Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 33
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, October 16, 1902
MEXICAN CORN.
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A Brazos River Farmer Raised Good Corn
Planted After the Middle of July.
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M L. Strickland, who
resides on a farm three miles below the city on the Brazos river, brought
samples of Mexican corn taken from his crop which is now in the roasting ear
stage. Mr. Strickland planted one field July 17 and another July 22.
The latter shows better development than than (sic) the former, but both show
splendid maturity and will make about forty bushels to the acre. Mr.
Strickland has demonstrated that the Mexican corn even when planted after the
native crop is matured. As the Kansas yellow corn matures by July 1 Mr.
Strickland's experiments demonstrates the possiblity of raising two crops of
corn on the same land. This is a somewhat startling proposition, but it
opens up possibilities in Texas farming that points to control of the corn
production as well as cotton and cattle.--Times-Herald.
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