Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-22

! are to be derlyed from making theSe Selec-
tions. Were it necessary, could present
to YOU the names Of hundreds who have
practically tested its utility. Selections of
seed might be madein three ways
lst. From imported seed.
I'd. Seed selected from the field before
gathering.
Sd. Seed selected from the corn-house
after gathering.
lst. 1t appears TO me, that, from certain
unknown causes this State is not as well
suited to the growth of Indian corn as the
more Northern States. The Indian corn,
there, produces much more to the ocre. l
have seen fields without any manure pro.
duce SO and 60 bushels as an average.
You may frequently find upon tho North
ern corn, as many as five and six ears,
which. though not so large as our own flint
corn, yields much more to the acre.. Why
this fact is so, shall not stop to discuss;
but it certainly appears to me, that corn
which will make such yield, should GER
tainly be introduced among US. In the
summer of 1923, while atthe North, / sent
ca to Charleston ten bushels of this corn,
and in the following spring, planted a small
part of my crop with the seed; my expecta.
ton, as to its yield,was not in the least disap'
| pointed. Many Of the stalks bore six ears;
and four and halfwas the average to every
stalk. / was not very accurate in the mea-
surement of the produce, but think from
rough estimate, that, it was near 40 bushels
to the acre. My other corn, from seed
which / selected, did not produce me, with
the same attention, near so much. The
year following, planted my whole crop
from Northern.sced, and made much BET.
ter crop than l had ever done before. l
r'as warned by many of my friends that the
corn would. not keep. When gather.
ed it in, l put it up in the shuck, and
found that it kept equal to any corn ever
planted.
I'd. Corn might be very much improv-
cd by selecting your seed before picking In
your crop. For this purpose, select your
most trusty pickers, and send them out to
gather from every stalk that contains the
mostears. From such stalks, let them Sc
lect the largest cars, leaving the others to be
collected in with the main crop. From the
cars thus collcctedshell fthe corn from both
cnds,in order that you may have only the iul.
, lest and largest grains tor seed. This work
YOU may allot to your little negroes, or in
| firm and sickly~h hands. From corn thus
selected, the improvement i'll your crop will
be astonishing.
Sd. After you have picked in your corn
. you may also improve your crop-seed ny
selecting the largest and best looking ears.
This may be done either as set work; OF
.. by select from time to time, US the negroes
shell out to take their allowance. Let
each one as he comes across afne sized
ear throw it aside until wanted for seed.
This mode find much the easiest and
; most expeditions in the end.
PREPARATION AND QUANTITY OF SEED.
!, 'Tarring the seed, Though not a complete
,i preventive against the attack of crows, is
nevertheless, considerable check to them.
, AS to the quantity IF seed, / always SET
from three to four times the number rs the
plants wish to stand. There are SO many
of the seeds that never come up; so many
that come up sickly and SO many that at
terwards grow teebly, that this is absolute.
+ ly necessary.
THINNING AND SUPPLYING,
Il Ccrn, like cotton, should be tllinned two
Or three times, and sometime even more;
: care should be taken to leave only the
/ healthicst plants. | usually thin just before
t each working taking out, as l proceed, un'
til have reached the exact number required.
: prefer supplying, by planting over, much
more than by transplanting. A stalk trans
planted never grows as vigorously as that
l. from the seed. .-..
AFTER CULTURE.
Whether troubled with grass or not, corn
should be worked after two weeks old. In
doing this, use the bull-tongue plough, in
the following manner II plough upon
, both sides of the beds, within six inches OF
the plant, by which means the earth is COM
pletelyloosened about ii, the air is admitted
to its roots, and it is thus strengthened. In
i. two or three weeks after, again commence
work with the daggon- plough, and run fur
row in the alleys, by which means the earth
is thrown up to the young corn, which a.
bout this tine needs some hauling up. I'M
mediately after this lassploughi1ng' / 60 over
the crop with thehoe, haul up re a'rt PREP, p
crlv to the plants, and cut all tho grass whlcn
may be growing between them. ! have
never used the skirnmer-plough* myself; but
I have seen it used with such complete sue
cess by others, that shall try it this season
! upon both my corn and cotton. 1t is mis-.
taken notion, to suppose that our lands OF
the lower country are too grassy for its sue
ccssful use. In Barnwell District, l have
seen it used upon the deep swamp lands
where the grass grows more luxuIlut0,y 1uan
.. Il.