GROWING OF SWEET CORN FOR CANNING 



an acre or even less are used, and there- 

 fore it is necessary to use some artificial 

 fertilizers with the crop, from 300 to 500 

 pounds of a low-grade fertilizer generally 

 being the one used, fertilizer analyzing 2-7-6 

 being applied when the seed is dropped 

 with the planter. Sometimes in the place 

 of stable manure, green crops are used, such 

 as clover, rye and so forth. These are 

 plowed down, and then the fertilizer used 

 when the crop is planted. This is a very 

 good method. 



PLOWING 

 As the corn crop for canning cannot be 

 planted until all danger of frost is past, 

 and as it would therefore fall into the list 

 of the late plantings, the plowing might 

 be carried on later than with the other 

 crops. Generally, about May 1 the plowing 

 should be begun, followed a little later 

 by harrowing. The plowing and harrowing 

 should be very thorough. The methods 

 spoken of under commercial growing should 

 be used here, so that a good seed bed may 

 be given for the growing of this crop. 

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