Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-30
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SUCCESS WITH CORN IN The NORTHWEST
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have planted corn on our Denonstra-
ton Farms. We carefully grade the
seed-take out the butt and tip grains
SO that the seed planted is uniform
and a be dropped az desired. The
small .sfze, fiat drop plates, work satis-
grains per hill. The rows ares feet 8
inches apart, and we use 8 foot, 8
inch check row wire. .s
/. Check-rowing a field of corn, so
that the rows are as straight crosswtse
as3the way planted, is All art that any
many may be proud Of. There are .
few rules that if followed will aid ma
.terialy in doing this. A brisk walk
ing. even gated team, is a big advan-
itage. If the field is square, and there
is a fence or straight road along one
end by which the anchor stakes be
lined. there is very little excus for
not having the corn straight. IT the
field is not square and there is no
guide for anchoring at either end, 1t
will be q great help to square up one
side and end, and set stakes to anchor
by. A carpenters square and two
straight, 16 foot planks. can be used
to square up THE end and side, SO that
the anchor pins can be moved and set
Mt alright angle to the line of driving
the planter. The beginner had better
set stakes along the end and then
stretch a binder Irvine tt set by. The
wire must he kept tight. and at the
same tension, but all the tightening
should be done at one end-the end
opposite the one that is squared up.
At the squared end always set the
anchors i'll line with the previous set
ting. The planter must be adjusted
SO that it drops exactly on the bottom.
This is done by raising or lowering
the. front Of fho r11nnaro mr. oiSinU ny
lowering the tongue. After the plant
er is adjusted, the tongue must always
be carried at the same height. If you
change from a large to a small team,
the planter must be changed, or there
will be a jog every fourth row. joys
in rows are partly caused by changing
the gait of driving. See that the
planter is in good repair, properly adj
justed, keep it well oiled, set the
ing, keep the wire tight, drive steady
and at an even gait, and do not change
adjustments after they are properly
made. -
4 Depth to Plant.
There is no reason for planting corn
n deeper than necessary to get the
seed in moist soil, so that it will ger
inmate. This Is the strongest argu-
ment for thorough preparation before
o0l oollS are colo from
deep freezing and must be thoroughly
worked on the surface to warm them
up. This working or c~ultivating stops
evaporation. The soil will. not warm
up while moisture is evaporating from
the surface. Loose soil absorbs a
large amount Of heat, and if the seed
is near the surface, termination and
root growth will be rapid. The soil
should be in such shape that the seed
can be planted in moist soil, and not
be over one and a half or.two inches
from the surface. The depth Of
planting must be varied according to
the condition of the soil. If very dry,
planting would have to be deepex.
heavy soils admit of more shallow
planting than sandy, light soils.
Plant no deeper than necessary to in
sure the seeds being in moist soil so
mat they will terminate promptly.
we use an open face wheel, but do not
Know that one style Of planter wheel
mas q particular advantage over the
(The next article will cover the
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