. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 130 COBN CROPS clay loam and Wabash silt loam, the organic matter of which, according to Lyon and Fippin,i is as follows: — Soil 0-7 Inches Per Cent Ohganic Matter. Subsoil 7-40 Inches Peb Cent Organic Matter Miami black clay loam Av. 12 samples . Wabash silt loam Av. 11 samples . Of all the cereals corn'is the best crop to grow first, after a heavy application of manure or the plowing under of organic matter, as a clover sod or green manure crop. It is w
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 130 COBN CROPS clay loam and Wabash silt loam, the organic matter of which, according to Lyon and Fippin,i is as follows: — Soil 0-7 Inches Per Cent Ohganic Matter. Subsoil 7-40 Inches Peb Cent Organic Matter Miami black clay loam Av. 12 samples . Wabash silt loam Av. 11 samples . Of all the cereals corn'is the best crop to grow first, after a heavy application of manure or the plowing under of organic matter, as a clover sod or green manure crop. It is well adapted to utilize the rather large store of nitrogen likely to become available at such time. Be- cause corn does well following the plowing under of coarse organic matter, it is sometimes called a " coarse feeder "; while wheat, requiring a more advanced stage of decom- position, is termed a " delicate ; FARMYARD MANURE FOR CORN 95. It has been demonstrated that lime, under certain conditions, applied to the land gave profitable increases; in certain other cases commercial fertilizers have been profitable; but farmyard manure, wherever used, has usually given profitable returns. It appears at present, however, that for a large share of the corn-growing area farmers are not justified in keeping sufficient live stock in their farming systems to depend on manure as the principal means of maintaining production. It must be ' Lton and Fippin. Soils, p. 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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