CHAPTER IV 



MANURING AND PREPARING THE 



SOIL 



MANURING 



UNDOUBTEDLY the best fertilizer for 

 sweet corn is of a natural sort, and 

 as the crop is one that requires from 65 

 to 120 days to mature from seed, the 

 manure should be of a lasting form. A 

 mixture of horse manure and cow manure 

 seems to be the one most advisable. How- 

 ever, horse manure or cow manure alone 

 could be used to great advantage, the 

 amount to an acre being 15 to 20 tons 

 applied each year. More manure might 

 aid greatly if it were available. On a small 

 backyard lot 50 by 30 feet, one good 

 wagonload would be enough. 



This manure, if coarse or fresh, should 

 be applied in the fall and spread over the 

 garden and spaded in. If the manure is 

 old and decayed, it could be spread on 

 the garden in the springtime and at that 

 time spaded into the soil. The general 



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