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Show Corn Crop Valuable For Stock Feed Corn is becoming more and more important in Utah each year. Varieties Varie-ties of this crop have come into ex-istance ex-istance which mature in much shorter short-er time than older varieties so that corn can now be grown successfully in sections of the country where formerly it was impossible because of short seasons. The popularity and success of the trench silo has added much impetus to the growing grow-ing of corn in Utah. Under favorable conditions corn will produce more feed per acre than any other grain crop. It is advisable advis-able not to grow corn if soil, moisture, mois-ture, and climate conditions are not favorable. Land can hardly be too rich for corn. Yields will usually be in proportion pro-portion to the available fertility which soil contains. The soil which will grow corn most successfully and economically is a sandy loam. This is in part due to the fact that such a soil is warmer, especially early in the season, than silt and clay loams. The highest yields of corn are most often secured following alfalfa, sweet clover, or some cultivated crop such as sugarbeets or potatoes which has received an application of barnyard barn-yard manure. One of the most important factors for success in corn grcwuu: is the selection of the proper variety, the one that does best in the locality. Find cut what variety the most successful! suc-cessful! farmers in your locality are growl v. then talk the matter over with your county agent before making mak-ing the final selection. Varieties adapted to different sections sec-tions of Utah are: Higher altitudes around 6000 feet Falkener,, Mercer, White Flint, Minnesota 13. For Altitudes Al-titudes around 5000 feet Minnesota 13, White Flint, Rustler White Dent, Wendell Yellow Dent. For lower valleys Boone County White, Improved Im-proved Learning. Corn rows are usually three and one-half feet apart with the individual individ-ual plants spaced from 12 to 15 inches in the row. The depth to plant in order for the seed to be placed in moist soil should not be more than from two to three inches. |