The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-09
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CULTIVATION OF CORN.

Conclusions Drawn from Experiments q
the Kansas station.
At the Kansas experiment. station a
Manhattan experiments were undertaken
to determine: !. How often corn ought {,
be cultivated: =. When To- harvest con-
for grain and fodder: 3. Large and small
kernels for seed: 1. Butt. middle and III
kernels for seed: ). Distance to plan
corn for grain and fodder: g. Distance I,
plant corn for ensilage: :. Removing tas
sells from corn: :. Plaster and oilnea
as fertilizers for corn: y. Treating seed
corn with Crcns"te for smut: 10. Test OF
varieties If corn. The results Of thest
interesting experiments are reported
upon in detail in bulletin recently is
sued. Following Is a summary of the
same:
l. The results from the experiments
with cultivation indicate that il is posi-.
bic 10 give too much as well as too little
culture. The plats cultivated four times
during the season gave the best yields.
This is for a wet season. however; in n
dry season general experience points to
the conclusion that more frequent cult
tiOn is advantageous.
=. Corn should not I've cut before it is
ripe. Three wears experiments have
given practically the same results.
They indicate that there is a loss of
at least 30 per cent. in the yield of
grain when the corn is cut in the
dough" state. and 80 per cent when
cut in the milk" state The yield of
fodder. too. is greatest when the corn is
allowed To riPen. but it is inferior in
quality tn that Cut at an earlier stage.
3. Practically the yield was the same,
whether large or small kernels were
used for seed. The small kernels aver
aged slightly less sound marketable ears
than the large ones did, but the differ
ence is So small that but little weight
can be given it, and the deficiency was
fully made MP 10y a greater yield of
small ears.
4. In the trial Of butt. middle and tip
kernels for seed. the butt kernels gave
the best yields. Only the outernost, de-
formed butt ana tip kei hels were used.
5. The experiment If growing corn at
different distances was tried on partially
sui. anu NtFu
did not grow with the vigor il would on
richer soil. nor WELD as well. On this
soil it was found that small TO medium
sorts, like the Pride If the North, Weld
best when the rows are 3 feet apart and
the stalks 10 inches apart in the row.
Leaning about the same. though the
best yield Of understandable corn was
ransh.al MI. flR.a
apart and the stalks 20 inches in the
row. st. Charles gave the best yield of
understandable corn when the rows were
3 feet apart and the stalks 20 inches
apart. Listed. the best Yields We're OBJ
tanned when the rows were 4 feet apart
and the stalks = II and Ii inches apart
for Pride Of the North. Leaning and St
Charles. respectively: and the best Yields
of understandable corn when the stalks
Were inches farther apart. in each case.
In general. corn grown for the gram
should not bo planted closer than ,
feet, nor farther than 81 feet between
the rows. and the stalks should be from
10 10 ~ inches apart for medium varie-
ties. surface planted. The highest
weights of fodder We're obtained when
the stalks were but inches apart in the
row.
6. The heaviest weight of food material
for ensilage. leaves and ears was OBJ
tanned when the rows were q, feet apart
and the stalks inches apart in the row.
Next To this the best results were reached
when the rows Were , feet apart and the
stalks from II To 10 inches. or the rows
81 feet and the stalks 5 to IL inches.
with but little choice between them.
:. There was a decided gain in the
yield of corn 10y pulling the tassels from
every other row.
s. Land plaster. applied at the rate of
200 pounds per acre with the seed in the
row, had no effect whatever ON the Weld
of corn. Castor bean Oilmeal (pomacel.
applied at the rate of 20O pounds per
acre in the row, did not increase the
yield Of corn.
.. Soaking seed corn in solutions Of
creOsote does not prevent smut. but ii
does injure the termination of the seed.
10. In comparison of 40 varieties
the following ten gave the best yields.
In the order named: Mammoth White
Dent, Hartman's Early White, Silver's
Mammoth Yellow, Mammoth Ivory
Dent, North Star, Piasa Queen. Lean.
ing. Pride Of Kansas, Legal Tender
Large Golden Dent, the Yields ranging
from 81 to 81 bushels per acre. Those
found to be excellent ensilage varieties
were Hiawasse Mammoth. Little Red
Cob, Mosbyis Prolific and Parrish White.