SWEET CORN 



run. Following the weeder, work should 

 be given with the fine tooth cultivator, 

 such as the 11 or 12-point, and the cultiva- 

 tion should be kept up, so that competition 

 between the weeds and the plants will be 

 avoided and a soil mulch may be given, 

 so that conservation of the moisture will 

 be constant. If this is practiced, then the 

 resultant corn is quite satisfactory. Some 

 men prefer to use the larger-tooth culti- 

 vators, but the corn is a shallow-rooted 

 crop, and great injury is done when these 

 tools are used, unless they are used at first 

 not too deep close to the plant, and toward 

 the end of the season gradually decreasing 

 the depth. From the author's experience, he 

 finds the shallow tooth cultivator preferable. 

 It does not seem possible to cultivate corn 

 too much. 



SUCKERING 



Suckering the corn for the cannery is 

 just as important as suckering the corn 

 for commercial growing, and should be 

 carried out as thoroughly as for commercial 

 growing. It is by suckering that the best 



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