RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR GROWING CORN 
. Corn yields best when a good sod is well manured and 
plowed under at least two weeks prior to Corn planting. 
2. Weed control is most efficiently attained by successive 
seed-bed operations prior to planting. 
3. For silage, select a medium tall, leafy, erect, productive 
Corn that will reach hard dough stage by harvest. 
4. For grain, select a Corn that is productive, has sturdy 
stalks and will get fully ripe. 
5. Plant May 10 to 25, soil and weather conditions per- 
mitting. Follow fertilizer recommendations. 
For grain, Corn in 36-inch rows should average one 
stalk per foot of row, and for silage one stalk per 9 
inches of row. 
7. Round or small kernels produce as much Corn per acre 
as flat kernels, provided the proper planting rate is used. 
Test for accuracy of planting. 
Weeds should be controlled when small by shallow 
cultivation. Deep cultivation prunes Corn roots and 
reduces the yield. 
9. For maximum yields postpone harvest of silage till ears 
are at least in hard dough stage and of grain till ears are 
fully mature. 
FOR DIBBLE’S SEED CORN 
EXT to hay, Corn is the most important crop on 
the livestock farm. The dairy farmer is mainly 
interested in Corn for his silo, while many other 
farmers need a Corn to husk and crib for feeding. It is 
important to select a variety that will mature for the pur- 
pose for which it is to be used. If for silage, it should be 
in the hard dough stage when put in the silo; if for grain, 
it should be mature enough so that it will keep in the crib 
without danger of molding. In other words, the Corn 
Wisconsin 275 
Cornell E-10 
Cornell 11 
Cornell M-1 
Wisconsin 335 
Mam. 8-Rowed Yel. Flint 
Cornell 29-3 
Early Moo-Mix (see note)* 
EARLY 
100 to 110 days 
MEDIUM 
110 to 115 days 
| Ohio M-15 
( Ohio K-24 
Means LATE West Branch Sweepstakes 
115 to 125 days Leaming 
LATE Med. Moo-Mix (see note)* \ 
130 days Lancaster Co. Sure Crop J 
crop should be at the proper maturity before frost, 
whether for silage or for grain. Naturally a later-matur- 
ing variety can be planted for silage than for husking. 
We list below the varieties of Hybrid and Open- 
pollinated Corns that we recommend for various con- 
ditions on Northeastern farms. They are listed in 
order of maturity as tested on our own farms. The 
maturity dates are average and, of course, will vary 
with the locality and the season. 
Mainly for grain production where early Cornell 11 matures 
for grain. Recommended for silage at high elevation and Northern 
areas. 
For grain where growing season is fairly long, as mn valleys 
of medium and low elevation and Western New York. Excellent 
silage Corns for farms at intermediate elevation in Northeast. 
For grain only in limited areas where Corn growing conditions 
are very favorable. 
For silage under favorable Corn growing 
conditions. Valleys of low elevation and Western New York. 
Not recommended for grain purposes. For silage in those sec- 
tions of the Northeast haying an exceptionally long growing season. 
Note: *Medium and Early Moo-Mix for silage only. 
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