CHAPTER VIJI. 



CULTIVATION OF THE CORN CROP 



1. CULTIVATION OF CHECKED AND DRILLED CORN. 



A. Object of Tillage. 



B. Harrowing Corn. 



C. Depth of Cultivation. 



D. Frequency of Cultivation. 



E. Kinds of Cultivators. 



2. CULTIVATION OF LISTED CORN. 



CULTIVATION OF CHECKED AND DRILLED CORN 



Thorough cultivation when the corn is young means less care 

 thereafter. By destroying the first sprouting weed seeds, the corn is 

 given a better chance and less moisture is lost. Furthermore, it is 

 very essential that the corn plant never gets a setback. That is, there 

 should be no perceptible cessation of growth between the time the 



TON'OrELESS FUUR-SHOVEL CULTlVAluR 

 Used in compact soils, and on rongh lands. 



plant ceases to feed upon the endosperm and the time it begins to 

 draw its plant food from the soil. The maintenance of a healthy, 

 dark green color and a thick, though often short stem, indicates vigor 

 in a growing corn plant. 



