the corn in the world is produced in our United 
States. 
Corn will grow on almost any good ground. 
It prefers a warm, deep, well-drained soil. A 
reasonable amount of rainfall, especially in 
July and August, helps greatly to increase the 
crop and to fill out the maturing ears. Corn 
usually follows grass in the farm rotation. The 
heavy root system is adapted to coarse ferti¬ 
lizers, due to the comparatively long growing 
season. Fresh manure at the rate of five or six 
cords per acre, with 400 to 500 lbs. of acid phos¬ 
phate harrowed in before planting, is the usual 
recommendation. Early growth is stimulated 
by the application of not over 400 lbs. of nitrate 
of soda or its equivalent along the rows. This 
should be done soon after the crop is out of the 
ground. Commercial fertilizers, if used in the 
hill, should be well mixed with the soil, as the 
tender corn roots are easily injured by strong 
chemicals. A safer practice is to broadcast the 
fertilizer, or to use manure under the hills. 
Plant approximately three feet apart each way. 
Cultivation should be shallow so as not to in¬ 
jure the feeding roots. A slight hilling up will 
help prevent the corn from breaking over when 
heavy with ears. 
Regarding pests Dempsey says, “Corn smut 
is the only disease of consequence. Prevalent 
but seldom serious. Remove smut balls as soon 
as they appear. The European corn borer, cut¬ 
worm, and wireworm are the most important 
corn pests. As neither spraying nor dusting is 
effective, cultural practices must be resorted 
to.” 
Our Indian Corn, in all the colors of the rain¬ 
bow, is a careful mixture of maize from the 
Mexican, Uti, and Hopi Indians. We hope you 
will want to plant some of it. 
