The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
RULES FOR THE CORN GROWERS
Suggestions for the Young Agricul-
turists Who VIII Enter Contest

The rules and suggestions governing
| the Shawnee county boys corn grow
I ing contest have been completed They
were drawn up by F. A Kiene, Jr-. a
graduate of the State Agricultural col
lege, and will be sent out in circular
form under the direction OF the Topeka
Commercial club.
They are as follows:
Suggestions to the Boys Entering the
Corn Growing Contest
The business OF raising corn Will ever
be one of the NOSE extensive phases OF
agriculture and each year as the crops
are taken from the field, a little more
difficulty will be experienced in max
ing the yields come up TO that OF the
previous season and the quality hold
TO that Of the seed that was planted
The boys of today will not in the fu-
ture be able to raise corn and other
crops so easily or successfully as their
fathers have, unless they study thor-
oughIy the soil and crops with which
value and it must do this, larger crops
must be taken from the fields to pay the
same returns on the investment ana II
is for the boys to turn TO this problem
of greater crop production and solve It
70 the last riddle So this boys corn
glowing contest has been organized
and every boy in the county under 10
years Of age is urged to enter not
alone to take chances on the liberal
prizes which Will be given to those
showing the best corn but for the IN
estirnabIe benefit he may derive from
thought and study and work and Tor
the pride he may take IN knowing tndt
he is a producer.
The matter of cultivation and care
of the crop may be mentioned though
perhaps every boy is more or less
familiar with this II possible some
little cOrrer or strip which is some
distance from other corn fields should
be selected A moderate application
Of manure will be helpful and thor
ough cultivation of the ground before
planting is best Either a com PIMA
ton Of blowing and narrowing or disk
ing and listing according as to wheth-
er the ground is naturally moist or
rather dry. After the corn is planted
cultivation should be frequent espe-
ciaTly after heavy rains which pack
the ground. for IL the surface be kept
loose very little moisture will be lost
by evaporation and the corn is not
likely to suffer even If subjected to
dry periods Care should be taken
that the corn is matured before gath
ering and then placed in dry place
10 cure. II is best not TO cut the corn
for fodder unless this is done very
late.
1t is the desire Of the committee in
charge Of the work to furnish the corn
on the ear. and II this is done each boy
Is urged TO carefully study the ears
before he plants the corn The yellow
corn will be Refd's Yellow Dent Notice
as they are thick end that they are
packed closely together. there being
very little space between the rows
Then notice the depth of kernel and the
wedge shape that it r,7uSt have in order
to pack in closely. Notice the inden-
ton on the too of the grain This corn
should be fairly smooth Type is given
as medium iadentatiOn-
The Boone County White. which is
the type of white corn TO be furnished. |
is much the same as the yellow. ex-
cept that the grains may be a little
wider and more rough There is prac-
tica1ly no difference except in the color
Roth ears should be cylindrical with I
well-fIled butts and tips The rows !
should be straight and run cut evenly 1
to the ends The shank of the ear
should be rather small. permitting the /
grain to swell out evenly around it at !
the butt These two kinds of corn are
two of the basic types and each boy /
should try to fix in his mind /
the appearance of the ideal or per-