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Indian Corn; Its Value, Culture, and Uses

Edward Enfield

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... DISEASES OF COEK In the history of this plant disease is scarcely known. Occasionally some morbid indication, as a rust on the leaves or stalk, or an unnatural secretion, is witnessed; arising probably from wounds in cultivation, or from long-continued extremes of weather; but otherwise its history is marked with health and vigor, and it still remains untouched with any serious malady. The contrast in this respect with wheat and most other grains is so strikingly in favor of corn, as to justify the conclusion that the exemption of the latter is purposely ordered by a beneficent Providence. The principal disease of this cereal appears in the form of a dark spongy growth, sometimes of a blue black or purple tinge, that occasionally shows itself on the stalk or leaves, but is more apt to take the place of the blighted ear. This substance increases gradually in size, sometimes reaching six or seven inches in diameter, and is generally regarded as a rank and luxuriant species of fungus. The kind of parasitic growth to which this fungus belongs, it has been found, may be in most cases effectually destroyed by an application of common salt. It has, therefore, been inferred by some that soaking the seed-corn before planting in a solution of salt, or spreading salt freely upon the surface of the ground, will have the effect of preventing this disease. The usual theory in regard to this fungus attributes it to the bruises and lacerations inflicted upon the young plant by a reckless mode of cultivation. The bleeding that occurs from these wounds results in the formation of the dark morbid substance above described. When this happens to be in contact with the ear, it is liable to prove destructive unless discovered in season and promptly removed....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indian Corn; Its Value, Culture, and Uses. To get started finding Indian Corn; Its Value, Culture, and Uses, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... DISEASES OF COEK In the history of this plant disease is scarcely known. Occasionally some morbid indication, as a rust on the leaves or stalk, or an unnatural secretion, is witnessed; arising probably from wounds in cultivation, or from long-continued extremes of weather; but otherwise its history is marked with health and vigor, and it still remains untouched with any serious malady. The contrast in this respect with wheat and most other grains is so strikingly in favor of corn, as to justify the conclusion that the exemption of the latter is purposely ordered by a beneficent Providence. The principal disease of this cereal appears in the form of a dark spongy growth, sometimes of a blue black or purple tinge, that occasionally shows itself on the stalk or leaves, but is more apt to take the place of the blighted ear. This substance increases gradually in size, sometimes reaching six or seven inches in diameter, and is generally regarded as a rank and luxuriant species of fungus. The kind of parasitic growth to which this fungus belongs, it has been found, may be in most cases effectually destroyed by an application of common salt. It has, therefore, been inferred by some that soaking the seed-corn before planting in a solution of salt, or spreading salt freely upon the surface of the ground, will have the effect of preventing this disease. The usual theory in regard to this fungus attributes it to the bruises and lacerations inflicted upon the young plant by a reckless mode of cultivation. The bleeding that occurs from these wounds results in the formation of the dark morbid substance above described. When this happens to be in contact with the ear, it is liable to prove destructive unless discovered in season and promptly removed....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indian Corn; Its Value, Culture, and Uses. To get started finding Indian Corn; Its Value, Culture, and Uses, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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