CONTENTS 



PART I. CULTURE 



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Introduction 7 



Preparing the Seed Bed 12 



Planting 29 



Cultivation 48 



PART II. BUILDING UP THE LAND 



The Rotation of Farm Crops 57 



Leguminous Crops 68 



Stable and Barnyard Manures 83 



Phosphorus and Limestone 90 



PART III. THE SEED 



Selecting the Best Ears for Seed 95 



The "Ear to the Row" Breeding Plot 105 



Drying and Storing Seed Corn 117 



Preparing Seed Corn for Planting '. 122 



Insect Enemies and Plant Diseases 129 



APPENDIX 



Letters on Corn Culture from Practical Farmers 140 



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