Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
CORN GROWING.
Stir the Sell and Kill the Weeds in
Between the Rows.

I'VE made it a somewhat firm
and fast rule not to plant corn un-
til tn, soil is good and warm, writes
a Mis- uri correspondent Of Orange
Judd Farmer. This gives immediate
and rapid termination, bringing the
corn up at once, and in that way
saves the injuries that often result
from too early planting, by mice and
insects working on the seed. 1t is
my judgment that the early planting
has more to commend it to the corn
grower than late planting, yet as
stated above this is matter wholly
to be regulated by the individual op'
orator.
have secured my very best stands
by getting the planter just deep
enough to cover the corn well. If the
ground is real dry, deeper planting is
advisable. three or even four inches
not being considered too deep.
Now for the cultivation. There is Il
maxim in the. commercial world that
well bought is half sold. SO it may
be said, if the corn grower does his
duty to the corn plant before 1t ap'
pears above ground, his battle is half
won. | like to cultivate, so to speak,
at least twice before the corn comes
up. BY so doing | accomplish some OF
the many purposes of cultivation. You
kill the sprouted weed seeds, aerate
the soil. hasten the warming up of the
seodbed and Increase your chances Tor
good stand.
1 like to 20 over The land twice and
leave ii in fine shape 70" the first go.
ing over with the six-shoyel cultiva
tor. Twice over with the. smoothing
harrow vii 10 TINS very nicely. Now
remove the large shovel next to the
row and put on the long, narrow bull
tongue and with a quiet, slow-walking
team you can get right up to the little
plants and give the little corn reg.
ular hoeing. You can also go deep
this time. without effecting root prun.
ing. thing to be studiously avoided
ever after.
like to cultivate four or five times,
depending upon the season, and the
rapidity of the growth of the plants.
While ! am an ardent and an un.
wavering advocate of shallow cultiva
tcn, yet know from my own expert.
ence that there are times when you
must cultivate deep. When the sea.
son has been wet and you have been
kept out of the field until the weeds
are numerous and lusty, you must
plow deep, for you will need dirt and
much dirt to cover these weeds, and
deep plowing is the only way to get
the dirt Ordinarily, l practice shall
low cultivation, for, believe it to be
better for the crop and know it is
much easier on the teams, Especially
do / Ike level cultivation the last
time going over the field.
Some of the very best yields ! have
ever had. | have gor+ on the land i'm
mediately after harvesting the corr
and sowed TO timothy with no othel
preparation Cf the seedbed than two
harrOWings with a smoothing harrow
securing a splendid stand of grass 0!
an ideal bottom or surface. | mecel!
speak of this so as to give the rpade
some idea as TO how level | try tt
leave the land at the last cultivation
If you ridge your land and diough
follows, the ground is just right to DIR.
out and iniure the crop.
Keep weeds down. for remembe
that they consume the soil mostur
as we'll as plant food. They are no re
specter of persons and they will hav'
| their share of these things though
the corn plant languish and die. Their
is an idea held by some that tn
eXcremeut of weeds is highly poison
Gus to the corn plant, and for this,
for no other reason, they should no
be allowed TO grow.