MAY 



On the farm. May is the month of planting, trans- 

 planting, and cultivation. The corn is to be cultivated 

 constantly: potatoes, cucumbers, melons, beans, etc., are 

 to be planted; tomatoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, and 

 celery are to be transplanted; and continual warfare 

 against weeds and insects must be waged. 



LESSON LXXV 



CULTIVATION OF CORN 



The proper time to begin the cultivation of corn is 

 before it is planted. As was said in the previous lesson, 

 the ground should be plowed deeply, the surface har- 

 rowed mellow and fine, and the corn planted in hills 

 or in drilled rows. 



Methods of cultivation. As soon as the rows can 

 be followed the cultivator should be started. If any 

 deep cultivation is to be given it should be the first 

 two times over, before the soil is filled with corn roots. 

 After the corn is six or eight inches high some form 

 of surface cultivator that will not disturb the soil to a 

 depth of more than two or three inches should be used. 

 In the western part of the corn belt, where the fields 

 are large, the two row cultivator is becoming popular. 

 If the corn is very straight both ways these cultivators 



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