GROWING OF SWEET CORN FOR CANNING 



a certain number of seeds, perhaps four to 

 six, and at the same time to drop a limited 

 amount of fertilizer. 



However, if the field is to be check-rowed 

 and cross-cultivated, it may be to the 

 advantage of the man to give a little more 

 care to the operation of planting his corn. 

 It is practically next to impossible to do 

 thorough, good work, so that the field is 

 check-rowed, with a single-row corn planter. 

 However, with most varieties of ' two-row 

 planters it is possible to plant in checks, 

 and therefore cultivation is easier. 



CULTIVATION 



Cultivation should begin as soon as the 

 seed is planted and the ground should be 

 thoroughly stirred throughout the growing 

 season.. The first tool to be used is the 

 weeder, which should be used every few 

 days until the corn is 3 to 4 inches tall, 

 generally, four or five weedings being suffi- 

 cient. First, weed the way the rows run, 

 and then across. After the corn is through 

 the ground, weed only the way the rows 



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