Show r mos T EFFECTIVE cultivation OF CORN jat 7 ain IMPLEMENT FOR maintaining SOL SOIL MULCH prepared by the united S atee mes department of agriculture farmers can make the cultivation of corn most iffa tho anil anti go a long wu iva toward nit suring of hant sting a good crop b getting the tho start of mutis aliher haq thise rozlur plants are small before thir root roots tuio lime taken tinn firm hold and anti before tiny they ahme used much boll soil moisture tin flit cun can be destroyed by a stirring tit of the soil poll nhen han weeds hue lime become bitter littler ho however mee deep ul tit thallon only hlll III kill them such dup not only means more labor but it cannot be without breaking und find many corn roots if it corn land haa has been properly prepared dorp it ep auld cultivation bation Is not adil sable it should never be riven given close to tho the plant p lants after they are a foot high na much harm would be done by breaking the roote roots to gi tt t an early start of the ft cede in mutia anun or in fearons sea son nhen ft hen meed slowly it Is lit advisable to harrow barrow one onto or twice or otherwise oth enNise to 1 cultivate I I 1 avate lie the field before cum comes up Linit limited ted moisture makes thin stands necessary and it la Is poor management to allow gras gra pra s and anti weeds needs to roll frob the tile corn of thi this moisture aside from de eells weed timely cultivation la Is berel cial in prevent ing ins the lobi 1089 of luo tsure by evaporation and tind also in hastening hasten inc the worming of tle boll soil tho loss of soil mot tare by evaporation much longer froni from n compact damp surface than from a loose dry surface nur face and the evaporation tends to keep the boll soil cold in northern localities ard at high altitudes the conser consternation Nation of heat Is 1 frequently ne no important as the tile wu me fy title Is of 0 mo leture lature luckily both heat beat and moisture may be cons convened ened by good timely cultivation heat ilent Is 1 v anted in evaporating or Nv wasting asting poll moist moisture re making the surface loose and T dry ry eaves saves both eoll soil heat beat ind and boll moisture cultivate after cultivating after heavy rains la Is a ti good practice to be most effective the cultivating should be done aa as boon soon as he tile surface Is dry enough to work will it if tile eoll soil 14 1 tillo ned ed to dry ry until it breaks up clodt 13 much moisture will III be lost a ewd goia mulch carfa cit be 10 obtained anti harm ie Is more ilion likely to be done to the corn root roots As ai long taj rapid Is taking place lie the surface air remain cold and unit tho the growth of the corn aill bo be elow slow in order to cover coer large 1 arena areus quickly cul cut which work to or more row roas arr are a gnat advantage tho the number of nece enry sury jirld and the beet beat time for depend upon weather and eoll soil conditions condition dittli d not bo be allowed to grow and a mellow surface should be maintained ned in sortie o 0 this tiny bo be ifft dually with one or two wo in other seamons from four to elx air inay may be necessary nothing can be gained by continuing in ili free farcin 1 and in the eoll soil surface 1 Is mellow the tile surface Is clentry loode 1 ond and dry to reduce evaporation oration to 1 op on enough to prevent run off 1 and no deeds tiro tire blurting starting a cutti cultivation ti could do no good anti it tf care lesly ett would do injury to I 1 the cum corn object of cultivation corn should be cultivated only when one or more object objects will be lie by the ho cultivation and when total effects nil be more beneficial than injurious the beneficial effects of cu cultivation lusa tion are are 1 preventing weeda weeds from robbing the corn of wll soil moisture and fertility 2 letting platting the surface in condl unix to take in ralli fall alus ing runoff run off oft and erli erosion which mean lopees of water ater and wall pit fertility 3 carmine the noil soil by drying ite its surface quickly 4 saving baving moisture sture by checking its capillary moe to he tile eoll soil surface eur face so some injurious effects of cultivation arc are 1 breaking tho the corn droubi which whick otherwise would uso use romo of th the moisture of light showers before it evaporates und and 2 forming gargu clode clods and air nir spaces quit permitting air to enter and dry the boll toll |