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Title: Soil culture and modern farm methods
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Taylor, Warren E. 1854- Deere & Co., Moline, Ill
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: Moline, Ill
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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nverted into humus. Climate While corn is grown in practically every state and territory exceptinglaska, to some extent, the yield in various localities depends upon thength of season, rainfall and temperature. Where the season is shortBcause of latitude or elevation, late spring and early fall, frosts are apt) cut the crop short. By carefully selecting seed in sections where theme between frosts is from 85 to 95 days, it is possible to make a veryir crop. To illustrate: Secure seed from northern Iowa, select earsown low on the stalk, and plant in central South Dakota. Take seedom there for southern North Dakota, gradually working north. It isways well to select ears low on the stalk, for they will produce corn aeek or two earlier than ears high on the stalk. By carefully selecting■ed and using thorough methods in making a seed-bed and in culti-ating, seed can be trained or acclimated to a remarkable degree in fromiree to five years. A few years ago it was thought impossible to grow
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corn in North Dakota, but now it is a very popular crop. The ideallocation is where the rainfall is not excessive but moderately large, welldistributed through the growing months, and where there is plenty ofsunshine and warm nights. In some arid sections it is possible to pro-duce a strain that is very drouth-resisting, or, in other words, will ma-ture with a minimum supply of moisture. Soil An ideal corn soil is a dark loam rich in humus or organic matter.The soils of Iowa, lUinois, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio, and parts ofMinnesota and South Dakota, are especially adapted to corn. Clay,gravel and sandy soil can be made to produce good corn by the free useof manures. Soils of many southern states are ideal for corn, and intime, as diversified farming is practiced, will rival the great MississippiValley corn belt. Low land should be drained, and, if sour, limed.Alkali land should be thoroughly drained and given a free applicationof horse manure. If a hard pan exists, the Taylor subsoi

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