The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-09
ADVICE FOR CORN GROWERS
Drag Should be Used Just Ahead Of
pianter-AdvShts 5es CT Dents Over
Fiinta.

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SHIRE aSr:cl!,"ral college, IN The NJ "
! England Homestead. Go ogt 70 the
field I'M. ra-t.a ~, ,;o, inn ,,5 ,,,,
. wa
/ PN> - - y" '"'0'ih '"e corn ana P'tI
/ oet enough ears c. AOag Own sec
! ana also SOLE !Gr 20 e ht!aHlct, b.
t@aae Ea Nal be sure 10 wSas aoii,
: next spring select these cas- "Al,l
! are most mature, which are Gsii L.isl
~ bota e..as w "a have sna.
| SaaLA at dSAipeni 10 he s,'l%, Nhiv.
are fo1d SIZE and Wa,h cone TfCA
gc0j' l&f2e 'iS, t'as Stalls MAJ
these ears win he fsd stfi13 sns
! when kGShln9 lay lhem &s.de ana H.
| store s"af IN cor ;, ~ a e ior Il
winter Always list seed focr ear
| 6isc peer stahCs, d@u poor Sands giN
small yields, We round at!tAe STATIC
laSt year a yarsaG n III piqinGripn O
! 81 To ~ DlShels per are 'tou altef'
! emit ears OF the sane NsFleE
Cd sod srcaEl is just the thing
! Ior eo'E, but il od2ht TO be p.owCd J..
the !aH. Why IL he first place, tic
| cause the larm WORK Is not so crowd
| ed in the fall, III the second place. be
| - hnifpF
| 10 weather, the sod 10 decay, ant
| weeds and insect PESTS to be destroy
| ca; ana III Inc thlfd place, NE mois
| ture condition OF the SOL will b,
| greatly improved. Don't harrow IL
the fall, but get busy in the spring
with the cutaway disk Just as soon q.
the ground is dry enough, Have the
| seeded fine and deep and mellow
and just as near Ike garden as 500
can set it before planting. A plankeI
or drag is preferable to roller for
corn ground, because il does not com
| pact, Use the drag just ahead OF INC
Begin the cultivation with the weed
| er or sptke-tooth harrow before the
| corn Is up, and continue with this I'M
| I'll 1t is several inches high Cultivate
| three weeks. The last civilizations
| should be shallow When using 4
| one horse cultiyator so twice to tbs
| row; You want to gel all the soil stir
| pal md prna uptp. to pbly buIf do
| ing it, In addition to the harrow.a,
| FIVE civilizations ought to be sutficien
with the last one given WEel. the cor
| Is 50 tall that the horse must be mrz
| 2le1.
In the matter OF fertilizers much
will depend upon the quality and pre-
/ yious treatment OF the land, also upon
| The pocketbo0k OF the farmer. There
Is nothing better Tor corn than barn
ward manure. This should be applied
| 10 he piowed ground during the win
ter and worked In with the harrow IN
| the spring. On stubble ground which
is not plowed until spring the manure
! may be turned under, and coarser
| more straWy qualty may be used. On
| sod ground not DIS much manure Is
| necessary as on stubble ground since
me decomposed soa will partially Jake
| the place Of manure. ii commercial
fertilizers must be depended upon
use a high-grade mixture with plenty
| Of nitrogen in it, The mixture We
have used successfully Tor several
| years is "4-s-6,' made up as follows.
| 200 pounds nitrate soda, 200 POUNDS
| Sulphate OF ammonia, 400 pounds sahH'
| age, 1000 pounds acid phosphate aho
200 pounds muriate OF potash. Inc
amount to use will depend upon the
| needs OF the SOIL. without manure
We use 500 pounds, applying 800 broad
cast and 200 with the planter WIN
| measure we either use none at all OF
else ouly a small quantity In the row.
For field corn plant in nils 4OX4-
inches apart each way TINS VIII per-
| nit OF cultivation both ways and VIII
save lots OF hoeing. Unless the two
horse check row planter is used
will be necessary to mark out the