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INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 



There is no gain found in frequent cultiva- 

 tion, but instead a slight loss. This loss may 

 be due to excessive root^pruning. Where corn 

 was cultivated, however, once in three and 

 once in four weeks a material loss in yield oc- 

 curred. It would appear that three to four 



Fig. 21.— Standard Kiding Cultivator With Six Shovels. 



cultivations a season, according to circum- 

 stances, might be recommended as a general 

 rule. 



Depth of cultivation should be shallow 

 rather than deep. The roots of the corn plant, 

 while penetrating several feet below the top of 

 the ground, are essentially surface feeders. At 



