The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-09-02
AGRICULTURAL.
TO THE EDITOR or THE ENQUIRER.
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The new method of raising In liam Corn disco.
vered by MIR. Hal has excited much thought aud re-
lection on the subject Bat am sorry lind that an
experiment male in this way, has entirely failed in
the hands Of 50 judcious farmer as General Cooke
The burning up Of the cora in this experiment might
DC owing 10 the plants being much rroudei and
the beds also may have become coon iact ard hard
from an entire neglect ofthe plough However,, or at
credit is due to MIR. Hall for his bold deviation from
the old hackneyei method of raising maize as the adj
vanages gained BY this improvement fit would do) are
great and important The soil would be retained ON
the seepest lands the crop always continued in the
same held, annually increasing ia its fertility which
w1ald add to the product OF every subsequent crop
Eayng Only received some hints on the OUTLINES Of
this plan, can say but little about it. The Public
would be gnItihed in seeing full detail the i'm prove
meat and its results, by NJ; Hall himself In prepar-
ing land tor any kind crop. think O! gy-
ing up the important implement (caed the ploush,)
with which will prepare field for IN different
way from that, prepared with grubbng no, and the
spade-and whether tits worth an experiment, CIR not
leave It to the public-to judge and determine.
With good plough I'd three strong horses the
heli designated fol corn, is thrown into beds Oh c-
vel, four feet WIDE and from eight to ten inches zen
leaving Intervals of eight feet unbroken between them
which VIII make the corn stand twelve feet apart
an the manure that Gun he made on the farm, ms be
spread on the thinner paris of thcse beds and inrne,
datey ral;ed in wish coulter, drawn BIZ horses
breaking the ground two three inches deeper than
it vas at first Gu: with the plough. Here then, we
hsve beds we'll prep1red for thetccepton OF seed four
feet wide, and twelve riches deep. When planting Is
commenced, SCOOP rocst be along the middle of
the peas opening pretty wide furrow; the corn
dropped tro:c six 20 nine inches apart and covered
with cOuer passed only one side oft This method
oil covering have pursued for three years. and 6nd
good aud expeditions way OF drilling 'fhe coulter
must be enlarged little by tapping hemp or tow a
round 1t, or short wing Offset might be put TO one
side, so to answer the purpose vsry well. But
here, the drill plough would be Infinitely better A.
soon al the corn planted the single horse coult
sfHh be started and succeeded by tn Rlouglas soon
as this Implement is found be iacapa lie OF c0iauer-
Ing the grass the plough NAV be followed b. the hand
hoe, and the usual mo o. cultivation may b, pursued
rs long rs 10 found necessary. But ifthcre be clover
growing in theintersices, it might be better to cut and
cover the beds with it, shout the rst tenth Of June
which would save the labour ofploughing and bowin,
alter hSve, and perhaps the would be bst,sr ii
ITS roots remained unbIuken after this period Strong
lands, Particularly owgrounis might do very well with
less distance, having the beds OIL, three fet wlIe
hhd the intervals sX feet only, which would max the
rows stand nine feet apart. Just be0re or after the
corn IS planted valuable purpose nig int be ANSWERED.
by strewiug ~ psm over t: whole field giving st
least one bushet per acre, which would tend to prevent
that feeble and yellow app, arance that sometimes
takes place ia the plants aitc two Successive cD
yer crops, and at the same time greatly promote the
growth OF tc clover rising III the intervals After The
winter break; about the last of February having IRE
Vio'i5y carried away the stalks to the arn ID .ns
--ct all the vegetable matterhs raksd Of the
C3d bedSald Iiiieeut qu0ntIy OF clover seed be-
towed over them, then replace the straw t,nly to pro-
tectthe young plants from the springs frost aud the
sun1Tnri|s si,n.
The game field is to be always devoted To corn cult
waiting only the one tir &C il every year, and this third
will contain grestcr Bsnbcr OF corn pants letting
them stattone font ar9rt ia the drill than the whole
held would do planted in the usual way (thalis wo
stalks together, six fIct distatec) hcn two thirds OF
the plough labor is5syed, E1sh IN the preparation and
cultivation throughout. Il may not be necessary TO
use the level more uIan once. a; the oil beds will al
ways direct the p'oughman hoy 1lay OF the new
ones. He will take half the usbrokch i,teYsce the
second year, and the balance the year foilowing-
Then three years will complete the c,rsc always al.
lowing the aud n lie two years in clover before il
thrown up 70 corn, and two years in my opinion i,
long enoTgh iur any arabic land To lie uneultiyated
Would not tn covering Of green eiegsr with all tlie
supernueiary corr plants add suckers thrown on Tie
beds, together with all tie roots rotng unlis,irb
elm tie earth, give more vegetable pa5ulutn to the
sdl, than CHI; crop eNtraci cd then Ming two
sears ~ clover before another cxbusng crop AZ.
pied, must certainly inorats its fertility als ri great
" u tie pr disc, Of every subsequent crop.
have no oliy prepared fell for corn with the
plWg hut have planted, cultivated, aud managed
IL throughout. Yet assure you thar j. 10 entirely H.
Ory with ne, as have not had the ne 10 make 81 -
sic experiment. 10 tbs Wy non woub have sureaI
ny ii as PcIosureiy before the f'ublic had Il not
been TT The late publications this subject, ,yri,
excited ac q t,roa in NY mic snaong ia. r.st
ROBERT MNBi,TsON
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