Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-17
AGRICULTURAI.
FSom the Baltimore Fdrmers
SPRING oRoPs--cORH.

grain 70 the acre-more farinaceous ma
terlal-than any other, and such is its pc
culiar aptitude to accommodate itself Ell
Their to the long summers OF our more
southern segion, OF the short ones OF the
east, that varieties which take all the fruc-
flying influence Of the former to ripen
their kernels, when translated to the lat
ter. 20 accommodate themselves to the
more brief duration Of summer in that
quarter, a. 10 perform all its work Of ma
turing before the autumnal frosts. But
with all is excellent qualities Of nutrition,
Yredscfiresesf, and aeelimdtion there is
y no crop more uncertain or precarious
there is none which better rewards high
and neat cultivation, OF Furnishes with
more severity, him who campers with its
growth in a. slovenly manner, on soil
despoiled Of its virgin strength, and when
niggardly denied assistance by the besot-
ted being, whose cupidity and ignorance
have made him at once as reckless al his
own personal interest as Of the necessities
cfihe earth, whence he would impiously
draw his sustenance. We say, it is an
uncertain and precariou, crop, and so it
b:-while Earl Stimson, Of New-York,
that prince ofcorn.growers, will acreage
upwards Of 100 bushels TO the acre in a
crop Of 5000 bushels, we could point to
those who do not, in many instances,
makesover two barrels to the acre. Per
haps these gentlemen would saw "Ah,
but Mr.. Stimsoh's land is very rich, and
then he manutes highly" Not 50
naturally, the soil of Mr.. SIS farm is verv
poor, being 81 per cent Of pure slick,
and only three Of the carbonate Of lime
and 50 far from his manuring highly he
does not give more than an ordinary DOT
ton Of manures. He "manures his land
only oses ~ SiE years, excepting the ap-
PtteatioH Of plaster to his corn. He al
lows FIVE loads Of barn-yard manure, and
three OF leeched ashes to an acre, and this
" always spread upon the surface after
Ploughing for the first crop, and either
narrowed or ploughed in by very light
ploughing. In ploughing, he never per-
sIniis the plough to 60 deeper than three
inches; the sod is turned over fat, and
then rolled, it being his great object to
keep all the vegetlble matter on the sur.
face With this moderate supply of the
wants Of his soil, for ten years prior to
1892, his crops Of corn ranging above
5000 bushels annually, have averaged
the product stated, viz. over 100 bushels
TO the acre. We have not exhibited this
PIdN Of Mr.. Stimson because it meets our
entire appreciation; for there are parts of
ito which we would object, and vet the
rssuH Of his labors, the safest mode of ar.
irving at the truth, would tell us that his
Plaza Is just suited to his light sandy SOIL
HleR TO our own judgment, we would 90
deeper though we had to use the SUD-
sfrats~ plough, we would find a highway
for the, larger roots OF the corn to draw
their liquid cordial from the bosom of the
earth
.,. The great art, in Mr.. Stimson's case,
consists in doing every thing at the right
lime he never permits his corn to suffer
n consequence Of weeds. or a baked and
parched eauh-the weeds, before they
can possibly operate injuriously, are ex-
pelled, and the earth is always kept loose
and fresh around the plants, attracting
moisture from the atmosphere, and drink
ing IN the sweet and animating dews as
they fall thus preserving to the growing
corn continuous supply Of wholesome, re-
freshing and digestive aiment. We
should mention here, cursorily, that his
corn rows are about 81 inches apart that
he plants the small northern corn, and
isaUes four plants in each hill, so that
each acre in culture by him contains
$4,000 plants
The sitting Of this latter fact, points to
usfa moral which we could wish our
readers generally, and particularly those
inthe middle, southern and western States,
TO pay particular attention to, as we de-
sire they should profit by it, Il is an I'm.
deniable fact that all rery large. products
of corn have been the result Of close plant.
> ing. In this fact, their greater assiduitv
and neatness in its culture, and the appli-
cation Of proper manures, are we to find
the true causes why the eastern farmers
30 TAR excel Us ia the product or this in
dispeusable grain. While most Of us
have orr rows ranging from 6 to 81 feet
with but two plants in hill, the more
economical Yankee places his rows at
from q inches to 8 feet, and instead OF
having two plants at each point, there
are four. Now let US see what an i'm
mense difference in products is TIM.
brough. about. Rows ~ inches either
way apart, 4plaE;s in hill, as we have
before shown. gives US $4,000 plants !:
rows 5 feet either way. 2 plants in a hill.
gives as but l742 plants: while the
first yielding a gill Of shelled corn, for
each stock, Is competent to grow 1ls
bushels 8 quarts to the acre, the latter, NJ
the same Iatio Of yield, can only give the
product Of ID bushels l6 quarts; or sup
posing theeass on the wide planted corn
should produce times as much as that
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