. The book of corn : a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others : a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Corn. 112 THE BOOK OF CORN plant can begin to use the food in the soil and in the air. The loose, sandy soils warm up more quickly than the heavier clays, so that in order to get the necessary heat for the best germination the depth of planting must be regulated by the character of the soil. In the loose prairie loams of Illinois, Iowa an
. The book of corn : a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others : a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Corn. 112 THE BOOK OF CORN plant can begin to use the food in the soil and in the air. The loose, sandy soils warm up more quickly than the heavier clays, so that in order to get the necessary heat for the best germination the depth of planting must be regulated by the character of the soil. In the loose prairie loams of Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska the state experiment stations find that two to four inches will give the best results. This depth will vary with the season and the time in the season of planting. In an early sea- son, or if the planting is done late in the season, after the soil has been thoroughly warmed, the corn can be planted deeper than dur- ing a late season or early in the sea- son before the soil warms up. The depth will also vary somewhat with the size of seed. If the seed is small, it should be planted shal- lower than larger seed. Where small seed has been planted deep in the prairie loam soils, only a small pro- portion of the plants reached the surface, while large seed planted at the same depths all came up. The depth of planting must vary with the amount of moisture in the soil. If the soil is very moist at the time of planting, the seed should be planted more shal- low than if the soil is comparatively dry. This is true. Fig 29—Effective Corn Marker for Hand Planting A few farmers still prefer to plant corn by hand, and for these the marker here shown will prove helpful. The materials needed are one piece of wood, a, 2x4, about nine feet loner, one piece, b, 2x4, about four feet long, two pieces, d d, each two feet long, and two pieces of scant- ling, c c, about four feet long, two old plow handles, an old pair of buggy shafts, and three or four old cultivator shovels. Set the sho
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