Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-26
AGRICULTURAL.
GREAT CROP OF CORN

OhEhl CNOP VI CORN.
Mr. a. B Meggnson mana ger upon plantation i'm the
county OF Amherst in this State raised the
on one acre OF land, hundred and eight and half blu,
shells OF sound OF inferior quality This
received no other culture than the rest of the field The
same manager had frequently made one hundred bushels
OF sound corn and some OF INFERIOR upon acre of land
y" iie"sdh' ISLAND, III Tie county OF G00chland.
Mr.. J. Clark,
favor of the 24h January have Just receiv.
ed and was sorry IL was SO long reaching me- l. however
lose no time in giving you the information ask for which
do with pleasure in my lame manner.
prepare my land Tor corn in the fall, if can, with
wohorse plough by throwing it up into beds of feet
(Which is the distance cultivate my corn rows apart eli
Ier upon high or flat land y but il out Of my power to
90 II men, az any time before commence planting
ann altogether with machine, what we call Icorn
planter made for that purpose and leave the corn thick
or thn according 20 the strength moisture of the land
III remarkably rich, and sufficiently moist leave stalk
every SIX or eight inches apart; If less rch but still of
good quality, about twelve, and | think two feet to
one stalk, far enough apart for any land that will pro.
duce al all In moist land / plant on the bed and
In dry thirsty land in the sink or finishing furrow
by throwing down little Of each bed into the sink
WIN small plough for the purpose of getting bed
TO plant IN plough our broken land horzontally in Or
der that may hold much moisture as possible for the
crop, and also to preserve il from washing rains If
break up in the fall, plough again just before plant
H. by reversing the BEDS think il very important to
prepare the land well before tits planted After planting
keeplt wen stirred with coulter plough; Ohee fixed
IN frame Tor one horse to puli) that will always finish
row al the thrd aud very generally the second urrow
unh gets large enough bear lho dirt from the mould
board. then commence giving it my last ploug hing
WIN small turning plough, by running burrows OIL each
sac OF 'he corn st, and then again and fin
shng out OF the middle Of the row. As soon as il will
DO 10 th hoe it, and then thin IT, and IL should REQUIRE
It, hoe 1t again think should stop working corn as
soOh as soon as II Will shade the earth enough IN he
other growth down, think Injurious to break the,
roofs alter the stalk is generally jonting.
commence planting about the 10Th of April or az
soon as think there is sufficient warmth in the earth TO
bring the seed up regularly, that may all grow up TO-
gether, as planted is much shaded bv the FIRST
upon my thick PLAN that it seldom produces any thing
For corn we generally manure in the drill owing TO
the scarcity OF the article, should prefer IFS being
spread over the land regularly stable manure or litter
rom idrm yard, well otted is very strong and should
not be put IN the drill TOO pentfully it has tendency
70 hre the crop put greater small quantity ac.
corning 70 the strength OF the manure am very little
acquainted with lime, or plaster as a manure =
conclude my remarks, by wishing you success upon
'he mode cultivation A. G.. MEGGINSON
N. u; use the Farmer plough altogether, No. IL
'or TWO horses, and NO for one hSrse
Seed Corn and Birds-As il ts about the ti,,e Co,
planting, would mention remedy against birds: AZ have
formerly received much damage, and was making nv COIN
plant to gentleman Of Northumberland County Penn.
syiyania, when he gave me the IolIowing Iirectone
viz: To bushel Of seed corn out in ,nb ,ur j.; ns
pail Of hot water, aud stir IL up well ten tnrn Inc
corn into bucket, and let IL drain few minutes then
put IN the tub, and turn in quart of hot tar sir
quick so as TO make Il stick TO all the grains Of corn.
men turn IN four quarts Of plaster stir it we'll and will
SUCK ney TO al the grains Of corn; and on stirring thew
come wy fine, and all the blades Of corn appear tbGv
snu Of very dark green, and am confident that no
IOWl, great or small, will medde with H. have nracfs.
ed hs as above described for three years and ake no
DINER Efforts TO keep Oh birds My corn comes up we'll
s"o receives 10 injury have thrown bali bushe at