CHAPTER V 



PLANTING 



WHEN TO PLANT 



CLIMATIC conditions are the important 

 factor in deciding when corn shall be 

 planted. In warmer sections of the Middle 

 Atlantic states, corn can be planted much 

 earlier than a little farther North; and in 

 New England, near the water, the corn 

 may be sown earlier than farther back and 

 farther North. The general rule is, when 

 all danger from frost is past, it is then time 

 to plant corn. 



In states where frost comes every month 

 in the year, a certain amount of chance 

 must be taken, and the corn must be 

 planted nearly on a certain date. In the 

 n^orthern part of the United States, from 

 May 1 to May IS seem to be the 

 dates used in the planting of sweet corn. 

 A little farther south dates a little earlier 

 than these are advisable. Seasons vary. 

 If the weather conditions are quite 

 favorable for corn planting in the latter 



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