CHAPTER XVI 



INCIDENTAL CARE AND 



MANAGEMENT 



CULTIVATION 



THE cultivation of sweet corn does not 

 differ greatly from the cultivation of 

 any other corn, if the other corn is grown 

 under an intense method. As a general 

 rule, sweet corn requires more attention 

 than the ordinary field corn, because of 

 the fact that the corn must have continued 

 growth for its greatest success, and also 

 from the fact that the sweet corn is a more 

 tender plant than the hardier field types. 



The tools necessary for proper cultivation 

 are, first, a weeder which can be drawn 

 by one horse and used from the time the 

 seed is planted until the plants are about 

 3 to 4 inches high. With some men this 

 tool can be used longer. With other men 

 it would be necessary to stop the use of 

 the tool at the time mentioned. 



The general methods employed are to 

 use the tool across the marks where the 



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