Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-29
The Northwest Needs More Corn.
FIRST ARTICLE,

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4. More corn is essential to thu
prosperity .oef the Northwest.
2. Acclimated. vital seed is Of Shrst
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seed, care
fully stored to conserve validity, will
give best results,
81 Grow your VI seed o. willing
ly pay a neighbor good price for
seed that, has been properly cared for
and tested.
4. Test every ear-don't guess al
validity. One dead a in sixteen
means the loss Of from two to four
bushels per acre.
S. 5 MANFRED, fall plowed timothy
and clover, alfalfa OF sweet clover sod
Ia best. Plow. a little deeper than
usual for corn, double disk and har-
row before planting, to kill all weeds.
s. Spring blowing should be done
early, or the land should be disked. az
Soon as dry enough, and plowedt Hat
er. Spring blowing should be very
little deeper than usual and must be
disked or packed and narrowed the
same. day 1t is plowed to conserve
moisture.
z. Early planting is essential. Corn
must be planted in the spring, not the
summer. Corn is very seldom. dam
aged by frost after May 18th, In
North Dakota or northern Minnesota
or Montana.
8. Plant with check-rower; one t.
three grains per hill, depending ON
variety and moisture; not deeper than
" inches, blu seed should be in
moist soil. a.fs u AZ
8. II weeds start or soil is packed
by rain, harrow or cultivate before
corn is up. Cultivation may be deep
while the corn is small, but as the
corn gets larger, 1t should be shallow
and frequent to warm the soil, kill
weeds and conserve moisture. FIRE.
quent cultivation is essential to early
maturity.
10. Remember that the early ma
turing ears. selected from your own
field. between September 10th and
18th, before freezing weather, and
properly cared for, will be the best
seed for your farm next year. ~
= Corn has been grown successfully
on our Demonstration Farm every
year since it was established, in 1918.
We did not see how this farm which
like many similar farms needed q
change of crops, could be put in shape
without corn. Corn, check-rowed
and properly cultivated, is just as eff
fectiYe in cleaning the land Of conc
mon weeds and putting it in shape for
small grain, as summer fallow.. Con-
sequently we planned and have grown
corn from one-third to one-half of
the land each year. In only two
years of the eight has the corn been
badly damaged by frost-1s15 and
1917 were the worst, but the corn
made a lot of good feed those years.
The Essentials TN Growing Corn.
Acclimated, Homegrown Seed il
placed first. There is no longer any
question in our minds as t o the value
OF acclimated seed. The big southern
varieties make a heavy growth, but
are caught by frost, which damages
the feeding value. Our Minnesota
No. Is planted on good land, makes
8 to 10 tons of good silage per acre,
with a high percentage of mature
ears.
Plant on. MANFRED, fall plowed al
falfa, sweet clover or timothy and
clover stubbIe. Such d%eep-rooted
crops as alfalfa and sweet clover are
ideal for preceding corn. The heavy
root growth, together with manure
added, loosens and warns the soil to
a great depth, and adds needed fer
tility, which favors the rapid growth
Of corn.
Thorough Cultivation. Cultivation
should begin before the land is plow-
ed. Flowing should stir and loosen
the soil. To accomplish the best re-
suits the land SHOULD usually be dou-
BILE disked before plawing, especially
in the spring. Some soil should be
packed after blowing, especially il
rough manur has been added. Be-
fore planting. the land must be 30
handled as to conserve moisture and
destroy all weeds. Thorough diskinz
and working just before planting,
May 10th to Goth will often save half
the cultivation later. Coan planted
May 10th to Goth can be cultivated by
June LIST. and should be cross-culti-
waited just as soon as possible. These
two civilizations, when properly done,
get practically all the weeds. While
the corn is small the civilizations may
be deep, but great care must be TAX
en- not to break the roots. Shallow
cultivation is necessary after the corr
is a foot or so high, as the roots grow
close to the surface. We cultivation
as often as necessary to keep the soil
loose-to conserve moisture and ad-
init of the circulation of air which
warns the soil.
III IAS HoA lAc COrn crop Is
not looked to as a direct source of
profit although a direct profit may
result. 1t is not to be expected that
corn will be. grown, in this section
with the same results that it is fur
Their south, where it is possible to
mature. large yields. However, with
the exceptional benefit which results
from the cultivation of the soil in