PLANTING 



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If the object is to fortify the plant against dry weather, it 

 is best to plant the seed in a furrow and then gradually 

 cultivate the furrow full of soil as the plants grow. 



In an experiment at the Illinois Experiment Station, cover- 

 ing a period of five years, corn was planted at depths ranging 

 from one inch to seven inches. The greatest yields resulted 

 from planting one inch deep. 



YIELD IN BUSHELS PER ACRE FROM CORN PLANTED AT 

 DIFFERENT DEPTHS 



NOTE: The above table -was taken from Bulletin No. 31 Illinois Station. 

 The soil at the experiment station is a deep retentive prairie soil. 



Too deep planting is the rule rather than the exception, 

 especially in the case of early planting when the ground 

 is still cold. We know of ten cases where poor stands are 

 the result of too deep planting where one case is the result 

 of too shallow planting. If it is necessary to get the seed 

 into the ground, use furrow openers which will cover at a 

 uniform depth, besides throwing all the clods out of the 

 furrow. 



DRILLED CORN 



The advantage of drilling corn is that one kernel is 

 dropped in a place. Standing singly as it does, each plant 

 has a fairer chance both- below and above the ground to 

 develop normally and produce well. It requires less care 



