The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-04-26
EXPERT OPINION
ON CORN GROWING
(BY j. G. HaneYl

practical experience in farming IL
the Northwest and is recognized
as high authority. He is superin
tendent of the /. II. G. demonstra
ton farms).
Corn is generally considered q
warm-climate crop. and is grown
most extensively in such regions
II is therefore surprising to many
that this great crop can, and is
being grown successfully in re
gions to the North.
On our demonstration farms in
North Dakota, Manitoba and Sask-
achewan, we are endeavoring to
promote a more permanent and
prosperous type of farming. The
need of a cultivated crop to con-
troll weeds, supply feed for live
stock, distribute the farm work,
and help to overcome the draw
back of dependence on a single
crop for income, is 80 important
that we have given careful atten-
ton to the growing of corn.
The season of 1928 could not be
classed as above average in fa-
voring corn production. The proof
OF successful corn production is
unquestionably the growing of it
under ordinary field conditions
and the saving of good, high vital
ity seed. In the 16 years, the
North and South Dakota farms
have been operated, we have not
failed a year in saving some seed,
which means also that we have
had good mature corn for the silo
or to feed as fodder.
On the Oak Lake, Manitoba,
farm last year 1929 we grew and
saved more than 100 bushels of
seed of our international Yellow
Dent" This corn has been grown
continuously on our North Dakota
farm for 16 years, and is becoming
better acclimated. 1t was origin
ally Minnesota 10, but due to be-
ing grown farther North and sci
ected for earlier maturity, it is no
longer properly called Minnesota
10 (seed houses are listing this as
Extra Early Minnesota IS, Haney
Strain). This corn grows the ears
well up from the ground, and does
not sucker as the lints do, so that
it can be cut with the corn binder,
without losing many ears.
Farmers are generally coming to
recognize the fact that a smaller
weld of mature corn, such as this
early variety will produce, will
have much, or more, and better
feeding value than the big fodder
corns. The smaller corn is much
easily handled, and leaves
more moisture in the soil for a
following crop.
Corn grows and natures more
rapidly on land that has been
MANFRED, and grown a crop OF
sweet clover. Crops must have
food. Just as animals do, to grow
and mature rapidly. Our corn
land at Oak Lake, last year, had
grown a crop of sweet clover, and
had been MANFRED. Following the
corn crop, high yielding and high
quality wheat, with little or no
dockage is produced.
Fall blowing (when it will not
drift thoroughly worked just be-
fore planting, is preferable to
spring blowing for corn. 1t 1t is
not advisable to fall plow, the land
should be disced or cultivated as
early as possible in the spring, to
stop evaporation and to warm the
land. and then plowed just before
planting.
We checkrow-plant so as TO
cultivate both ways-and drop two
to three grains per hill, 3h feet
apart each way. This planting re-
ouires about one bushel of seed
for 8 acres, or soc per acre at
per bushel. Planting is be-
as soon after May LIST, as pos
sible. and we have seldom not
been able to plant before May
10th. Corn not planted before
May goth, does not have full
chance to mature before fall frost-
The early planting may be nipped
by late frost, but this does not
damage the corn as much as early
fall frost before it is mature.
The fact that we produced good
mature dent corr in 1928, on our
Oak Lake farm, is our most en-
.couraging demonstration of posi-
bilities in this district. Corn can
be grown successfully, to furnish
feed for livestock, help control
weeds. and diversity our cropping
Corn is needed, and can
he grown successfully on many
farms hat have never attempted
to grow this crop.