Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-09

plow the land in the fall, if possible.
The soil will then settle back to a
dense condition before seeding time.
Another advantage in fall blowing is
that a part, Of the work is off our
hands in the spring. The spring sea-
son is short and all the work that
can be equally we'll done in the fall
should not be postponed until lspring.
As soon as the soil is in suitable con-
ditlon commence cultivating the soil.
Dtsklng or narrowing the soil every
week or ten days will be found wise.
Disking is preferable to narrowing.
This culture will make nice mellow
seed bed, will germinate and destroy
the weeds and weed seeds near the
surface. The greatest advantage re-
sulting from this tillage IS in the con-
servation Of the soil moisture. The
destruction Of the capillary spaces
by the formation of the dust blanket
prevents the evaporation OF the
moisture from the soil. By this sim
pie method moisture is saved and is
LETT to remain in the root zone where
the plants can most easily get access
to it. TO produce one ton OF dry
matter in Dent corn, it requires more
than 800 tons of water. If less than
a sufficient amount of water is in the
soil the crop suffers in consequence.
THE SEED CORN. .-
What varieties to recommend for
seed we have not definitely decided in
our own minds. The earliest corn TO
mature is probably the squaw or the
flint varieties. While some of the,
squaw corn may mature, the ears
are usually small, the stalk short
and the ears SO low down that the.
tcrop issllard to handle. OF the flint
varieties, the Mercer is probably as
satisfactory as any we have tried.
The stalk is of good size, the ears are
we'll up, and on the whole it is very
desirable variety. For fodder, our
favorite has been minnesota No.
49," This has proved very satisfac-
tory. Any of the leafy dent varie-
ties, growing to a height of six or.
seven feet with ears we'll upon the
stalk, will be found very sa tisfactory.
Any variety that grows well in ones
neighborhood may be the mostdesir-
able. The long Southern corn is not
very popular at the present time.
METHODS OF SEEDING.
If e ears are wanted, hills 3H feet
apart each way will be the most de-
sirabl le distance, planting three or
four Kernels in each hill, which will
be sufficient. Detasseling ell the
weak stalks will be found wise so the
corn will be pollenized only from the
stron g, vigorous plants. When the
planting is done in the hills the
hand planter will be found sufficient
macb binery for what little there may
be sown.
| For fodder corn it is wiser to. plant
in drills. "A common grain drill with
feed that will not grind the corn will
be as good a machine for sowing as
one will need. We SOW in double
drills ~ inches apart. By double
drills is meant that we SOW corn in
two drill shoes six or seven inches
apart. We allow ~ inches between
the double rows to permit cultiva-
tion. Drop a kernel every two or
three inches in the rows. This may
look < like thick seeding but it will be
none too much. Ears may not form
on the stalk but the nutriment will
be rOund IN the stalk anyhow. Ihe
seeding is usually done from the
10th to 25th OF May, depending on
the season, if ears are wanted, and
from the LIST to Doth of June if sown
for fodder. Corn was sown last year
as late as the 18th OF July and good
fodder was produced. By sowing
the corn rather late more balanced
ration is obtained. Prof. Sny der
says: EARLY cut corn is richer in
protein nutriment than later cut
corn. The plant in it's growth
rounds out first on the protein side;
that is, the protein or more valuable
nutriments are produced first, while
the fiber and carbohy drates are
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