Show SCIENCE IN GROWING CORN requires great deal of labor but farmer Is repaid by the increased crop wy by ac K the testing of seed corn la is very important this spring not in many years has the question so BO closely appealed to the farmer ns as it does now much of the seed corn savel bavei in the he corn belt states for this seasons planting Is showing low germination and better cultivation than ever will be necessary to produce a big crop A good seed bed Is the lie foundation of the crop or rather the first stone upon the real foundation the seed presuming that the corn ground Is in proper rotation and sufficiently it should be worked up as mellow as a garden bod bed it if stalks are on the ground they should be dialed both ways the rollers being ground sharp then follow with altha a disk dish and work the soil thoroughly four or five inches deep it is hardly pos possible to spend too much time in preparing tho the ground it should be disked three times each way making six workings before planting when stalks are plowed under a good plan Is to harrow first then plow then harrow again and plant tho the harrow should follow the plow closely and all plowed ground should be finished every noon and night another good preparation to Is to disk the ground faur four times using a the first time and an ordinary disk a week later then harrow tho the land after each double disking and plant close after the harrow rowe the illinois man says that after several years experience lie ho prefers disking to plowing of course sod eod ground must be plowed it la Is ilso also important to use UBO the right kend of a corn planter use an edge bilgo arop drop planter or ono one hat fiat will drop the exact number of kernels for which it la Is set 95 times out of 0 it should even do better than that it if the seed has been carefully sorted according to size to fit the holes in the different plates this Is in tho the only way to get an even stand of corn an oven even stand from good seed aeed la Is tho the only way to grow a profitable crop test the planter well before taking it to tho the held field do not spoil a lot of ground and waste a lot of seed trying to find out whether your planter la Is reliable roll ablo or not |