UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 320 
Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 
WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
January 24, 1916 
FARM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION 
OF CORN 
By 
Ho R. GATES, Scientific Assistant 
Office of Farm Management 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 1 
Genera! Statement . . 3 
Economic Factors Influencing Tillage . 8 
Acreage and Crop Yields = „ <> . . . 10 
Suhsoiling, Drainage, and Tillage before 
Plowing 11 
Plowing o . . 13 
Tillage Implements Used after Plowing 
and before Planting 17 
Methods of Planting and Kinds of Plant- 
ers Used . .... o ..... . 18 
Planting, Replanting, and Hand Cultiva- 
tion 21 
General Farm Practices and Conditions 22 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1916 
