THE GROWING OF VARIOUS VEGETABLES 



quart of seed will plant two hundred hills, which 

 should be made three feet apart each way. The seed 

 should be planted in slightly raised hills, dropping 

 a number of kernels in each hill to allow for any 

 failing to sprout; after the corn is up, these extra 

 plants should be pulled out, leaving three plants 

 in a hill. The extra early sorts may be planted in 

 rows two and a half feet apart, and the hills 

 eighteen inches apart. Plant the seed half an inch 

 deep, and either tramp upon it or pat it down firmly 

 with the hoe. Where the ground is not very heavily 

 manured, a tablespoonful of phosphate may be 

 placed in each hill with benefit. 



When the corn has attained three or more feet 

 in height, it will be well to go through the rows 

 and pull out all side shoots and those which will 

 not set ear, allowing the entire strength of the 

 plant to go to the making of corn. 



The green shoots removed makes excellent feed 

 for the horse, cow, or pig, and is greatly relished 

 by them. Corn is, of all garden vegetables, the most 

 economical to grow, as there is absolutely no waste, 

 such corn as may not be used for the table making 

 the finest feed for the poultry in winter, especially 

 for the fattening of cockerels, and the cornstalks, 



