232 PRIZE GARDENING 



Large, Well-Filled Corn, — L. E. Dimock of Con- 

 necticut tells how his premium corn was grown, as 

 follows : May 29, he prepared two rows three feet 

 apart, with spaces eighteen inches apart, and placed six 

 kernels around the center, six inches apart. The seed 

 was soaked in warm water thirty-six hours, and rolled 

 in coal tar and then in land plaster. The tar prevented 

 the crows and blackbirds from pulling it up. The 

 plaster prevented the corn adhering together. This 

 method was far superior to the old-fashioned scare- 

 crow. When crows got one mouthful it proved a great 

 plenty for the whole season. Many fields have been 

 ruined by crows that gave the scarecrows no attention. 

 The plants at intervals are thinned to four in a hill. 

 Deep planting gave an opportunity for level culture, 

 and hen manure spread broadcast with stable manure 

 deep down in the earth caused the roots to run deep 

 and no ill effect was experienced from dry weather. 

 The suckers were taken off the same as in tobacco 

 raising, which caused the whole strength to enter the 

 ears, and much larger and well-filled ears were the 

 result. 



Field corn matured much better to cut the stalks 

 near the ear when the corn is in the milk. This method 

 gave excellent fodder and much better ears. By the 

 common way of cutting up and setting in stacks, much 

 of the corn becomes moldy and damaged in a wet 

 season. By this method Mr. Dimock found no injury 

 occurred to fodder or ears. 



Make Several Plantings. — We are very fond of 

 sugar corn, observes E. G. Packard, Kent county, 

 Delaware, and by using several varieties and successive 

 plantings a few days apart, I secured a steady and 

 abundant supply from July 14 to October i, and of 

 tomatoes from June 28 to October 10. Also of lima 



