PRACTICAL GARDENING 



young suckers attached to the base of the larger 

 plants appear, break them off, otherwise the 

 vitaUty of the producing plant is lessened. 

 Cultivate this crop very frequently and espe- 

 cially after a rain so as to conserve the mois- 

 ture. After the ear begins to form do not cul- 

 tivate close to the plant ; the feeding roots are 

 very close to the surface. All weeds should be 

 kept out. 



To have corn ripen in succession, plantings 

 should be made of the early, mid-season, and 

 late varieties once every two weeks. 



To have corn unusually early, sow the seed 

 in five inch pots or strawberry baskets about 

 April first. Keep the soil moist and warm. 

 Transplant without disturbing the roots, after 

 all danger of frost has passed, and you will 

 have corn four weeks earlier than the crop 

 planted in the open. 



If the hills are slightly banked with soil after 

 the ears have formed there will be less 

 danger of the stocks being thrown down by 

 stormis. 



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