Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . Time op Planting, May 16th.^ seed. The best of seed will often rot in a cold, wet seed-bed. In theUnited States the corn planting season from the Gulf northward rangesfrom the 15th of February until June 1st, a period of three and one-halfmonths. In the heart of the typical corn belt corn is generally plantedbetween the 1st and 10th of May, while in the northernmost limit of suc-cessful corn production, the planting season ranges from the 15th to 31stof May. In a
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . Time op Planting, May 16th.^ seed. The best of seed will often rot in a cold, wet seed-bed. In theUnited States the corn planting season from the Gulf northward rangesfrom the 15th of February until June 1st, a period of three and one-halfmonths. In the heart of the typical corn belt corn is generally plantedbetween the 1st and 10th of May, while in the northernmost limit of suc-cessful corn production, the planting season ranges from the 15th to 31stof May. In any locality the best time to plant will not be far from thetime when the leaves of the oak trees are the size of a squirrels ear. Ifseasonal conditions retard the work and necessitate j^lanting two weeks. Time of Planting, May 26th.* 1 Courtesy of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 282, Corn Experiments. CORN 47 later than the best time, it will be wise throughout most of the typicalcorn belt, and especially in the northernmost districts, to resort tovarieties of corn of earlier maturity than those generally grown in thelocality. In the Southern states the season is so long that there is amuch wider range in the planting period. A uniform stand of vigorousplants is most easily secured by deferring planting until the soil is in theproper moisture and temperature condition. Several of the state experiment stations have conducted tests extend-ing over a number of years relative to the best time to plant corn. Asan average of six years work at the Ohio Experiment Station there waslittle difference in yield in planting any time between the 1st and 20thof May. For dates much later than the 20th there was a marked reduc-tion in yield. Planting in the last week in April was nearly
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