SWEET CORN 



into the land during the spring. It is also 

 considered best by a good many planters 

 to have the plowing done only a short period 

 before planting, as the soil then is in better 

 condition for the quicker development of 

 the seed. 



The general plow^ing may be either back 

 and forth across the field where a sulky 

 or reversible plow is used ; it may be around 

 the piece, or it may be of the back-furrow 

 method which is spoken of under the sweet 

 corn growing for the home. 



All of these systems have advantages 

 with different individuals. The author 

 prefers the method which does not leave 

 a dead furrow in the middle of the piece, 

 especially where the dead furrow is two 

 furrows wide. Therefore, he inclines 

 strictly towards the use of hillside or 

 reversible plow rather than to the middle- 

 of-the-field-dead-furrow method. If very 

 intensive culture is desired, then both fall 

 and spring plowing can be used, and the 

 fall plowing may be 7 to 9 inches deep 

 and the spring plowing only 4 inches deep. 



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