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PLANTING CORN 



78. Important Factors in Planting. There are four 

 points of importance to consider relative to planting corn. 

 The first of these is the time of planting; second, depth of 

 planting; third, method of planting; and fourth, thickness of 

 planting. 



79. Time of Planting. The time of planting corn varies 

 with the season and the location. Corn is a semitropical 

 plant which will not stand frost; on this account, it must not 

 be planted until the season is pretty well advanced or until 

 danger of frost is past. Corn planted in cold, wet ground 



Fig. 23. Average dates of beginning corn planting throughout the 

 United States (Bureau of Statistics, Bui. 84). 



