. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE GROWING PLANT 55. Fig. 38. Roots i:xtexd from Row to Row 3. Roots in their growth will not cross wide spaces in the soil What injury is done the future plant if the grower puts its seed in cloddy or ill- broken soil ? How can you avoid this injury ? Could you wisely say, '' Spare the harrow and spoil the plant" ? 4. As water is the only agent to dissolve plant food in the soil, can you allow any v^ater in a well-drained soil to be lost ? How will keeping a dry mulch on top of the soil save moisture? Will a good corn-grower follow the old saying, "
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE GROWING PLANT 55. Fig. 38. Roots i:xtexd from Row to Row 3. Roots in their growth will not cross wide spaces in the soil What injury is done the future plant if the grower puts its seed in cloddy or ill- broken soil ? How can you avoid this injury ? Could you wisely say, '' Spare the harrow and spoil the plant" ? 4. As water is the only agent to dissolve plant food in the soil, can you allow any v^ater in a well-drained soil to be lost ? How will keeping a dry mulch on top of the soil save moisture? Will a good corn-grower follow the old saying, " Cultivate your corn four times and then quit" ? The cornstalk, made up of roots, stem, and leaves, the uses of which we have just seen, bears the flowers and fruit. You no doubt know that the tassel and silk are tlie Fig. 39. Feeding Roots fill the Soil. 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 Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924, joint author. Boston, Ginn
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