The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-26
GROWING CORN ON DRY LAD
When Treated In Proper Manner Re
suits Have Been Most Encour-
aglnq--How Done.

Those who have grown corn in o.
proper way on arid land have met
with encouraging results. have
demonstrated that II the soil is prop
erly prepared for the seed bed and
the right kind OF tillage given the
growing crops. the yield will astonish
the inexperienced grower, The ground
should be plowed deep In the fall from
eight to ten inches. II should be left
unharrowed so that the natural UNI
evenness will catch and retain the
snow and rain. In the spring as soon
as the ground is sufficiently dry SO
that tho soil will not cling the disk
harrow should be put on and the land
disked both ways. II any vegetation
is growing at the time, tapping the
disk half way will probably destroy II.
II the vegetation is thick and IL Is i'm
possible to cut II out with the disk,
pillow very shallow instead Of disklng,
writes George NJ Devinney in Field
| and Farm. Harrow with smoothing
harrow and the seed bed is ready for
the seed.
The time for planting, and the kind
seasons from the middle Of April until
the middle of May is the most favor
able time to plant. Homegrown seed
that has become acclimated is the
best II this cannot be obtained, seed
from any OF the northern states will
mature here. II should be planted In
hills three and a half feet or four feet
each way, with only two grains In
hill. Three and one.half feet apart
gives $685. hills to the acre. Two
ears to the hill would be 1880 ears to
the acre. Last year I raised a white
flint corn. It shelled a pound to every
I'VE ears. AT these figures this would
be 20 bushels TO the acre.
| raised dent variety, the seed
OF which came from Nebraska. 1t
shelled a pound to every two ears,
which would be So bushels to the
acre. II is better 10 have one stalk
In the hill and get one good ear than
have more. and got only bunch OF
dried up stalks. A mulch Of dry earth
must be kept on the corn field to hold
the moisture for the growing crop. The
corn may be narrowed with light
iron narrow, tne teetn tllteu slightly
: back until Il is six or eight inches
| high This ia all of the cultivation re-
quired unless storms pack the dust
mulch. In such cases cultivate be
l. tween the rows every time 1t is
packed.
Numerous experiments in our aric
. states have shown that moisture 1.
held in the ground for the growing
corn with a mulch OF dry earth three
y to six inches deep. Therefore main
!. tain the dust mulch, but do not cult
u vate SO deep as to cut the roots o
. the corn. Jerusalem corn. which is
u non-saccharine variety of cane, ha
II greater drought-resisting propertie
- than corn. Prepare the ground tn
IN same as for corn. Give the same til
u age. Plant two to four grains in
u hill. Two to three heads make
pound. On irrigated land drill in row
20 80 inches apart. Drill in one peck I
tho acre. 1t will outyield corn O
10 both dry and irrigated land. Thos
II who have raised 1t on irrigated Ian
B. claim to have produced 1875 bushels t
r. the acre. It's feeding value Is yer
" nearly the same as corn. 1t is prof
Al able crop and should be grown g,
!" tensively.