| Show bretna CORN astae As the season for foi planting is near hear by a few suggestions may toay prove beneficial to those who contemplate planting broom corn this year A rich sandy loam will produce firo duce the finest corn and the best beat crop a clay soil 4 i I 1 not lot so sor good as it produces a very coarse quality broom corn does not require planting before common comand corn and mid does best fo 0 o be p put ut in after the weather and land bd become warm enough to germinate quick do not select weedy ground forit but land that is clean and in good condition pulverize the s soil oil vell veil welli then drill it or plant in hilis hills fifteen to eighteen inches apart from four to six seeds in a hill when drilled it must not stand too thick in the rows make stake your rows three feet or over apart so as to get between to cultivate well broom corn coin needs attention aa as soon as it is weh well out of the ground by bk stirring the soil as soon eoon as the ther corn is up the weeds are destroyed and do not injure the crop cultivate well while young until one foot high when it will be well rooted and insure a good crop this is the principal item in raising broom corn keep kiep it clean and well cultivated while young and then cut it at its right stage arid and cure it there is nothing difficult about it when properly understood seed can be hadlof no 1 quality plant tb atz nino C OMI M I 1 and inid vm wm wrights we shall wille write again for the paper beut the cutting and curing 0 of f it and hope to see enough raised ta this yean lypa to prevent b importation it ia as safe a cronnin crop in grasshopper ra ss hopper hoppen times as can be planted H 13 S |
