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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
corn, or the lighter sandy soils will produce good broom 
corn. The dwarf variety is the most popular and 
valuable. It is drought resistant and produces a long 
well-fibered brush. The height of the stalks averages 
about five feet, making it convenient to pull the brush. 
Fig. 170.—Products of broom corn. 
The earliness and high yielding qualities of the dwarf 
broom corn makes it a very desirable variety. 
Planting is generally completed during the month of 
May. Seed is sown in drills about three and one-half 
feet apart with stalks two feet apart in the row. Early 
and frequent cultivation is necessary to keep the weeds 
from crowding out the slow growing plants. A harrow 
