CONTENTS 



XVU 



CHAPTER XVI 



Corn 



PAGES 



149-202 



Uses of Com, 149 — Distribution of Corn, 150 — How 

 the Corn Plant has changed as it has moved Northward, 

 161 — Climatic Kequirements of the Corn Plant, 162 — 

 Soil Requirements of the Com Plant, 154 — The Pro- 

 duction of Corn, 154 — Selection of the Seed, 154 — The 

 Selection of the Seed Supply, 169 — How Selection of 

 Seed may influence the Yield, 172 — Drying out the 

 Seed, 172 — Storing the Seed, 173 — Testing the Seed, 

 174 — Grading the Seed, 179 — The Ideal Seed Bed for 

 Com, 181 — Preparing a Seed Bed in Sod Ground, 182 

 — Preparing a Seed Bed in Cornstalk Ground, 184 — 

 Preparing a Seed Bed in Stubble Ground, 185 — Plant- 

 ing the Seed, 185 — The Time of Planting, ] 87 — The 

 Depth of Planting, 188 — Distance between the Rows, 

 189 — The Number of Kernels in Each Hill, 189 — The 

 Replanting of the Missing Hills, 190 — Cultivation be- 

 gins with the Harrow, 191 — Later Cultivation of the 

 Crop, 191 — Depth of Cultivation, 193 — Frequency of 

 Cultivation, 194 — Cultivation of Listed Cgrn, 195 — 

 Harvesting the Crop, 196 — Crops used as Substitutes 

 for Com, 198 — Planting and cultivating Kafir Com 

 and Similar Drouth-resistant Crops, 200. 



CHAPTER XVn 



The Small Grains 



Why Wheat is so extensively grown, 203 — Climatic 

 Conditions Favorable for the Growth of Wheat, 205 — 

 Winter and Spring Wheat, 205 — Systems of Rotation, 

 205 — The Seed Bed and how to prepare it, 206 — Selec- 

 tion of the Seed, 207 — Planting the Seed, 210 — Har- 

 vesting the Wheat, 211 — The Uses of Wheat, 212 — 

 Oats a Cool Climate Crop, 213 — Varieties of Oats, 214 

 — Preparation of the Seed Bed, 215 — The Selection of 

 Oats for Seed, 216— Harvesting the Crop, 218 — Shock- 

 ing and Stacking Oats, 218 — The Uses of Oats, 219 — 

 Oatmeal, 219 — Methods of Cultivation and Uses of Bar- 

 ley, 221 — Soil Requirements and Uses of Rye, 221 — 



203-224 



