Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-30
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FOk THE Eve UIRER.
MORE coRw WITH LESS WORK.

TO make MORE coRw .TH LESS WORK.
! My neshbor, Mr.. z. has cult. a'ed this year
about sixty acres of land in corn. The land was
originally good, but is now old having been Snl-
tlvated at least sixty years more: parts OF IL
have been occasionally manfred; parts not at all.
From view OF the crop few days ago, it is es-
imaed It will average at least five barrels TO the
acre. The following Is his mode of cultivation:
First, break your land deep and 1OeH, in beds OF
ten and half feet wide, giving 70 each bed such
slope as to enable the water iurrow drain all the
water that falls the bed Just before planting
run large, heavy iron-tooth drag over the land.
Then lay Oft with tfowel hoe two rows upon
each bed, leaving the distance between the water
iurrow rows greater than the rows upon the top of
the bed. BY these several operations, the land be.
ing well prepa ed for receiving the corn drop about
three grains in place, from Is inches 10 2 feet
inches apart, according TO the quality of the
land then cover il with harrow. After plant
ing, permit the land to remain without further
work, except that of thinning TO one stalk and of
'ransplantng missing hills (Which is very impor>
ant) until about the middle of May. At this time
with small Dagon or Bar share plough, run one
fuTrow with the bar next 10 the corn, in order 10
throw the dirt from it In the same furrow run
large trowel hoe Golfer. with large foot as
near the corn as possible, TO break the roots
under the and the small bar of earth between
the corn. This is important operation, because
as the laud is only ploughed one way it is neeess
roy ~ hcAI tuiS Oar Whilst the corn Is
young, or It cannot be done afterwards As soon
as this operation is completed, turn your Dagon
ploughs, throw back the fuTow and lap The earth
over by this means forming ridge to the corn,
which covers up and smOthers the young grass be-
tween the hills, they are called. Then plough
the top of the bed with trowel hoe and the wafer
fnrrow row with small Dagon. These operas
tons are required to be done as 10 be completed
within eight ten days OF harvest Just before
the commencement OF harvest run over the whole
field with harrows, not triangular but formed in
such manner to incline the earth to the corn.
Soon after harvest, repeat the same operations with
the harrow, and about ten days a fortnight alter,
run over the land with skimmer an insrum emit
so formed as TO cut about half inch deep and is
inches wide. The last finishes all the necessary
working. No hand hoeislg as necessary, as IS |
proven, by observation on MIR. P's crop. \ small
psii he haHd-kcsd, !o- !he sake OF experiment /
II is no better than the rest; nor is the land less
foul; indeed the difference is imperceptible. Thus
MIR. P's experience has satisfactorily proven that
corn crops can be well made without the hands ,
hoe as with IT, and with less ploughing than j. +
generally done: provided the pl0ughing is tcelt I
e1ecUted ch,dspends upon the execution
His experience for number OF years has further
proven that the distance he gives his corn is E.
noush. Great loss Of labor, land and crops is sus-
tanned by giving a greater distance Probably,
neither the stalks nor may Ieok a. large as
those produced by the consnon mode Of cultva-,
ton, bal 20 many @i-:e beng GA tl.e land the pro-
duce TO the acre is Considerably greater.
Amelia, Oct. l7th, IS27.