Putnam patriot., 1917-03-09
GROWING CORN PR0FlTA8LY

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 -.. Good eeed. ~eli-f1t- a,,.-.tr1 ted soil, proper
 '''''>>' '- @ planting. frequent, level and shallow cultivation. and abundant weH-bafanced plantfcod. are the five main essentials in successful corn growing. Men. ali over the e9ua- 1 try. who are growing seed and show corn, the boys in tiie corn growing con tests and farmers who are producing large and profitable yields are practic- , ing these five cardinal principles of successful corn growing. la i91z, Dewey Hanes. m Ohio boy rHised i39 bushels per acre. in 1915 he brought ths yield Hp ta 1d3 htshels. and last year 1916. q poor corn year he again won the first prize in Ohio with yield af 137.5 bushels per aere. thus winning the file. Champion Corn Grower of Ohio" He alSo won inc tl- tle as junior wheat champion ia 1915 with yield of 55 2-s bushels per acre on five ncres. 1fe observes all five principles in growing crops ln- clnaiBg the liberal Hse of suitable fer tilizers.
 Getting Early Maturity
 To know what fertilizers tn apply to corn, II Is necessary to know the duties of fhese three plantfpods. NJ treaen. usually referred 10 A ammonia. is very largely concerned Wifh the pr1- daetion Of stalk growth and giving color te the plant. r you see 4 short, ztuHfed yefigwish or pate green plant. il means that the soil k deficient in ammonia. Fhespheric acid produces | large root growth. aids in forming the ear on the stalk produced by nitro gen. hasteus maturing and improves the quality
 T. invariably happens that corn will mafure from ten days to two weeks earlier oH fl field well supplied with pbospHoric acId than f Will on q field deficient ln phosphorle acid THs length of time frequently means the difference between soft and mature crops The thlrd plantfoad potash. k largely concerned in producing
 
 the starch or rlantfood dlgested in the ieaf te the various parts of The plant. While the corn plant cannot talkt il has way of telling us when it K hungry for certain plaHtfo0ds. If We bear the preceding fHcts in mind. and observe our growing corn. we will be able to fell Just what plantfoods they require.
 What the Corn Needs.
 good corn fertilizer should have from one ta three per cent ammonia, eight to twelve per cent phpspharIc aeid. and two to four per cent potash, unless f k used on a muck soil where from six to fen per cent potash should he used when Ii can be purchased. if tue fertilizer is to be used on q sandy soil, IL should have at least two to three per cent ammonia. eight to ten per cent Rhesphorie aeid, and two to fear per cent potash For corn on Il clay soil, especially If there has been some llve stock manure applied t@n per cent ammonia may he adequate along with len te twelve per cent pheSpharir actd md not over one or two per cent pot ash.
 The best results are now being ob- tained from the use ef from 4eo to Go0 pounds of fertilizer to the acre on corn. The hest vay to apply the fertilizer k to put on about 100 pounds to the acre with the fertilizer attachment of the corn planter when planting the corn, and nll amounts above this through the fertilizer attachment of the grain drill or low-doNn lime and fertilizer dls- tributor before the corn is planted. If the corn planter has no fertilizer at taehment. all the fertilizer may be ap- piled before planting the corn. through The fertilizer attachment of the grain drill or through low-dnwn lime and fertilizer distributor. being careful to disk it well Into the soil before the seed Is put into the ground With pres- ont prices for farm products, larger yields nre more important than ever before in fact rising costs of produc- ton make larger yields necessary for profits.
 Corn Profit.
 The growing of corn ts matter of dollars and cents. The grower has right to expect d fair return on his money. This can only be secured hy fulfilling every one of the five cardinal principles of successful corn growing Hi1., Good seed, we'll fitted soil. proper planting, frequent levei and shallow cultivation und abundant weil.bsl. snoed plantfood.