The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-03-23

| The varieties of corn to grow under
northwestern condition will depend
on the object for which it is grown.
When grown for soiling, for ensilage
or for fodder, the best varieties i'll
clude the Northwestern dent, Stow
ellis evergreen sweet and Minnesota
No. l3, all of which are dent corns.
1t also includes the Mercer, Long
fellow and the Triu1oph, all of which
are flint corns. OF these the North
western dent is more generally grown
at the present time than any OF the
others. When grown chiefly for the
grain, the Golden dent, the Rustler
white dent, Minnesota No. 13 and the
flint corns named are among the
best, also Northwestern dent. The
Minnesota No. ID will probably oc-
cupy the first place when grown
southward and the Golden dent when
grown northward. When grown to
be harvested with sheep OF swine,
! the small squaw corn or the Gelm
will best answer the purpose, as they
grow but little stalk and good ears.
The best crops of corn will be
grown on clover, alfalfa OF other sod.
Good crops may also be grown on
new breaking. If the sod land has
not been plowed before, plow it early
and deeply in the spring. and com
press it with heavy roller or disk,
and then make on it a good mulch to
the depth of 2 to 3 inches. When
moisture is plentifu! it may answer
we'll to defer the plowing until the
grass has started nicely. This will
facilitate the quick rotting OF the
sod. In the dry areas of the North
west. good crop of corn may usn-
ally be grown. The ground should
be plowed early if possible, in the
autumn. and then in the spring
good seed bed should be kept on it,
until the corn is planted. In a very
dry season, spring plowed land may
not have moisture enough in it to
perfect crop of corn. Fall plOWed
land should be compressed and lar-
roweu. Farmyard manure in mod
crate applications before the land is
plowed will have an excellent effect
on the crop, but if heavy applica-
tions are put on before the land is
plowed in the spring, it may keep
it lying too loosely.
In the Northwest corn may be
planted I'M a soil less warm and in
weather less cOngenial than will an
swer in the corn belt states. North
ern grown seed has more Of inherent
rugg aneSs in it. This means that
corn may and should be grown rela-
lively early in the northwest, as ear
ly in most places as May 5th to 2Oth.
Though frost should should cut it
down once in the spring, it's growth
will only be retarded. 1t will come
Oh again. Much less harm will re-
suit from late spring frost than
from an early autumn frost.
On small areas corn may be plant
ed with the corn planter when grown
for the grain. On large areas it will
be planted with the corn planter. 1t
should be put in hills about 3l2 feet
distant. When grown for fodder, it
may be put in with the corn planter
in hills or in rows. In rows it is
more easily harvested than with the
corn harvester. The grain drill will
plant it in rows. The most suitable
distance between the rows is AZ inch
es. AS the corn does not grow so
tall in the Northwest as III the corn
belt, it may be grown more closely.
i Each hill should have / to 8 stalks
when grown for the grain, and one or
two more stalks when grown for fod-
der. When grown in rows for the
grain, the corn plants should be 6 to
Q inches distant, and when grown
for fodder the plants may be closer.
For hill planting from 5 to or $
quarts of seed will be planted per
acre, and for drill planting about
half Il bushel, more or less, accord
ing to conditions. The seed should
be put down to the depth of inches
or to a greater deplh if the moisture
is lower.
The harrow or weeder should be
run over the ground several times
after the crop has been planted, usu-