Show I t I Deficiency of Potash Harmful to Corn Crop Premature dying of corn plants In lit black sandy soils solis muy may be tine due to de c. c of or potash In the soil soli sa says s 's the United States Department of at ture The Tile corn plants ma may develop well during the seedling needling and early growth periods and und attain normal size but before killing frosts they break brenk over o the fire leaves lea die suddenly and the ears remain rennin Incompletely developed e. 1 with soft cobs and chatty chaffy grains Such I ears suffer further losses from weathering ering and ear cur rots I Experiments Experiments' c con un conducted n- n ducted in Indiana where premature dying of at corn Is prevalent pre showed that the continued removal of crop residues and the use of ot fertilizers con can containing taming only phosphates aggravate ate the trouble Control measures S says S 'S the Department of Agriculture Include fertilization to supply the needed potash pot pot- ash changes In crop residue crop residue disposal and selection of locally adapted seed |