. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . into our cropinstead of away from it. The objection may be raised that it will not pay to do so much unnecessarywork just to get enough seed corn to plant a few acres. It is true that it does notrequire a great quantity of corn to plant a large field—one bushel of shelled cornwill usually plant seven acres. The yield of corn can easily be increased to theextent of 15 bushels of grain or five tons fodder per acre by proper selection of seed. The second important factor in the production of a corn crop is the includes the preparation of t
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . into our cropinstead of away from it. The objection may be raised that it will not pay to do so much unnecessarywork just to get enough seed corn to plant a few acres. It is true that it does notrequire a great quantity of corn to plant a large field—one bushel of shelled cornwill usually plant seven acres. The yield of corn can easily be increased to theextent of 15 bushels of grain or five tons fodder per acre by proper selection of seed. The second important factor in the production of a corn crop is the includes the preparation of the seed bed, the planting and the of soil and climate vary to such an extent that no fixed rules can begiven regarding the depth and time of plowing, disking and harrowing. The prep-aration of the seed bed, however, should be such as to provide in fullest measuremoisture, heat, and air, which are absolutely essential for the germination andhealthy development of the seed corn. A large number of experiments have been. Fig. 2.—Breeding Plot. This plot is separated from the main plot, so that cross fertilization may be prevented. made tosecure valuable data regarding such important points as the distance apartof the hills, the number of stalks in a hill, and hilling vs. drilling. All of theseitems contribute in part to the success or failure of the corn crop, but here again somany conditions enter into the problem that we can do little more than call atten-tion very briefly to two or three facts which may prove valuable as guide posts tothe corn grower who would profit by the accumulated evidence of many investi-gators. Year after year the trend has been to increase the number of hills and todecrease the number of stalks in a hill. There are good reasons for this changefrom planting three feet ten inches wide, or even wider, to three feet six incheswide or less. Two and three stalks in a hill give a maximum yield and the ears areusually larger and more f
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