replanted is oftenunsatisfactory, probably because of their beuag crowdedby the older plants and partlj-, perhaps, because of an in-adequate supply of pollen for the few plants which producetheir silks after most corn has ceased to tassel. Hence ifthe stand of corn is poor, it often pays better to plow upthe remnant and plant again, rather than to replant thevacant spaces. 160. Harrowing before and after planting. — In thepreparation of land for corn in the South, the harrow isnot so generally used as it should be. The disk-harrow can be advantageousl}^ used to slicelarge clods left by the plow. Another use to which it isseldom put, but which it ser^es adrairal^ly,
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