Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-25
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The following was written by practa-
cal farmer J. Buel, President of the
New-York State Agricultural Socie-
ty.
INDIAN CoRN.-This not only gives
more food to man and to beast than any
other grain, but it gives more to the
soil in the form of manure. where the
stalks are fed in a we'll constructed
yard, as they ever should be. 1t is
less exhausting than other grain; first,
because of its broad and expansive sys-
TEN of leaves, which draw largely from
the atmosphere for food; and second,
because under my method of culture,
it is cut before the leaves cease to per-
form this office, aud consequently be-
fore the grain depends for its nutriment
wholly upon the soil. 1t is peculiarly
adapted to loose warm soil. Although
profitable crop, on such a soil, when
we'll fed and cleaned, it returns little or
no profit from one that is poor, wet, or
stiff, make it the basis of my course.
1t answers all the purposes of a naked
summer fallow, in cleaning the ground,
and decomposlng the sod. Although
clay may require to be summer fatlow-
ed for the purpose of pulverising, a
falIow crop, and that. a hoed crop, |
believe every rejecting man will ad-
nit, answers every beneficial purpose
on light loans and sands. Ispread my
manure, and plough about the lst of
May. Iprefer this time, because the
clover has then acquired a good growth,
and turned under with the manure,
affords an excellent bed fer the roots
of the grain, with ample room TO range,
and abundance of food to nourlsh.
then, either with a roller or harrow,
close the insterstices between the fur
rows, to prevent the escape ofthe gasses'
and TO cover the manure from he ex-
hausting influence of the sun and winds.
The decay of the roots soon render the
ground permable to heat, light, air and
moisture, which will contribute to pro-
mote vegetation. The seed is then plant
ed in hills al 30 inches distance each way,
pass a harrow at the first dressing
both ways, and with the hoe do little
more thar destroy the weeds and grass.
At the second, and last dressing, !
plough shallow, and earth or hill slight
ly, taking good care not to disturb the
roots, or bring the manure TO the sur
face. As soon as the grain is glazed,
which has been invariably the first
week in September with me, cut the
crop at the surface of the ground, with
a hemp hook, laying four hills in bun
die, bind above the ears Immediately,
take it off the field on sIeds, and stock
it near my harn-and husk it when
convenient. By this course save Ia
bour, and double the value of the fod
der, and clear my ground in time for
wheat. The stocks will not injure il
put up wet, the ears keeping the stocks
open to the air. The gypsum is sowr
before the ground is ploughed. AL
other things alike. think the clover
lay increases the crop from 25 to sc
per cent, and tends to counterfeit the
effects of drought.
To MAKE BUTTER.-Take your new
milk, and heat it scalding hot-then lie
it stand "a hours, and thick yellow
cream will be gathered on the top
skim this of. taking with ii as little o
the milk as possible; put your cream
then in clean bucket or other suitable
vessel, and SET it over a pot containin!
hot water, so that the steam from i
may gradually warm the bottom of thu
bucket, while YOU stir the cream roun,
: with your hand, constantly, and in iron
6 to IL minutes you will have butte
of a sweeter, finer favour than tina