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ment and know for himself whether corn can be made a 

 good crop on his land. A small field for experimental 

 purposes is easily handled. If corn can be grown, and 

 yields of from 40 to 75 bushels secured, it is folly to be 

 trying for yields of from 10 to 25, and equally bad to be 

 devoting the land to some other crop exclusively. The 

 farmer who wishes to intelligently convince himself what 

 is best for his particular section would do well to lay off 

 three or four small fields and try corn cultivation under 

 somewhat different conditions, then act accordingly. 



TO REMEMBER. 



Here are some things to remember in connection with 

 the growing of corn in the semi-arid regions: 



Plenty of water in the soil means plenty of corn. 



No after cultivation can make amends for a poor job 

 of preparing the soil for the crop. Do not forget this 

 fact. 



The deeper you can get water stored down in the 

 ground before planting time the surer you are to get a 

 big crop. 



Don't get too much taken up with the idea of shallow 

 cultivation. The best condition is with from two and 

 a-half to three inches of fine loose soil. 



Be ready in the spring before the ground is ready, 

 then at first chance get into the field with a disk and go 

 over the ground intended for corn. Nothing can pay 

 better than this, no matter whether the ground was plowed 

 the previous fall or not. 



Cultivate your growing corn once after the last rain, 

 even though you may think you do not need the water 

 for this crop. You may need it for next year and the 

 time to save it is just after it has gone into the ground, 



Never permit a crust to form under the mulch. It is 



