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Show SEVERAL PLANTINGS OF SWEET CORN Few Iletter VafjetaM, Grown lor Home Ut. There are few heller vegetables grown for home uao or fur market Hiuu augur corn. A aiicceaalon of plantlnga of It ahniild be In every farm gurdon. Our ieraoiiut preference la for medium allied to large vuriollea, Kor rapid growili and early ma-tnrlly ma-tnrlly the anil for aweot corn alimild be mellow and very rich. It la Im-poaaible Im-poaaible lo got the aoll ton rich, and the greater variety of fortlllnora thnt rnn be uaod the boiler. To an ahiiu. dunce of atiible manure ahoiild ha ndded a liberal amount of poultry ilmppliiga, wood aatiea and bone meal. Ilnrrow. dlak mid cultivate all of lb fcitllbcia well lulu the anil ao that the aoll and ferlllir.era will bo un ei. n und lino mixture. After the .wool corn la up, alalile manure may bo aprliiklod on Iho aurfuce between the rows and lightly nil I vuleil for a aurfiico mulch. In dry weal tier llila aurfuce luanure will act aa a mulch to hold molature, and In rulny ttmea Ita rlclineaa will bedtaaolved out and car rlod to tlio roota of the growing corn ua u Ibpild forllller. Make iho Ural planting of aweot corn In Iho very warmeat of Hie gar. don aoll. na Hie a la will ipili kly ml lu cold aoll. However, If the Ural pluming rota, ropliinltug can oaally Im done. Hi Kin cultivation Juat aa awn ka Iho corn nppeura above the ground or glio II a burrowing before It la up. Lot Hie alinvela of Iho culltvnlor mil deep fur Iho ttrat lime until tho pluiita nin about a font high, alter which cultivate cul-tivate only two or three Inchea deep. Do not be afraid of ciilllvulliig tou often, for atlrrlng and mixing the aoll nnd keeping dow n weeda are Hie muk-lug muk-lug of a giaid crop. |