. 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 . r instance,buckhorn grows very much like the clover plant andmatures seed about the same time. The seed is aboutthe same diameter as the clover seed, and screening the clover seed these boat-shaped buck-horn seeds tip up and go through the clover screen,making it necessary to secure special cleaners. Othervarieties of weed se
. 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 . r instance,buckhorn grows very much like the clover plant andmatures seed about the same time. The seed is aboutthe same diameter as the clover seed, and screening the clover seed these boat-shaped buck-horn seeds tip up and go through the clover screen,making it necessary to secure special cleaners. Othervarieties of weed seeds are often found in clover seed,as smartweed, stampweed, quack grass and pigeongrass. All of these weeds are detrimental to the land,and clover seed infested with them should not be usedunder any circumstances. Such seed should be burnedor discarded if cleaning is impossible and the land putin some other crop if good seed cannot be obtained. The best rate of seeding is about ten to twelvepounds of clover seed per acre. Less seed will give apoor, thin stand, and more is likely to result in small,spindling plants, and the expense is increased. Poorseed should be sown more thickly than good seed, butquantity cannot make up for lack of quality. Poor,. 4> a ©J o2 2 5? 46 THE BOOK OF CORN weak seed will result in poor, small plants, no matterhow rich and fertile the soil. The rate of seeding alsovaries with the soil. On poor soils the seeding shouldbe heavier than on rich, fertile soils. In seeding poor spots in the field or poor soils ofany kind, it is well to apply a good dressing of well-rotted barnyard manure before preparing the is a good plan to seed early in order to give theclover plants all the time possible for growth beforethe hot, dry weather begins. In this case the plantswill have matured sufficiently and be better able towithstand the unfavorable weather. Clover does notburn out so easily when the nurse crop is harvested. Other nurse crops such as whe
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