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Show Nothing Better Than Corn as Drouth Crop There is no other crop that will produce a." much nutritious feed per acre with so little water as will com, says J. C. Hogenson, extension exten-sion agronomist of the Utah State Agricultural college. In a year like this one, when extreme drouth conditions prevail, more land should be vplanted to corn. Even now it is not too late to plant corn on some of the well-prepared well-prepared land where other crops have failed. Corn planted now will mature sufficiently for good silage or dry fodder. For planting at this time of the 'year, use quick maturing varieties, such a-j Minnesota 13, Falconer, Golden Sunshine, and Indian Red. These are all high yielding varieties vari-eties of both grain and fodder. Sse that the seed bed is fine and firm. Plant in rows three feet apart and as straight as possible to facilitate fa-cilitate cultivation. Keep the field free from weeds, because weeds are great consumers of water. |