The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
Free Literature.

Free Literature.
Interesting and instructive litera-
ture that can be obtained free by
applying at the Agricultural Depart
ment of the High School, while the
supply lasts:
Potato Growing; Strawberries and
Bush Fruits for the Farm; Establish
ing the Orchard; The Farm Vegetable
Garden; Seed Catalog giving cultural
directions for all vegetables, fruits
and flowers; More and Better Acres
of Corn for Minnesota; Home Can
ming and Preserving of Fruits and
Vegetables; Making Money from
Pigs; Minnesota Farmers Institute
Annual on Live Stock; Minnesota
Farmers Annual Institute on Rural
Credit; tuberculosis of Cattle; Feed
ing Dairy Cows; Poultry is Profit
able; Diversified Farming is Safe
Farming; Dressing and Curing Meats
ON the Farm; Sausage Making; Farm
Home Plans; Farm Building Plans;
Circular of Information on the Differ
.ent Breeds of Cattle, Horses and
Swine; Feeding Dairy Calves; Con-
trolling Insects and Diseases.
Why Plant Corn.
The average crop of corn in Mime
sofa produces 1900 pounds of shelled
corn per acre as compared with the
average yield of oats, 1000 pounds.
The corn stoves produced on an acre
of corn is worth for feed approximate
ly as much as the timothy hay produc-
ed on an acre. Hence one acre in corn
is worth one acre of timothy and al
most two acres of oats for animal or
human food. There is plenty of seed
corn this year. In many instances it
would pay to plow up timothy mead
ows to provide an increased acreage
of corn. A few acres Of early corn,
such as Minnesota No. %, Northwest
,ern Dent or Flint should be planted
on every farm where hogs are kept
to furnish early feed for the hogs.
These varieties of corn will ripen from
10 to 20 days earlier than other vari-
cites and furnish feed jst that much
quicker for the hogs. This should be
planted where it could be hogged off.
Corn Needs Every Chance of Season.
Because the season may be late it
will be necessary to give corn every
possible advantage during the grow
ing period, writes Andrew Boss of the
State experiment station. The field
should be as we'll prepared and the
land we'll titled before corn is plant
ed. Cultivation should begin imme-
diately after planting or as soon as
the rows can be seen. If deep cltiva-
ton is to be given at any time it
should be given the first time through
the corn. AS soon as the roots be-
come established they spread out near
the surface and their deep cultivation
becomes dangerous. During a period
of drouth corn quickly dries up. Some
farmers think this is due to blowing
too soon after rain. This does not
cause drying up if cultivation is shall
low. Deep cultivation that cuts the
roots of the plants causes the withe'
ed appearance and retards the growth
of the corn. Cutting the roots i'm
pairs the feeding powers of the plant
and the leaves wither as a result of
not getting enough nourishment and
moisture. Cultivation should be fire.
quent and as soon as possible after
rain.
Minnesota corn should mature in
from 100 to 12O days in this part of
the state. Here is the length of time
it requires by varieties adapted to To-
cal conditions: Minnesota No. 10, 10
to lis days; Rustler White, 10 to
12O days; Pride Of the North, 100 to
ITO days.
SilOs Are Needed Now