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should be carefully removed and burned. In a 

 warm climate succession of crops may be sown 

 every two weeks until the middle of July. 



There is no such thing as too much corn. If you 

 have the space, do not be stingy with your planting. 

 Almost every living animal eats corn. 



Well-drained land, preferably a slope, with a 

 sunny exposure, will produce a crop much earlier 

 than soil that is not favorable to the corn. Corn 

 planted in cold, wet ground is likely to rot before 

 sprouting. 



Corn retains its sweetness best when put to cook 

 in cold water, with the tender husks left on, and 

 left in four minutes after the water boils. 



Corn smut may be prevented by spraying with a 

 solution of one pint of formaldehyde (or formalin) 

 to forty gallons of water. 



If the green is out of the cornstalks the food 

 value is partly lost. Seed corn should be selected 

 at cutting time, and the ears for seed should 

 be placed in a separate basket in order not to get 

 them mixed. 



