Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . some measure upon theplace assigned the corn crop in the rotatiouc When it is to come aftera grain crop the ground should be ploughed as soon after harvest asthe work can be done. The ploughing should be fairly deep, as corn isin its habits of growth a deep feeding plant. When ploughed early thesoil recovers to some extent its former density, hence surface evapora-tion is reduced. When the stirring of the soil subsequent to the plough-ing of the land and before the arrival of winter will tend to removeweeds from the soil, an effort s
Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . some measure upon theplace assigned the corn crop in the rotatiouc When it is to come aftera grain crop the ground should be ploughed as soon after harvest asthe work can be done. The ploughing should be fairly deep, as corn isin its habits of growth a deep feeding plant. When ploughed early thesoil recovers to some extent its former density, hence surface evapora-tion is reduced. When the stirring of the soil subsequent to the plough-ing of the land and before the arrival of winter will tend to removeweeds from the soil, an effort should be made in order to accomplishthe desired end. In the spring an occasional stirring of the soil beforethe corn is planted will still further aid in removing the weeds fromthe same. And it will render the land more moist unless when theweather is showery. Weeds can be more easily destroyed before than Fodder Crops. 81 after the planting of the corn. When a clover sod is turned under thework may be done in the autumn or in the spring. If deferred until. N., B., Go Giant Fodder Corn,the spring the clover should be allowed to make a good start before the 82 Grasses, Clovers, Field Roots, Forage and Fodder Plants. land is ploughed. The decay of vegetable matter In the soil will thenbe more rapid. When farmyard manure may be obtained no more suitable fertil-izer can be applied to a corn crop. The amount of this fertilizer to ap-ply will depend on the character of the land. Some soils rich in vege-table matter may not need any. Some require only a moderate , more especially leechy sands, may be benefitted by an appli-cation as heavy as from 15 to 20 tons, that is to say from 15 to 20 or-dinary loads, per acre. In the Northwest the aim should be to ploughunder the manure in the autumn that it may have a chance to the East where autumn and spring rains are frequent and abundantit would be better to apply the manure on the surface in leechy soils,otherw
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