PBEPARATION AND PLANTING 



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ing is not practicable on land subject to washing, as 

 the planting is likely to be destroyed by heavy rains. 

 Also, in cold or wet soils the seed is likely to rot in the 

 lister furrows, or growth of the young plants to be much 

 retarded. Where listing is practicable, namely, in dry, 

 warm soils, it is a very cheap method of producing corn, 

 as the ground is not plowed before planting, though it is 

 usually disked. Cultivation is simple and easy. 



SOWING CORN FOE FORAGE 



118. For coarse forage or soihng, corn is frequently sown 

 broadcast or drilled thick with a grain drill. One to two 

 bushels of seed are sown per acre. Usually a rather small 

 early variety is used, rather than a tall or late variety. 



Fig. 47. — Corn sown broadcast for forage. In above case was sown after 

 ■ - wheat harvest. 



