CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Cropping Systems, Manures and Fertilizers for Corn 

 Cropping Systems for Com: Continuous corn cul- 

 ture impoverishes soil, 266; The place of corn in a 

 rotation, 267; Suggested rotations for the cotton- 

 belt, 268. Manures and Fertilizers for Com: Manures, 

 269; Lime for com, 270; Fertilizers for corn, 271; 

 Plant-food removed by corn, 272; Soils and fer- 

 tilizers, 273; Relative importance of fertilizing con- 

 stituents, 274; When to apply fertilizers, 275; Method 

 of applying fertilizers, 276 > Fertilizer formulas for 

 corn, 277; Some general principles, 278. 



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217-229 



CHAPTER XIX 



Phepabing the Seed-bed for Corn . 



Plowing the Land: Destroying the stalks, 279; Time 

 of plowing, 280; Depth of plowing, 281; Covering 

 rubbish, 282; Subsoiling, 283. Preparation of Plowed 

 Land: Treatment of plowed land, 284; The disk- 

 harrow, 286; The smoothing harrow, 286; Special 

 harrows, 287; Sub-surface packers, 288; Ridging com 

 land, 289; Wide beds for corn, 290. 



230-237 



CHAPTER XX 



Planting and Cultivating the Corn Crop 



Planting the Seed: Testing the seed, 291; Methods 

 of planting com, 292; Time of planting, 293; Depth 

 of planting, 294; Importance of getting a stand, 295; 

 Distance between rows and hills, 296. Cultivating 

 the Crop: The objects of interculture, 297; Importance 

 of thorough early cultivation, 298; Cultivation by 

 separate rows, 299; Depth and frequency of cultiva^ 

 tion, 300; Value of late cultivation, 301; Kinds of 

 cultivators, 302; The Mclver Williamson method of 

 com production, 303. 



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