CORN CULTURE 7 



lire this up and prove). But an ear weighing only 10 

 ounces is considered a small ear. Two medium-sized ears, 

 each weighing 12J ounces, from every hill, will produce 80 

 bushels to the acre. Most of the large yields in the South 

 have been made by planting from 3 l / 2 to 4 feet apart and 

 then drilling a distance of from 8 inches to 24 inches in the 



-Germ 



Seem 



Demonstrations showing results of planting corn at different 

 depths. Diagram of kernel of corn. 



row, planting three or four kernels to the hill and thinning 

 to a stand of two stalks. 



Selecting the seed. Seed corn should be selected in 

 the field and not from the wagon or crib. This is in part 

 because as soon as the seed ear is picked it should be hung 

 where it can dry out well. It is also because in selecting 

 seed much besides the ear itself must be taken into ac- 



