. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . the family garden, it is desirable to get the firstcrop as early as possible, therefore an extra earlyplanting may be risked. Not only should an extraearly variety be selected, but the seed may be artificiallysprouted. To do this, put sand one inch deep in thebottom of a large pan or shallow box. Spread a clothover this and the corn thinly
. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . the family garden, it is desirable to get the firstcrop as early as possible, therefore an extra earlyplanting may be risked. Not only should an extraearly variety be selected, but the seed may be artificiallysprouted. To do this, put sand one inch deep in thebottom of a large pan or shallow box. Spread a clothover this and the corn thinly on the cloth. Cover withanother cloth and then a layer of sand one-half inchdeep. Sprinkle with water and keep warm by the stoveor in a hotbed or greenhouse. The corn will all sproutin about five days. By this method of sprouting theseed is tested, the danger of rotting is reduced toa minimum and the harvest time is also hastenedseveral days. After sprouting, the corn must be at once plantedin the open ground. Another way is to plant five orsix kernels in a five-inch pot and allow three plants togrow. Tf carefully done, the corn can be transplantedwhen six inches high and several days in maturitygained thereby. Even though the first planting should. w CB - be ^ 3 O C/3 (J u •• O c/> t/3 pa $2 c o ~ u c a ■*- o«U « u ■a !=: ISc .. 8. .25 Cfc jf pq 326 THE BOOK OF CORN be killed by a late frost, but little is lost thereby in thefamily garden. The main crop should not be planteduntil all danger of frost is over, which will vary indifferent latitudes. For the family garden, several varieties shouldbe planted, beginning- with the extra early and choosinga selection which will mature one after the other, andin this way keep the table supplied from late Julyuntil well into October. After the main planting addi-tional plantings should be made at intervals of two orthree weeks up to the first of July. If the first sharpfrost in the fall catches a patch of sweet corn with th
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