Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-01
FOR THE EyNQUIR Err.
ArDInIvI

Large are an evil in the cu,iya ION Of tho In
dian corn crop IL is deemed necessary make few
remarks OH the above principle from recent specme
exhibited in the public papers OF disposition excel
IN mammoth ears Of Indian There was one ear
published by southern gentleman, one by Mr.. Up
shur, and several by Mr.. Danie the hitter gentleman
appears TO have carried off the palm of victory in the
iour ears he sent TO Mr. Skinner, late Editor OF
me American Farmer. His mode of annually Guilt
fatins, whe he improve Id snd exhausted field
Is as justly TO be admired his selection of the paricu
cuiar variety is to be regretted ancd that the
gourd seed the largest of all the varieties and produ
gees the least product. The h the corn requires
10 DO panted IN hills at great distance apart whilst an
Individual stalk will not produce more than one or two
ears; consequently this variety will not make larre
crop. MIR. Daniel planted his corn l42 feet by fee,
with one salk in hill, which averaged SIX barrels %
the acre, and 3-lf gills per hill 1t conceded
presume, the land was rich, for f"Mr. Upslurs ear
from its great size, exhibited considerable fertility OF
soil in which il grew" certainly Mr. Daniels ears from
their superior sze exhibited still greater fertility. Let
us suppose the fertility Of the soil TO be don
it would be extremely rch and if the product IN in pro-
portion ii would be twelve barrels TO the acre. that this
probable is nearly the extreme product of this gil
ganiic variety Some years ago, being in the.neigh-
borhood OF Pittsburg / brought home the seed Of
large pumpkin, which planted the ensuing season. but
one generally grew on vAe ii large, round and
hollow, with thin she'll whilst il az aso deficient
IN sweetness havs considered these TO be a striking
similarity between the gourd seed and the big pumpkin
and neither ought 10 be cultivated. We will now con-
trast the cultivation OF the gourd seed with the small
yellow variety, which is generally cultivated in the
Northern States. that tho farmers make there in their
best cultivated fields, twenty five barrels TO the acre
whilst II produces the same, or fourishes equally well
IN virginia The superior product Of this variety over
the gourd seed, is thus accounted for: the smaller the
corn The closer IL be paned that if il makes less
per hi II VIII make more in the aggregate the increase
IN mc number OF ears preponderaes the dminu-
uon In size TO Increase the product There is state
meht IN the Agricultural Memoirs Of Pennsylvania by
gentleman who planted his different dissnces
10 ascertain what distance would make the greatest pro-
dsc that The distance OF foot each way with ono
stark IN hill, made the greatest crop. do not reeol-
iect the product, but IL only made one ELL per blk
IL made little upwards OF twenty-five barrels to the
acre III the above mode in planting the gourd seed
made Bill gilis per HILL and six barrels per acre. and
me mode in planting The other made gill per hill,
shn twenty-five barrels to the acre, the superiority OF
the small over the large variety, is immense IL may
closer u can be planted, and the moro II will make
never saw large crop Of (sad practical fsrmer
without great number OF stalks. There were forty
thousand Stalks 10 tho in the above experiment and
there were only thirteen hundred and twenty stalks in
Mt Daniels crop In tho crop for which tho late Peter
Minor gained premium from the Agricultural Society
OF hIbemars, there ninety hundred stalks which
made nineteen barrels TO the acre. The crop would
nave been greater, but for The extreme drought which
occurred that year, combined with tina high and dry
situation OF tbs soil Tie variety cultivated was the
white flint have automatically demonstrated the
closer corn planted TO certain extent il the ears are
smaller The crop will be gres tbat large cars are an
evi u less product il evil when greater one can
DC produced. Leaving out Mr.. Daniels large ears
his publication, in my humble opinion, is entitled 10
great respect
Caroline, June 2I, 1881