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Field Corn. In place of sweet corn, many 

 sorts of field corn can be substituted. The 

 general conditions for sweet corn growing 

 apply equally to field corn. Varieties of 

 field corn that will do well on muck are the 

 flints. Some few dents, as Early Ohio, 

 Early Norther, and Learning, will give large 

 yields of leaves and stalks. Sometimes 20 

 tons or more of green forage per acre is ob- 

 tained. It is generally advisable to grow 

 field corn on muck for silage purposes, thus 

 avoiding loss by early fall frosts. 



Field corn grown on muck can be har- 

 vested in the same way as when grown on 

 upland soil, either with a corn harvester or 

 by hand. 



