. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 25 AGRICULTURAL MATTERS. Corn in the Philippines. Three years ago, while teaching agriculture at the Philippine Normal School, several experiments with corn were made. A field was thoroughly plowed and harrowed and divided off into six plats of equal size. The entire six plats were planted with ordinary yellow seed corn. The soil in one plat was not cultivated. The surface soil there became hard and the grass and weeds were allowed to grow between the rows of corn. In another plat the. Rows Uncultivated and One Meter Apart. Yield 10^4 Pounds. soil between th
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 25 AGRICULTURAL MATTERS. Corn in the Philippines. Three years ago, while teaching agriculture at the Philippine Normal School, several experiments with corn were made. A field was thoroughly plowed and harrowed and divided off into six plats of equal size. The entire six plats were planted with ordinary yellow seed corn. The soil in one plat was not cultivated. The surface soil there became hard and the grass and weeds were allowed to grow between the rows of corn. In another plat the. Rows Uncultivated and One Meter Apart. Yield 10^4 Pounds. soil between the rows was hoed several times during the growing season. The grass and weeds there were all killed and the surface soil was made soft and fine. This plat produced 99 pounds of corn, while the plat that was not hoed produced only 10^ pounds of corn. The boys with the hoe gained 881 pounds of corn. I have seen many fields of corn near Calivo and Malinao that were not cultivated. The weeds and grass were allowed to grow between the rows and the surface soil was allowed to become. 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 Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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