The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12
Preparing Corn Ground.
(By l.. e. CALL J

An expe "iment to determine the
effect OF different methods Of prepar
ing ground for corn was started ia
1903 at the Kansas station. A piece
OF corn stubble ground was chosen
which was LAID out in plots about one
half acre in size. In the early part of
April, or as soon as the land was IL
condition to work, these plots were
treated as follows:
Plot /. Double dlskad
Plot 2. Double dsked aud narrowed
Plot 3. Listed 10 burrows 81 feet
apart.
Plot 4. Untreated and used as a
cheek.
Plot 5. Plowed shallow and har-
rowed.
In another field sixth plot was
plewed deep and narrowed, the yield
being made comparable by check
plot, In the early part of May trose
plots were planted to Kansas Sun
flower corn.
ALL PLOTS PLANTED WITH A
LISTER.
All plots were planted with a lister
with the exception Of the plot plowed
ieep, which was surface planted.
Plot 3. which was listed early la the
,pring, was planted ny splitting the
ridges. with lister and planting the
;orn in the newly listed burrows.
This experiment has been continued
ach year since that time, usual.
upon d different tisld but upon grouno
hat had grown cora the previou
ear.
In 1904 no additional plots were
aded and Kansas Supflower corn was
gain planted In 1905 additional
olots were inti oduced into the ex
pertinent One plot was plowed shal
iow q 10 4 inches) TO compare with
he deep plowed plot and both these
plots were surface planted. Another
plot was listed early In the spring and
the eurn listed IN the same burrows
at planting time. McAuley White
Dent corn WAS planted this season.
In 1906 and 1907 the work has beef
repeated as q 1905, but for these years
Hlldreth Yellow Dent corn has beeu
grown.
YIELDS OF THE VARIOUS
PLOTS.
In 1908 the plct that was listed
early and ridges broken, made the
highest yield, over IA bushels pei
acre, hat was followed closely by the
plot that was plowed deep and surface
planted, which made,a yield slightly
ander IA bushels.
In 1904 the deep plowed surface
planted plot gave the largest yield,
yielding II bushels more TO the acre
than the other plots which were
treated in various ways and listed.
This was largely due to excessive rain,
which made the ground this year too
wet for listed corn.
In 1905 the yield of all plots was
low, and there was very little varia'
tion. The plot listed early and the
cern listed in same burrows at plant
ing time gave the largest yield, pro
ducng nearly bushels more than
the untTeated plots.
In 1906 the early plowed-listed plot
ranked first in yield, followed closely
by the early listed plots and the
deep-plowed, surface planted plots,
THE MOST PRACTICAL TREAT
MENT
For the past season Q9O7l, while the
yields have been lower than those
secured in 1906, the results have been
practically the same. The powed-
listed plot ranked the highest tn yield,
the plowed-deep early and surface
plan ed second and the plot listed
esrly and core planted in same burrows
third.
For a general average we tind that
the plot plowed early aud listed has
given the greatest yield, but this is
largely due TO the fact that this
treatment was not used In 1905, when
the yield of all plots was low. Tie
plots listed early ranked second in
general average for the five years, and
it is believed on the whole, that this
would be the most practical early
treatment where corn was to be
planted with the lister. Early plow-
ing is Not desirable since it is difficult
to do a good job of listing on plowed
ground ana is at the same time much
more expensiy than cary listing.
METHODS DEPEND ON CON-
DITIONS.
As to which is the better method
nrnnnd has