Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . nting, May 1 Courtesy of Ohic Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 282, Corn Experiments. CORN 185 later than the best time, it will be wise throughout most of the typicalcorn belt, and especially in the northernmost districts, to resort tovarieties of corn of earlier maturity than those generally grown in thelocality. In the Southern states the season is so long that there is amuch wider range in the planting period. A uniform stand of vigorousplants is most easily sec
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . nting, May 1 Courtesy of Ohic Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 282, Corn Experiments. CORN 185 later than the best time, it will be wise throughout most of the typicalcorn belt, and especially in the northernmost districts, to resort tovarieties of corn of earlier maturity than those generally grown in thelocality. In the Southern states the season is so long that there is amuch wider range in the planting period. A uniform stand of vigorousplants is most easily secured by deferring planting until the soil is in theproper moisture and temperature condition. Several of the state experiment stations have conducted tests extend-ing over a number of years relative to the best time to plant corn. Asan average of six years work at the Ohio Experiment Station there waslittle difference in yield in planting any time between the 1st and 20thof May. For dates much later than the 20th there was a marked reduc-tion in yield. Planting in the last week in April was nearly as good as. Time of Planting, June planting between the 1st and 20th of May. It is better to plant too earlythan to plant too late. Failure in case of early planting may be correctedby replanting, but there is no remedial measure for a planting that ismade too late. Rate of Planting.—A full stand of corn is essential. The number ofplants per acre will vary with the fertility of the soil, the kind of cornand the purpose for which it is grown. Fertile soils will support moreplants per acre than poor ones. Small varieties may be more thicklyplanted than large ones, and an abundant moisture supply in the soilwill mature more plants than when dry. When planted for grain, 10,000to 12,000 plants per acre are probably best throughout the greater portionof the corn belt. In the South, on thinner soils, fewer plants are oftendesirable. If grown largely for fodder or ensilage, corn may b
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