Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-22
CULTURE Or CORN.

CULTURE Or CORN.
,sss-.s 81 ftasSg9 FROM the .4mericaa Eaap,er.
ffr Skinner, is requested to repmblishth the conrnu-
nieaLon of DR.. Muse, upon his mode of culti,atin
ccr, referred to in his letter publislt in the Ears
rner Of the 18th December, as being contained in
one OF the old Numbers of the same sork-this re-
quest is made because many OF the present subscri
bers to that work in possession Of the work
so. fur back. 80 - * A SuBscn t,.r ~
Extract from the Report of the Annnal Cattle Show
and Fair--held by the MARYLAND Agr;cultur raj So
Z Getty for the Western Shore of MARYLAND, aarce-
ably to appointment at Carroll s Point. q ~ -,
Ctm6rsdge, Oet.s4, 1927.
DEAR SIR:--Last winter, some gentlemen, enter-
tanning the sentiments with my seif of tho pro-
priety of cultivang less iaud with moro attention in
preference to land with less attention, dctcrm.
Hed sweepsake acres corn free to all the
farIn,,rs ofthc country who would throw in So each
to be laid out in silver plate for the victor I'm
fortunately only six entered for the race; unf,ru-
nateiy too my corn Was planted four weeks ascr
theirs, and the drought Of month fell up,
the first shooting tas it il calied earring of mine
which had planted in manner novel here m once
some years ego, saw the mode described or near
~ SOY Upon my five acres I had twelve thousand
stalks to tho acre Ny land was laid off il, double
drill 10 inches apart, lines Ia feet apart, and so
Throughout and the STALKS in these lines about 10
inches apart-tnaking a regular series isoscolcs
ninngies. My ground was most perfectly pulvcrsz
ed b. the plough. roller, harrow and scnriiier be-
tore To- planting When th.corn was.six or eight IN
ic,es high 6nr 1,iopgied il very deep aud let he
earih rcnlain unre;urned till supposed Stlc roots
had descended under the inrroreir which svas my
object that IN case of drought tho depth of the
might supply the moisture, which would be- extra
oelnaned by the excessive number of laats.
iiese are the only narites u.ten.ipg my export
rlcn ASH the g,ouati WAS cnpatet in extremes; nv
corn had seasnnable weather un,l made growth Of
Twelve tcpt high, and large stalks could be de-
sired; but unfortunately. At the very crisis iiua
-cntfOa a dsnrght rntnenced and continued about
one month. The effects upon my thick growth YOU
MAY ita gine; my nri5hbors predicted that would
fs.-:tY,H \ T
inns mishapl fly per cent. As il is, ought
ia be sal isicti, having swept the stake. -, ~ .s
! 4 Cnelese statement vi the prodnct of the Eve
acres; and also OF ten acres, ard viii thank Won 10
eSnint them to the committee scroas, at your
cattle show and whether be or not, tie successful
Candidate for the live acfe-l,renair or boil
or neither, feel gratiied that under the most unta-
vorab,e circumstances of weatiIer have conyince;i
many obstinate farmers of their erro,-4aod erat
drsi6'er ot,ae. 7s-,+-e -
lou will perceive that have ta ali, these matters
verified on oath; and this fill authenticasion ought tu
be Forever required by your board nor does II innlvl
suspicion but it will make the nt,r,
c.iar, and the owners perhaps also: aud it goes
abroad upon firmer basis than loose letter of con.
lecture.
The board gencrally prefer 10 possess Tie mode of
cultivation will please to uss, his as may best
JOSEPH f. MUSE.
D0,ctesie;' county, 20 lrt--Ocl.3, 1927.
Joseph F.. Muse dcposeth that he actually sur
'yeyed and measured the ground from which John
w heeler, his overseer he obtaiaed the corn
below mentioned: and that the one measurement
contains five acres precisely, aud the other MEASURE
rent ten acres to tie best ofhIs knowledge
= Fafen aai certified by me, Justice Of the -peacc
fer the co,lty aforesaid.
= JAMES HOUSTON.
Joan Wheeler deposcth that.t.c cora which grew
on The above named grounds this season measured as
follows, to wit. on the five acres, four hundred and
joriy nine bushels and one half bushc and enc half
peck of shell corn ninety bushels per acre want
ing half peck--and on the ten acres seven hundred
and sixty bushels of she'll conn., or sevet six bushels
per
Taken and certified by nss, Justice as aforemen-
toned. JAMES HOUSTON.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE
Steam Boat -4uyo5.t, Der. 81 1920
attn now about 90 miles below Cincinnati-the
day charming one-,he Ohio in fine running ORDER
left Point Pleasant Oh the night of The 28th and
arrived at Cincinnati in twenty hours, distance OF
2lo miles and am progressing at the rate Of IL to
10 miles per hour. and shall take at Louisville
this evening. The town of Point Pleasant is SMALL
and the society is almost exclusively to be sought
for In the vicinity Tine population Of Mason county
census of 1920, or neatly double. This is a graft
flying result, when it is known that the titles to land
N Tie western counties Of Virginia ara exceedingly
encountered, and great portion being too mountain
Gus for luch population. am dcsir0us to see New
Orleans this wintcrlt is OILY SEQ miles from, Mem
ps, and tIe de cent can be accomplished in three