PLANTING 



a general rule, soil conditions have some- 

 thing to do with the depth the seed is to be 

 planted. It is necessary on moist soils or 

 heavy clay soils to plant the seed shallow; 

 whereas on sandy soils and on drier soils 

 it is necessary to plant the seed deeper. 



The old gardener's rule which said "seed 

 should be planted to the depth of twice 

 the diameter" is one that will apply here, 

 especially if common sense is added to this 

 formula. Sometimes it is necessary to place 

 the seed 1 inch deep on certain soils, and 

 other times a half inch is as deep as would 

 be reasonable for this seed. In very dry 

 sand, even 2 inches would not hurt, as the 

 seed must have certain conditions of mois- 

 ture in order to start its first germination 

 processes. The average depth, however, is 

 about 1 inch. 



HOW TO PLANT 



There are two methods of planting sweet 

 corn. One is by hand and another with 

 machinery, which is driven by man power. 

 Larger machines driven by horse power 



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