Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-04-17
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From the Farmers Cabinet.


5aa experience-and whose eXeriions in the asr
cultural cause deserve the praise and emulation
his brethren. The methods OF culture he recon
nends appear to be rational and the ct that pc IA
repeatedly drawn The premiums oihur Agricnllgti
Society comments his experiments to the attent'o
aud trial of our farmers.
From actual experiment. would recommend
my brother Farmers. Tive following mode ct cult'va
ting Indian Com. Potatoes. Wheat and Grass, %
old farms, where the soil is conscnal to the growt
of the same.
Plough your grass land. which you intend 70
planting the next season. after The crop Of ha,
Is taken off ;and be careful not 10 take uDanY
than you can manure well the next spring mt which
time when your land is dry enough to work with
out treatihg in the surface, harrow the sod fire
then cart on all your winter manure and sprrat
about twenty load or 700 bushels per on mois
land If dry land. less will do. II the manure ha'
been handled over several times lernented and made
fine, so much the better for the first crop at least
and ifin state of fermentation az the time, spread
and plough it in while warm, and suffer as little
gass to escape as possible. Plough fine. and a.
many times as you please. Your land will not be
Injured by too much poushng, when sufficient,
dry. When YOU have done pllughing. with very
light plough fnrrow for your rows, about three fee
apart, and light as only to level down the hisl par
of the former burrows. and leave plain mark in
your rows :-then il the weather is warm and the
time has arrived for planting, s'rew YOUR rotten bar
yard manure in the burrows at the rate Of about ei.h
or ten loads per acre. Then drop and cover YOU
seed corn on the old manure, two kernels to each
foot OF the rows: placing them few inches part
so that il both should grow. YOU can pull up Oh,
without nlurlng the roots IT he other. as one to
foot in the row ~ enough 10 stand after the frs
hoing at which timc be careful to pail Up all over
or your crop will be injured by beng too thick
Iloe in such manner as to destroy all the weeds
but make no Hill about YOUR corn in the whole pro
cess Of hoing. The smoother the surface of hi
field when your hong i, done. the stronger the corr
roots VIII hold to support the stalk.
The roots will spread in every direction near th
surface of the earth. where they receive The clrc
OF the warm rays OF sun. the nitric particles ut tl
earn and have rich mould below. into which the
will penetrate 90 far as il is sufficiently heightened
and made warm tpr their use. 1t is o well know
fact that Indian corn will not grow without heat
any more than Tie rush without water il So, VII
should we las others have dpnel plant thc seed II
deep burrows OF holes, and rtlse a hill about tn
stalks as they grow, and keep the roots dep coy
cred in the cold earth, excluded from the warn
surface ofthe field Is il reasonable that this latte
mode can be conducive TO the growth of corn a
the forner
lfany arc at stand and wish 70 know
Let them try the experiment BY row.
by planting one row deep in his
And shallow the next in drills.
have planted my corn mo.tlv in rows of singh
stalks for several years past and in several dtfel
eft ways Last season planted my field in III
above mentioned manner except two rows throng
the Geld planted in hills Of about three feet alar
and had about three stalks stand in hin on IN ave,
age and teHded it equally. At harvest time.
gathered and measured the ears which grew on II,
two hill rows by itself. then gathered and mes
sured the ears taken OF OF the two next rows, whic
stood in singh stalks OF one foot u part and inun
the latter exceeded the former in proportion of on
sixth part more. ! an satisfied that fl had plant
ed my field in hills in the COMMON way. last wear
should have lesseneL ny crop Al least eleven
Twelve bushels OF corn per acre. II he expenses
cultivation IN this way will cost about one day'
work per acre more than the common method {
planting, and hare no doubt it will increase tn
crops, on an average one sixth part.
Men''i recommend the preparation Of the &c,
Tor Potatoes the same as for Indian Corn. Th
i'anting to he, one large potaoe. II Of the lar
white kind, to every fool and a half Of the row al
bring little mou!d ny round the hill in hope h,
MOTTO make largo hlli.
In this way consider your corn and potatoe (iclt
prepared in the hest manner for a crop of yhao
OF other grain. the next season The folloYiu
spring, ploNgh 1 light and fine harrow it do,y
smooth then sow III wheat about one and h.,
hushel per acre, which has been soaked a to q
hours in pickle Of about half the strength of III
strongest brine. When the pickle is turned of, al
Stacked lime or good house a-hes, As much a. q;
make il sufficiently dry Tor sowing If Won cslc,
late for yonr next crop to be Grass. sow peck
herds grass seed and 10 or 12 pounds Of Glow,
seed per acre, ,henput it,n with light harrow
a switch made Of brush for the purpose.
In this way we get crop Of IntIian Corn
Potatoes; ono crop Of Wheat, Flax. or other era
and four or five crops Of Hay, with ono coat
manure and that without mpovcrishng o.
fields
From The S0aitem .lgr;cadturit.
SWEET POTATO.
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