Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
GIVE CORN An EVEN CHANCE.

CpuL4AlpuS pP1FHoSS+ ANN'1T'~@- 'T'-0s
N. NJ. Leonard.
GIVE CORN AN EVEN CHANCE.
One Fall Frost 10 Wssss Than Fhess
as Spring Fpssts.
Early fall srests every few years
cause enormous lesses 0f coTn In the
northern third OF the United STATES
Each September. there 10 a feeling q
fear that frasts may come ten days
earlier than usual aad prevent the
corn from ripeHing. Every fall. Mft-
liens of people are hoping that the nnst
fall freeze will be delayed ten days
longer This anxiety and this on re-
cunrins loss due to fall frosts. can hs
largely prevented by earlier planting.
Concerning the ability Of corn to
Withstand low temperatures, some
werk conducted during the past three
years ny the office Of corn inveatiGo-
sions al the United Statss department
of agriculture In sputhern. aentTal and
northern states, has brought ont points
of practical value. Points which can
now ha prod tablY applied In the north-
erp third of the United States are:
/. Seed corn thai natures prnpsrly
and is thoraughly dried az soon az
mature and kept dry will eive strong
termination.
Q. Seed corn OF strong germinatton
can be PLANTED several wsaks earlier
than ordinary sead OadiaAry ssed will
rot wheya. proper seed will not VAL
Aabie points in o0uBection with seed
Of stFong .EerMhaAion ars ~ anusey
to stand .planttpg earlier. to utilize
more fully the groving season, to Ga,
turs earlier and te prQ6alca 2 lasSer
and q hetter p1Atured crop
5. Very early planted corn makes
slower growth above ground than iaae
planted corn. 10 moi % tender and con :
sequeptly not % taAH injured by
spring frosts.
1. In general. sarlinep If maturity
r.eans amaNnesA In siss and yield. It
it a mistake to choose the earliest ma
turing varieties whore a larger and
mare productive variety can he Hp-
ened by earlier planting.
With seed corn of strong xerminai-
ton tvhidh il not ~ scAree - usual
this spring). 1t 10 not advisable to waf
until danger from frost u past be1oe
planting. The ten daya more d 1faw-
ing weather % anxiapaay needed IN the
fall can he secured by planting several
weeks earlier than uaual. With Aeed
m strong termination. no tear need pc
felt because Of cold son Or frosts \
good root growth MIL take place and
the growth above 4rMxnd Will be %
glow and hardy that It will vithStaAd
cold weather and fro4ts bstter than
later planted Sesa.
Thick planting should be made. 80
that altho the weakeSt plants are killed
by frosts and inSecss DESTROY some, a
sufficient number OF the most vigorous
plants will remain to maintain q fun
stand. After planting, the soil surface
should be kept dry and w0rm by fre-
quent cpltivations.
In the District Of Columbia, good
stands have been obtained from plant
ings made IN February where the
srouIM frese several tines after plant
Ing. In North Dakota, geea 4taRds
have been dbtained from plsnttngs
made in April and in northern Ohio,
100 bushsls Of mature shened corn psr
acre have been pfoduced by plants
whose leaves were frozen of after the
plants had. attained . haight Of twelve
to eishtAen iHoheA.
Ms 1As Ia snu ~ 1.s 1850 -.''
inst shosMo =: 800.
Early p.sNtlns sv.A ... ~. sss.r
ana ueveilyst $3.50 pe.. 49, ,,,n -
planted corr. s.nsr p..a q !.
sun IN AIssr Nnu ~ 1880 a..tas
nestneEA ths ,ere = !. ~ r,nsrtn~ s
which frequently occur thru failure
az the corn crop to nature before
growth h, stopped by frost.