l6 GREEN CORN UNDER GLASS 



3. The house adapted for forcing corn should have consider- 

 able space above the beds, ranging from 3^ to 8^ feet, accord- 

 ing to the variety grown. 



4. In order to be remunerative, the crop should be on the 

 market before July, at which time the Southern product be- 

 gins to arrive. 



5. Any good, fertile greenhouse soil, containing plenty of 

 available plant-food answers well for corn. Unlike many more 

 delicate plants, when once established it is a ravenous feeder. 



6. The extra early varieties mature in S3 days, while the 

 standard early (Crosby) takes 86 days from seed. 



7. When starting the plants in pots, precaution should be 

 exercised, lest thej^ become pot-bound. The 3-inch pots are 

 good to start with, repotting into a 5- or 6-inch pot, and thence, 

 into the bed. 



8. The stools or suckers should be pruned out, in order to 

 throw the strength to one main stalk and its fruit. The tassels 

 also may be thinned out, especially in spring fruiting, as there 

 is an abundance of pollen produced at this time. For a winter 

 crop it would probably not be advisable. 



9. The varieties found to do very well were Crosby's Early, 

 First of All, and White Cob. The White Cob was the earliest, 

 but Crosby's Early was thought to be more desirable. Other 

 varieties we believe well adapted to forcing are the following : 

 Extra Early Beverly, Eastman's Early, and Early Fordhook. 

 Varieties successfully grown in the garden seem to do equally 

 well under glass. 



10. An experiment for determining the proper distance to 

 plant corn under glass, resulted in rows 18 inches apart, and 9 

 inches apart in the row. 



11. During the early stages of growth a catch crop of rad- 

 ishes. Grand Rapids lettuce or other crops, can be taken off, 

 or the space used for starting plants for transplanting into cold 

 frames or the garden. 



12. The only pests to contend with are rats and mice. Both 

 persist in digging out the seed, and the rats attack the maturer 

 corn, eating the more succulent parts and especially the ears. 

 One of these rodents will do considerable damage in one night. 

 Be sure to poison or destroy them before planting the crop. 



