. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. FIELD, ORCHARD. AND GARDEN CROPS 141 half billion bushels of grain, — three fourths of the world's crop. This is used as food for man and beast, and as material for the manufacture of starch, alcohol, and many other products. The grain, however, does not form more than half the value of the corn crop. The leaves and husks, or shucks, and stalk con- tain more nourishment than those of most other cereals, and furnish a vast amount of forage; one sixth of the nourishment of the plant is in the stalks. Paper and pasteboard are made from corns
. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. FIELD, ORCHARD. AND GARDEN CROPS 141 half billion bushels of grain, — three fourths of the world's crop. This is used as food for man and beast, and as material for the manufacture of starch, alcohol, and many other products. The grain, however, does not form more than half the value of the corn crop. The leaves and husks, or shucks, and stalk con- tain more nourishment than those of most other cereals, and furnish a vast amount of forage; one sixth of the nourishment of the plant is in the stalks. Paper and pasteboard are made from cornstalk fiber, and the pith furnishes mate- rial for linoleum and the packing for gunboats. Corn- stalks are a valuable source of commercial alcohol. This Til 1 Ti r Courtesy of Kfiitm-kv A^rriciiltnrnl Station IS alcohol made unlit for J . , . , ^ r 1 f 1- 1 , Uniform Ears of Corn drmkmg, but useful for light, heat, and power. Since the government tax has been removed from commercial alcohol, corn growers have a new source of profit and of cheap power, light, and fuel. The cornstalks from an acre of corn yielding fifty bushels of grain produce about one hundred gallons of alcohol. Range.—Corn, being a tropical plant, thrives best in a warm climate and on a moist, fertile soil. It has, however, such power of adapting itself to its surroundings that it has a wide range of soil and climate, and it grows in all sections of the United States. Indeed, the largest average yield of grain in the country is in New England, with its poor soil and short growing 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 Soule, Andrew MacNairn. [from old catalog]; Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, 1867-1952, joint author. Richmond, Atlanta [etc. ] B. F. Johnson publishing company
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