Show PREPARING FOR COn I In preparing ground for corn we plough in the spring about six inches deep We think this sufficient in our soil while on land that had been skinned for many years this depth might bring up too much subsoil We think i better to deepen the soil gradually grad-ually by ploughing a little deeper each successive year until a good depth is obtained After the ground is ploughed the harrow is often the best tool for pul verising I very dry on some soils it would be economy to use roller first then harrow We never use the roller when the ground is sod or wet enough I t pack We prefer the drag to alternate alter-nate with the harrow In the spring in preparing a seedbed as a rule and use the roller in the fall when the ground Is more apt to be dry We never use n commercial fer tilizer on our farm but apply in the fall all the barnyard manure we can W make to the fields intended for corn the following summer It may be hauled any time during the fall but we do not aim to spread it before cool or rainy weather so that it will not waste so badly by drying out but it should not be allowed to lie in piles all winter as the rains wU leach out the strength and not be evenly distributed over the ground We prefer hilled corn to drill as it Is nicer to farm and in case of a wet spell in the spring if weeds get a start they can be held without the use of the hoe which although a very effective tool for destroying weeds is too slow 1 for the nervous temperament of the hustling American farmer We plant In hills three feet eight inches each I way from two to four grains to the hill I the ground has been properly prepared before planting so that it i fine and free from clods about one or two days before the corn comes through the ground we harrow all over nicely This gives the young plant a nice clean start Should the ground harrow up cloddy we would roll if dry when the corn is up sufficiently to follow at be readily seen Then up least once a week with the springtooth cultivator running very close to the but deep corn while small never very close to the corn after the roots get well started We continue with the springtooth cultivator until from the first to the middle of July when we leave i and call it laid by feeling that we have done our part for a corn I cropA S B in Farmers Guide i |