The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-09

best corn has never been grown on
land that had been in either clover and
timothy, alfalfa or sweet clover, ma
nured and fall plowed, slightly deep
err than usual-six to eight inches. If
this land is rather loose, we pack after
the pillow, with any heavy packer. In
the spring this land is thoroughly
worked, just before planting, with the
spring tooth or disk, and narrowed.
We have grown good corr on manur-
ed spring plowed land, but fall plow-
ing will mature corn a week or ten
days earlier. Land to be spring plow-
ed should be double disked early, and
plowed about the usual depth, packed
and narrowed just before planting.
It is very important that the land be
carefully prepared just before plant
ing. This saves half the %cultivating
~larter, especially on weedy land.
On very weedy land-thistle or
quack grass-the ground should be
summerfallowed, or an early crop of
barley grown, the land plowed shallow
as early as possible, and the %cultivator
used several times during thefall to
bring the weed roots to the surface
so that they can be raked and burned,
or hauled off. If possible a light
coating of manure, Zone load to each
two inches of rainfall) should be ap-
piled and the land spring plowed deep
er than the fall blowing, worked down
to a good seed bed and the corn given
through, careful cultivation.
What Variety of Corn.
This is the question most frequent
ly asked. There are two classes of
varieties, Flints and Dents. The
| Flints as a class are earlier than the
Dents, but some Dents are earlier
than some of the Flints. The Flints
grow ears near the ground, and fire.
quently two or more ears to a stalk,
and many suckers.
The Gehu, North Dakota, White and
Mercer are the earliest, in order NAM
ed, and will mature rearly every year
in northwestern North Dakota. Long
fellow, Triumph and Smutnose, are
larger Flints, the latter no earlier
than Minnesota No. 10, and some 9TH
er Dents. The larger Flints make
splendid fodder, but many ears will
be cut off by a corn binder, as they
grew so near the ground. The earlier
Flints are excellent to hogg off-turr
hogs or cattle into the field and let
them gather the crop.
Of the Dents, we find variety name
unreliable as an indication of the time
required to mature. Corn is a rela-
lively new crop and such characteris-
tics as time of maturity, height OF
stalk, position of ear, ETC., a be east
lily controlled by careful selection. We
have sent samples Of Minnesota No,
IS corr down to Kansas and within
a few years this corn is very little
earlier than the regular varieties
grown there. Seed grown in Kansas
one year is ten days later maturing
than our local grown seed. Must be
acclimated. We have grown all the
varieties that are supposed to be early,
Some of them are early, but so small
that they are of little value. After
| seven years. trial we are growing only
Minnesota No. 10, a yellow Dent that
has been grown in North Dakota for
thirteen years. Northwestern Dent
is a cross between a Dent and a Flint
variety and does not grow true to any
type. Many of the ears are low and
it is no earlier than our Minnesota
| No. 10. Minnesota No. 20 is a white
capped yellow that natures about the
same as Minnesota No. 10. There are
many other varieties being grown, but
we find that a variety must become
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to growing
under our conditions of short, cool
summers.
Get Seed From Near Home.
Many sections of the northwest may
grow corn for fodder and silage and
not save seed-we believe an effort
should be made to grow seed at home.
Seed corn from the corn belt grows
big and makes a lot of fodder, but
does not have the feeding quality Of
manure or practically mature corn,
The big green corn is nearly all water,
There should be ears on the fodder
and these should be nearly denied
for best quality of feed, and this can
not be. secured from seed grown too
far south. The best recommendation
for a variety of corr is that it will
sufficiently mature to make good feed,
and grow large enough to harvest and
make a satisfactory yield. Almost
any variety of corn can be made earl
iev hv caloctinr tho oorl;oc& roo&,.;,,