The book Corn; Growing, Judging, Breeding, Feeding, Marketing; was written by author Bowman, Melville Le Roy, 1881- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of Corn; Growing, Judging, Breeding, Feeding, Marketing; book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Corn; Growing, Judging, Breeding, Feeding, Marketing; a good or bad book?
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The maintenance of a healthy, dark green color and a thick, though often short stem, indicates vigor in a growing corn plant. HARROWING CORN 179 The Objects of Tillage. The chief objects of tillage are: (i) To stir and loosen the entire soil to a sufficient depth for the roots of the plants to freely extend themselves. (2) To pulverize the soil and mix thoroughly its constituent parts. (3) To develop various degrees of openness of structure and uni- formity of soil conditions suitable to the pl...anting of seeds and the setting of plants. (4) To place beneath the surface manure, stubble, stalks and other organic matter, where it will not be in the way, and where it may be converted rapidly into humus, (5) To destroy or prevent the growth of weeds. (6) To start other weed seeds which have been dormant in the soil. (7) To modify the movements of soil moisture and soil air. (8) To assist in controlling soil temperature. Harrowing Corn. The reasons for using a harrow or weeder before the first cultivation of corn are to kill newly germinated weed seeds; to start other weed seeds by warming the soil and admitting the air; lO prevent the formation 01 a crust; to produce a loose surface mulch; cind to get over a large area in a short time.
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