CHAPTER VI 



INDIAN CORN, OR MAIZE 



Corn-producing localities. 

 Types of corn. , 



Dent, flint, pop, sweet, soft, pod. 

 Uses of corn. 



Selection of variety of corn for planting. 

 Selection and care of seed corn. 



Selecting ears from the field. 



Kind of stalk from which to select ears. 



Kind of seed ear to select. 



Caring for the seed ears. 

 Testing seed corn for germination. 



Sawdust-box tester. 



Rag-doll tester. 

 Soils and climate for corn. 

 Enriching soils for corn. 

 Preparation of land for corn. . 

 Planting the seed. 



Depth of planting. 



Methods of planting. 



Rate of planting. 



Implements for planting. 



Testing the planter. 

 Cultivating the fields. 

 Harvesting the crop. 

 Pests of corn. 



Corn root-worms. 



Corn root-louse. 



Wire-worm. 



Cutworms. 



White-grub. 



Corn ear-worm. 



Grain- weevil. 



Migratory insects chinch-bug, army-worm. 



Corn-smut. 



Ear-rots. 



