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6. Experiments with Corn. 



Field G. 



This field is 700 feet long and 75 feet 

 wide; area, 52,500 square feet, or 1^ 

 acres. The land is nearly level and the 

 soil a loam several feet in depth. 



May 1 barn-yard manure was applied 

 to the field at the rate of ten tons per 

 acre. A few days later the field was 

 ploughed, harrowed and prepared for 

 planting. The southern end of the field 

 for a distance of fifty feet was planted to 

 artichokes. The remainder of the field 

 was planted to corn, variety "Pride of 

 the North." The corn was planted in 

 hills May 20, sixteen quarts of seed 

 being used. The crop was cultivated 

 June 5 and June 23. August 1 the 

 stalks began to bloom. The crop was 

 cut September 9. Owing to the wet 

 condition of the soil on a portion of 

 the field, the corn on that portion (108 

 feet of the length of the field) was used 

 for green fodder. The remainder of the 

 crop (.92 acre) stood in the field until 

 October 20, when it was husked. 



Yield of Crop {per Acre). 



rmiiuls. 



2,920 



Ears, 



Stover, 5,917 



Total, 8,837 



The artichokes were planted ]May 20 

 and cultivated throughout the season 

 with the corn. They blossomed late in 

 September. The roots will remain in 

 the ground over winter and are to be 

 dug in the spring. 



