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I got a stand right on that rye ground, so that I have a magnifi- 

 cent field of clover on that and if I want to plow it under I have 

 all the humus I need, and thereby keep my land clean. 



My experience is that with the character of fall cultivation I 

 have referred to, if the ground is anyway clean, if I plow the rye 

 under I have got a good manure turned under. But where I do 

 not sow clover or use rye, I take my fall plowing and pulverize 

 thoroughly before planting corn, so that it is like a garden. I be- 

 lieve that almost as mtuch is acomplished by this cultivation be- 

 fore planting com as there is by cultivation afterwards. By so 

 doing I find that my ground is like a garden bed, and that the seed 

 germinates quickly and thrives better. 



Another thing; I believe that there is as much trouble with 

 corn in planting too early as in planting too late. Il would not 

 plant corn the first day of May under any consideration. I would 

 rather have com, one year after another, planted the first day of 

 June than on the first day of May, because I believe that the first 

 day of May is out of season. 



S. B. Packard: I would like to ask the gentleman a ques- 

 tion. What objections have you to planting in May providing the 

 conditions are right? 



Mr. Waller: My experience has been this: that when corn is 

 planted the first of May the ground, as a general thing, is not 

 warm enough. The climatic situation is not such as to make 

 rapid germination and growth. When the ground gets thoroughly 

 warm and you have it thoroughly worked up, it is in such condi- 

 ton that your corn germinates quickly and when it comes up it 

 has a more rapid growth, has a dark green color and does not get 

 stunted, nor turn yellow by cold nights. 



Chairman : Are there any further remarks by any one ? If 

 not, we will proceed with the program. The next paper is "How 

 to Secure a Perfect Stand of Corn" by W. W. Morrow. 



