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use of manures and fertilizers is required in order to 

 enable the plant to absorb food throughout its entire 

 growth. 



Sweet Corn. 



When sweet varieties are grown, the object is to 

 obtain a large number of ears suitable for the table. 

 The sweet varieties are less hardy and vigorous than 



Corn and Oats, New York Experimental Fields. 



the ordinary field varieties, and are better adapted 

 for light soils, hence the treatment is still different; 

 from that used when grown for the purposes already 

 mentioned. The grain is not planted ordinarily until 

 the soil is thoroughly warm, and the temperature is 

 likely to continue high and, because better suited for 

 light soils, special fertilization is necessary. 



