The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
Plant Corn Now.


Committee.l
Alfalfa in the Snake river valley
has winter killed to much greater
degree than the earlier reports in
Dictated We cannot hope for more
than one-third 10 onehaif Of orr nor
NAL hay crop 10 feed our stock Is
a problem We must soiye.To do this
we must decide at once ON the forage
crop we must plant Where corn can
be raised and siios erected 70 store
the crop rho solution II easy, as we
can produce good silage corn in the
Snakeriver VALLEY Where sIlage Is |
not possible. tho Kanirs and cane
will in q degree substitute for the all |
falfa hay. II IL not only desirable, |
but Ii Is the duty OF every one who
can 70 produce all the forage possible
10 feed the stock over this winter.
For the benefit OF those who have
not had experience in growing corn. I
We viii give little information on
corn culture.
Torn mtufts
The first requisite for corn crop
Is thorough preparation Of the soil !
for a good seed bed. First. double
disk your ground about four inches
deep. Second; Irrlgate thoroughly
before plowiug whore the ground |
has not already Daen plowed. II the
rronnd has been Iaowed earlier Ia
the season and has plenty Of mois-
tare. il Will be well 10 double disk
same floating 10 fine the soil and
stop evaporation. Third 10 not
pillow 70 a depth Of more than four or
rive inches VI this seasu OF the year.
Follow thr pillow closely with disk
harrow with the disk running almost
straight. This Will serve as u sub
surface packer firming the soil that
was turned over ~ the pillow share,
giving connection with the moisture
from below, which Is necessary Tor
capillary attraction. thus bringing the
moisture 10 the surface, Float your
ground thoroughly TO make dust
mulch. which stops evaporation,
Plant Good Seed.
Fourth: Unless your seed corn is
strong IN terminating qualities, you
cannot expect good results. Fifth:
no not plant corn until the ground ~
warm euongh 70 start termination
at once. Better 10 DAYS late than
days too early Immediately after
planting cross float your ground TO
obiiterate she tracks OF the planter.
which packs the aoil and permits ev.
aeoration over the planted row
sixth: when the corn Is we'll MP. say
two inches. harrow with spike
tooth harrow. slipping teeth slightly
no not DO AFRAID Of tearing up the
Young shoots,
While you may break some of them
on they viii come again. About 9
days later cross harrow this same
plat. letting your harrow lap we'll SO
all the ground is thoroughly pulver-
i1ed. Continue to harrow at inter
walls OF not more than days, as long
as the young corn stalks do not
break from tue weight of tue harrow
passinE over them. II corn plants
break from narrowing during the
morning defer the narrowing until
afternoon, Follow this by cultiyat-
ins.setting your shovels TO throw the
dirt away from the corn.
In this way way you can get very
close to the YOUNG plants. The sec
ond blowing allow Just enough dirt
10 throw towardNihe corn TO cover
the weeds between and In the hills.
Tho third and subsequent plowings
should be very shallow as the corn
roots by this time will extend Well
across The row. Keep the surface OF
the sronud "a level as Is possible in
all or your caltiyating
With the moisture In the soil at
planting time. and With correct bar
rowing aud eultiyating no irrigation
should be required until tasselltng
time. Az this time. however, IL is
necessary 20 be liberal with your
water supply using care not to let
any water stand on the ground over
night. With the exception OF irriga-
ting the cultivation OF corn in Idaho,
should bs followed along about the
same lines followed in Illinois OF
Iowa.
While the beginner must not eS'
peet to get as good results as those
obtained by the expert corn grower
IL he win follow these instructions
hs Will succeed fairly well.
Arrange 10 plant corn enough e
fill silo OF 100 ton capacity shoulC