A Year's Supply of Roasting Ears For 75?

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July/August 1972
by JACK ROLAND COGGINS 
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It is important, however, to get as much organic material into the soil as possible. Plow under (or dig with a spade) dead leaves, green grass, straw, weeds, leftover food . . . anything that is growing or has grown. Decayed organic debris in the soil keeps it from packing and baking and permits roots to go deeper, faster. It also attracts helpful earthworms and encourages the presence of beneficial soil bacteria.

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If you plant your corn early you'll probably not be bothered by damaging insects until the ears begin to mature. About that time, though, the corn ear worm and other chewing insects may start gnawing away on the developed kernels. Hidden beneath the husks, they can devour ears undetected.

Do not fight these pests with dangerous chemical insecticides! Instead, squirt small quantities of pure mineral oil (the kind you buy at the drugstore or supermarket) into the silks when they begin to show well on the ends of the ears of corn.

Yes, it works! I've used this safe, inexpensive method of control for five years. Since I began, my ears of corn are virtually free of insect damage — clean, whole, easy to work with — and command a far better price when I sell our surplus.

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