U.S. Department of Agriculture · Farmers' Bulletin 553

The United States Department of Agriculture, in 1913, on how to grow, store and pop your own corn — and why every farm home should.

Care of the Growing Crop

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Care of the Growing Crop

Grass and weeds should be kept down as much as possible while the corn is making its early growth, and the soil should be kept loose over…

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