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TIME OP PLANTING, MAY 



seed. The best of seed will often rot in a cold, wet seed-bed. In the 

 United States the corn planting season from the Gulf northward ranges 

 from the 15th of February until June 1st, a period of three and one-half 

 months. In the heart of the typical corn belt corn is generally planted 

 between the 1st and 10th of May, while in the northernmost limit of suc- 

 cessful corn production, the planting season ranges from the 15th to 31st 

 of May. In any locality the best time to plant will not be far from the 

 time when the leaves of the oak trees are the size of a squirrel's ear. If 

 seasonal conditions retard the work and necessitate planting two w r eeks 



TIME OF PLANTING, MAY 26TH. 1 



1 Courtesy of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 282, "Cora Experiments. 



