Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-03
When to plant Corn.


| Mems opinions vary soneN hat. ns tc
tho proper time to plant corn. Some
begin as early as the Goth of April. IL
the weather Is at all permissible. while
others may be found planting az late
as June. OF course. either extreme
| liz not good.
The season has a great deal to do
with the proper time to plant. When
evor the days become warm. and the
| nights are not too cool. and this kind
OF weather remains for II considerable
time. then II Is time to plant. The
| ground must be warm enough long
| enough, to encourage immediate ger
animation and speedy growth. We think
that stunted corn Is as bad az n stunt
cd ptR or calf or colt St,Intcd corn
Is that which Is planted before the
ground Is warm. II lies In a semi
comatose state. terminated slowly.
and llnally sends forth II weak stalk.
To this spindling stalk, the warmth OF
the day just about cqunlizes the cool
of the night. and little growth Is made.
But the corn that Ia planted at the
proper season terminates quickly and
vigorously sends forth II strong.
thrifty stalk which grows rapidly and
gathers strength as the daya go by.
We once knew one Of the very bes,
corn growers In our community who
said that he would not plant before
the 18th OF May And yet another who
Thought that when the hedge leaves
begun TO come forth was the proper
time Roth OF these men grew good
corn, and 1t always seems TO us that
according To nature and the season.
the coming of the hedge 1cavcs ought
to be pretty good symbol Of tho
proper time to- plant as out of this
source. might be Indicated the Develop
ment Of the season.
OF course. the variety Of corn has
much to do with when IL should be
planted. There are varieties which are
hardy and which may be planted early
with impuntty. There are some varIe-
ties of Yankee corn and squaw corn
which may be planted with good re-
suits IN the latter part of April. Men
with forth-slght to growing good
hogs plant this kind of corn, In order to
have an early corn for late summer
feeding. This corn ripens so early that
II makes hog feed much earlier than
the regular varieties OF tncld corn. we
think II Is we'll for every man who
keeps plenty of hogs to plant few
acres of this corn for early feeding
from the stalk for forage and for the
ear also.
Summarizing the proposition, we
should rather recommend planting d
little late than too early. Get the
ground in the best OF condition, and
this may not be done quickly. The
later planting gives opportunity Of
thoroughly discing the ground before
blowing it, and this Is an important
thing. This applies full as well to
listing. Then when the corn comes IN.
II VIII grow rapidly. and will give you
q better opportunity to handle the
weeds with best results. The early
planted corn that grows slowly is soon
outclassed by the weeds, which arc not
easily retarded In their growth be-
cause OF bad weather. The time TO re.
the weeds Is the first time thru tho
field with the cultivator and IL YOU
cannot get close to the corn because of
It's being too small, 1t will ,be difficult
To- get the weeds which grow close In
the row. and are In truth the most in
furious weeds OF all.----Nebraska Farm
err