26 SOILING CROPS AND THE SILO. 



cannot be done with so much freedom or ease. The 

 larger the variety of the corn, the more distant 

 should be the rows, to avoid too much shading from 

 the sunlight ; hence there may be instances when corn 

 grown for soiling should be planted more than thirty 

 inches distant. 



Sometimes such corn is planted with the drill 

 in what may be termed double rows, that is to say, 

 in rows not more than from six to nine inches apart. 

 But the distance between the pairs of double rows 

 should be at least thirty inches. In planting corn 

 thus, with some grain drills at least, it may be neces- 

 sary to duplicate the amount of driving that would 

 be sufficient to plant the corn in single rows. Other 

 drills, however, may be made to plant at least two 

 double rows at one and the same time. This is done 

 by leaving open the avenues that lead to the tubes 

 which do the planting and closing all the others. 

 Corn planted thus will produce a greater bulk than 

 if planted in single rows, yet this method of planting 

 admits practically the same kind of cultivation that 

 would be suitable for corn grown in single rows. 



When the corn is sown by hand, shallow fur- 

 rows are made with the plow, the seed is strewn 

 thickly in these, according to the desires of the 

 grower, and it may be covered by hand or by draw- 

 ing a heavy harrow crosswise over the ground. The 

 object sought in planting the corn thus is to secure a 

 thick stand of plants that may, also, be cultivated, 

 when a drill with which to sow the plants is not 

 obtainable. But this method of planting corn for 

 soiling should not be attempted when a large area 

 is to be planted. 



