. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE THIRD STEP IN CULTIVATION 177. Fig. 137. Tiny Corn Roots Can these soft, threadlike roots force themselves into hard earth? The roots of thrifty plants must grope about and find food in a wide feeding-ground. But how can they do this unless mellow soil opens for them ? The deeper they can go into the soil the more moisture they can reach and send up to the plant. Can they find mois- ture if they are stopped by hardpan three or four inches below the surface? What will happen to the plants in the hot summer days if these roots fail in their search for lower
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE THIRD STEP IN CULTIVATION 177. Fig. 137. Tiny Corn Roots Can these soft, threadlike roots force themselves into hard earth? The roots of thrifty plants must grope about and find food in a wide feeding-ground. But how can they do this unless mellow soil opens for them ? The deeper they can go into the soil the more moisture they can reach and send up to the plant. Can they find mois- ture if they are stopped by hardpan three or four inches below the surface? What will happen to the plants in the hot summer days if these roots fail in their search for lower moisture when the top moisture has been all used? Then take a look at these tender roots after they have grown much older. You see them in Fig. 138 as they are feed- ing the almost ripened stalk. How widely and how deeply they are searching for food to build up the ear! If hard, dry, barren ground stops this search, what must become of the ear? Surely the seed bed the man is making with his one-horse plow will not make a favorable feeding-ground for corn 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, 1871-1947; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924. Boston, Ginn and Company
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