. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. rowed as soon as the oat seeding is over. This will conserve the moisture and lessen the firing of the corn in August, so com- mon to fall plowing. Ground that is very rolling and likely to wash should not be plowed in the fall. Early fall plowing of stubble ground is usually advisable when the ground is very weedy. In the corn belt, where the area put into corn is large and the corn-planting period is short, it is the best kind of management to plow all stubble and sod ground in the Photo by A. D. Shame/. Fig. 1—Root development of a single corn plant
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. rowed as soon as the oat seeding is over. This will conserve the moisture and lessen the firing of the corn in August, so com- mon to fall plowing. Ground that is very rolling and likely to wash should not be plowed in the fall. Early fall plowing of stubble ground is usually advisable when the ground is very weedy. In the corn belt, where the area put into corn is large and the corn-planting period is short, it is the best kind of management to plow all stubble and sod ground in the Photo by A. D. Shame/. Fig. 1—Root development of a single corn plant at time of "laying ; The roots do not run straight down from the stalk, as many suppose. Deep cultivation the first time over the field will not injure the corn; it will clean the ground and leave a good mulch. The experiments all show that deep cultivation after this always reduces the yield. LATE PLANTING BAD We should bear in mind that one of the most serious losses to the corn crop every year is due to late planting. Experi- ments show that late-planted corn seldom yields as much as that planted earlier, and the quality is inferior. The ground becomes hard and out of condition, the weeds have drawn upon. 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 Holden, P. G. (Perry Greeley), 1865-1959. Springfield, O. , The Simmons publishing co.
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