PLANTING 31 
If the object is to fortify the plant against dry weather, it 
is best to plant the seed in a furrow and then gradually 
cultivate the furrow full of soil as the plants grow. 
In an experiment at the Illinois Experiment Station, cover- 
ing a period of five years, corn was planted at depths ranging 
from one inch to seven inches. The greatest yields resulted 
from planting one inch deep. 
YIELD IN BUSHELS PER ACRE FROM CORN PLANTED AT 
DIFFERENT DEPTHS 
DEPTH PLANTED IN INCHES 
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Station 
1888..... 109.7) 84.4 |/100.8 | 88.0 | 73.1 | 60.3 |...... 
1889..... 83.0] 88.0 | 51.0 | 87.0 | 81.0 | 92.0 ]...... 
1890..... 77.8) 72.8 | 70.3 | 58.4 | 62.83 | 60.3 |...... 
1892..... 65.8} 64.7 ] 62.7 | 70.3 | 56.5 | 58.5 | 40.5 Illinois 
1893..... 51.3} 48.7 | 40.7 | 40.0 | 83.4 | 29.0 ]...... 
Average| 77.5) 71.5 | 65.1 | 68.8 | 61.2 | 60.0 | 40.5 
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Too deep planting is the rule rather than the exception, 
especially in the case of early planting when the ground 
is still cold. We know of ten cases where poor stands are 
the result of too deep planting where one case is the result 
of too shallow planting. If it is necessary to get the seed 
into the ground, use furrow openers which will cover at a 
uniform depth, besides throwing all the clods out of the 
furrow. 
DRILLED CoRN 
The advantage of drilling corn is that one kernel is 
dropped in a place. Standing singly as it does, each plant 
has a fairer chance both below and above the ground to 
develop normally and produce well. It requires less care 
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