. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 318 COUN CROPS but in regions of higher rainfall and heavy soils surface planting is better. When planted in a lister furrow the seed should not be covered deeper than is necessary to. Fig. 112. - Plat of Milo selected for erect heads. insure good germination, as it rots very easily when planted deep or when the soil is cold or wet. Surface planting is ordinarily done with the two-row corn-planter ; the grain drill is sometimes emploj^ed, how- ever, by using only e
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 318 COUN CROPS but in regions of higher rainfall and heavy soils surface planting is better. When planted in a lister furrow the seed should not be covered deeper than is necessary to. Fig. 112. - Plat of Milo selected for erect heads. insure good germination, as it rots very easily when planted deep or when the soil is cold or wet. Surface planting is ordinarily done with the two-row corn-planter ; the grain drill is sometimes emploj^ed, how- ever, by using only every fourth or fifth hole. 247. Tillage. — The same tools are used in general for cultivating sorghum as for corn, and in much the same manner. However, sorghum, especially when listed, is much slower in growth than corn for the first four weeks,. 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 Montgomery, Edward Gerrard, 1878-. New York, The Macmillan company
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