Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1912 — PLANTING CORN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PLANTING CORN

The illustration shows why deep mlUvatioi' of corn after the root sys-

terns have been formed id destructive After the corn is well started the roots spread out often from one row to another, interlacing in the middle. A ptow ripping along between the rows at a. depth cf from 5 to 8 inches will cat olf the roots and very slacken the growth of the plant and cut abort the yield. The first cultivation may be fairly deep, but after that the surfaee of the soil should only he stirred lightly. It should be stirred frequently, however, in order to create a dust mulch and maintain the moisture about the woofs <*f the .corn.