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section, to determine just what is best as to the 

 plan of prolonged spring tillage and later planting. 

 These experiments demonstrate that where the 

 fields are carefully tilled from early spring up to 2 

 to 4 weeks past the usual time of corn planting, 

 the soil is warmer and more favorable to plant 

 growth, and a better physical and higher fertile 

 condition is brought about. The effect of this is 

 to force the growth of corn to a degree that accli- 

 mated corn will, under these conditions, mature at 

 a date nearly or quite as early in the average 

 season, if planted 2 to 4 weeks later than if planted 

 at the usual time under more common conditions. 

 And the late corn, as is shown, is likely to be more 

 healthy and more capable of resisting disease, 

 drouth and pests. 



RESULTS OF SPRING TILLAGE AND LATE PLANTING 



In this book we have given some illustrations 

 from photographs of field showing what results 

 are actually obtained by adapting the planting 

 time to the conditions which are found. These 

 pictures tell the story much better than it could 

 be told in any other way. They will repay careful 

 study and stand thorough investigation. The 

 location is given in each case, so there can be 

 verifications by anyone interested. 



A field of corn at Orleans, Nebraska, 237 miles 

 west of the Missouri river, is shown in Cut No. 12. 

 This field was planted July 1, 1914. The photo- 

 graph was taken August 23, or 54 days from plant- 

 ing, when the corn was nearly 6 feet high and 

 beginning to tassel. When corn is planted under 



