. The Cuba review. Rows Uncultivated and One Meter Apart. Yield 10^4 Pounds. soil between the rows was hoed several times during the growing season. The grass and weeds there were all killed and the surface soil was made soft and fine. This plat produced 99 pounds of corn, while the plat that was not hoed produced only 10^ pounds of corn. The boys with the hoe gained 881 pounds of corn. I have seen many fields of corn near Calivo and Malinao that were not cultivated. The weeds and grass were allowed to grow between the rows and the surface soil was allowed to become. Rows One-half Meter Apart,
. The Cuba review. Rows Uncultivated and One Meter Apart. Yield 10^4 Pounds. soil between the rows was hoed several times during the growing season. The grass and weeds there were all killed and the surface soil was made soft and fine. This plat produced 99 pounds of corn, while the plat that was not hoed produced only 10^ pounds of corn. The boys with the hoe gained 881 pounds of corn. I have seen many fields of corn near Calivo and Malinao that were not cultivated. The weeds and grass were allowed to grow between the rows and the surface soil was allowed to become. Rows One-half Meter Apart, but Harvest 69J4 Pounds. Cultu ated. hard. Those farmers harvested a lo^ pound crop of corn, while with proper cultivation the harvest might have been 99 pounds. The schoolboys learned from this experience that it pays to cultivate corn. Do not believe this because I say it is true, but try the experiment, if you are interested, and you will learn the truth—for plants are always truthful. In another plat where the corn was planted in rows one-half meter apart the yield was 69I pounds and in another plat where the rows were i meter apart the yield was 99 pounds. Twenty-four and one-half pounds of corn were gained by having the rows a proper distance. 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 Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
Size: 2491px × 1003px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthormunsonsteamshipline, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
