The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-18
RIGHT KuNDOF CORN 4
CAN BE GROWN

Corn can be protitably grown IN
practically all parts of North Dakota,
if seed corn from varieties that have
been proven to be best adapted to the
state is used. Such is the opinion that
farmer visitors, who have made trip
of inspection to the fields of the North
Dakota Experiment Station here
within the last few days. are carrying
home with them, under the direction
of H. L. Walster, agronomlst at the
station.
While failures with corn have been
frequent in the state, investigation
shows that losses are due to the wide
spread use of late varieties OF corn
which are not adapted to the state.
explained DR.. Walster during the trip
to trial plots. The northern tier of
counties can grow the earlier carrie
ties during the 90 days that they have
for corn growing and they can also
make more use of sunfower for silage
for that matter, he said. In the
southwestern part of the state in the
Slope country, those earlier varieties
of corn are proving to be splendidly
adapted for hogging down corn, and
the larger medium early varieties are
being used for silage. The big corn
belt corns are no place in North Da-
kota.
"Let US Just follow this field Of corn
now" continued DR.. Walster," and
their stage of maturity at this time
August 13-will show which ones are
adapted to the growing seasons in
various parts of the state. The va
rieties in these rows were planted May
goth. They have grown about % days:
and the actual growing season in the
southwestern part of the state is 1875
days to $50 days, with 100 days as
good estimate of the more northern
growing season. In what stage are
the different varieties Z"
Mercer Flint was shown to be the
best variety for the southeastern and
southern parts of North Dakota. 1t
was in the advanced roasting ear
stage, with dry silk, and here and
there a husk that was beginning to
turn. Its leafness and its tendency OF
growing many suckers, was explained
made it we'll adapted as medium
early corn. Other medium early va
rieties in nearby rows were North
western, Rustler's White, and Mime
ota 10. all of which stood about six
feet in height.
These varieties were in the roast
ing ear stage or just passing the milky
stage. They were not as leafy nor as
advanced towards maturity as Mer--
GERS Flint. There we're also the big
corns represented by big White lii
nois type, and Golden Glow, Wis
consin corn. The big white corn had
coos that were just beginning to form.
while the Golden Glow had ears in the
milky stage and it was placed in the
category Of good fodder corn.
Early or squaw fints were inspect
blast. There was the leafy variety
Gehu, with ears almost ripe enough to
pick for seed corn or for hogging
down. Despite it's small low appear
ance, DR.. Walster assured the visitors
that it would yield as much fodder as
many of the larger types. Dakota
white flint, popular variety among
farmers, had a few ripe ears with
yellow husks. which showed that it
will be about a, month ahead of
frosts Ivory King, a soft flint was
not quite as we'll nnatured as Gehu and
the Dakota White. but it was consid-
cred to be especially we'll adapted for
hogging down. a practice which is be-
coming increasingly popular among
farmers of the state.
Plant early maturing varieties,
plant them early, and keep them cul-
tivated and there will be little trouble
in growing corn in North Dagota, was
DR.. Walster's summary Of the corn
growing problem. ...a