Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
GROWING CORN FOR GRAIN. Some Timely Advice Furnished by the
 State Horticultural Stations.

This refers only to the growing of | corn for husking, because the chief object is to increase the production of such food as can be, stored and trans ported says a circular prepared by the agricultural stations of the state. Users of silage corn are quite fla miliar with the details of growing it. Corn is certainly the best emergency food crop to grow generally in Con- necticut. Our average yield per acre has been equal to or little higher than that of any other state.
 A sixty -bushel corn crop contains more dry matter, protein and energy value than a 200 -bushel crop of pota- toes to say nothing of the three tons of stalks. No expensive machinery is required for the crop, the labor is not excessive, the seed per acre is cheap, and the crop is cheaply stored. The risk Is very small there are not des- tructive diseas ses, and prices are sure only danger is frost and even if frost cd the crop can be fed to live stock with small loss The, grain is val uable food for all kinds of farm stock. It can be sold and shipped to any distance at prices which were never so high as now. Corn meal is also an excellent human food. It was the mainstay of the early settlers and in some sections even now forms the chief bread ration.
 
 most all our soils except those that are very sandy or very wet In a dry season corn may suffer on very sandy soils and, on the other hand, too wet q soil will seriously injure the crop Either sod or stubble ground will do corn being especially adapted to sod land. The ideal is clover sod, plowed fairly deep.
 Preparation for Corn-Plow early Don't wait till late May. Pow at . lg-Tr kI-. T. ately after blowing. Then it can rest until justSs befere planting. Early blowing may mean the difference be- tween success and failure. Fit the land, just before planting. with spring-tooth harrow, if possible, and smooth with a spike tooth harrow.
 Manure and Fertiiizer-Corn re- spends well to manure. If it is coarse, spread before blowing and blow under. If fine weN-rotted manure is available disk we'll into the soil. If possible, use manure spreader, because this spreads evenly and makes the manure go much farther. Use ten to twenty loads per acre.
 With a fair application of manure, use 200 to 800 pounds per acre of fer tiHzer (formula 3-S-0). If no manure Is available, use 800 to 1900 pounds per pc acre. n the latter, case use 4 10-0 formula, if it can be got. If the land was well manured in the previ- ous year. less fertilizer will be needed
 SeedEGood seed of a high yielding variety is essential to success Test your seed. Don't depend on looks Lay down a woo1en Or canton flannel cloth,- eight to ten inches square, well soaked with water, but not dripping wet. of it lay a six-inch square of wet cloth. and on: this scatter evenly 100 Kernels. Roll the cloths together and keep the, roll in the kitchen, cover loosely in a box or open jar. After live days count the sprouts. If 80 or more have sprouted, use the seed If less plant thicker, if you cannot get better seed. If the seed corn Is on the ear, tip and butt kernels of irreg- 1lar size only when planting with a 
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