Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-25
HOW 10 R.AiSk CORN.
How Grower Raised over tOS
bushels IL the Acre.

A couple " weeks ago W. made
mention VI the fact that an ldapo
corn grower had taken the first prize
above all others NJ the San FrahciScS
exposition Las, week corn shoN-
VAS held at Ontario. Ore. and sam
pies of corn ;hat averaged los bush
els TO the acre we're ON exhibition.
Thinking perhaps 1t might pr,Ns
VI interest 10 some OF our farmers
who are srowisg Germ. We give below
\ record showing just how this farm
or produced los bushels 81 corn 70
the acre Mr.. johnson. who raised
this corn owns farm Just acros
the line In the state OF Oregon. where
conditions are practically the same
Ss In Idaho. and he says;
Seep from the top soil 10 the suhscil
The suesoil is gravel Alfalfa WAS
grown on this land last year rhis
land VAS plowed March 10. 1915 IL
pas plowed inches deep After
plowins this land WAS irrigated. then
disced and narrowed
The soil WAS in good condition
when planted. Manure Was applied
70 the land NSrch l. 1915. The land
Mas irrigated before corn Was plsns-
Ell. and the corn resolved its nrst ir>
rlgstion st the time IL began 70 pu,
cut shoots, This MAS July Is. ISlS
Subsequent irriSstions were given
10 days apart did not cultivate
between irrlsstions-
Tho corn MAS planted April -.
lsiS. drilled In the ezra. The
space eet~een the cora rows Is ~
inches The space In the corn raws
- ~ inches, planted Iowa Silver
Mine CORA, l did not test the seed
before planting il. The stand ~
cora Was sooa The cora Was eeiti-
Vsted tour times The ErSt caltsys-
tion MAS ave inches deep. The other
three CIVILIZATIONS wsre about four
Inches deep used = Z, { o. rc~
ealtivstor, The ezra VAS slightly
damaged ~ wsad stora. but ~
ceise& Nc damage sron diseases ~
Insects l eSasAt ray ssS& rSen, l
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