360 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



to one in a place in the drilled row, and to four plants in the 

 hills. Suckers appearing around the roots of sweet corn 

 should be promptly removed. 



Cultivation. Make the soil loose and fine after each rain ; 

 a mulch of about two inches deep is best. The roots of corn 

 are near the surface, and one should not hoe too deep around 

 the hill. Liquid manure or a dressing of soda nitrate will 

 cause a strong growth of the corn plants. 



Marketing 1 . As soon as the sweet corn is in the "roasting 

 ear" stage, the student may begin to market his crop. Study 

 the demands of the market and put up attractive packages 

 to sell. Keep record of all sales. 



Selecting seed. As soon as the corn begins to show silks, 

 select about twenty stalks that showed silks first, and tie 

 strings or tags to them above where the ear is forming. Keep 

 all suckers off these stalks. Let the ears on these stalks go 

 until they ripen. These ears will furnish seed for another 

 year. 



Notebook records. The student's notebook record of this 

 project should be an account of how he grew his corn, a state- 

 ment of all expenses, and the total receipts from the sale of 

 corn, or an estimated value of the product if it was used at 

 home instead of being sold. 



HOME PROJECT 14 

 GROWING STRAWBERRIES 



Two season project. The student who chooses this project, 

 should be so situated as to be able to carry it on for two 



