Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-14


'ced so many stocks as that which is highl,
rannred.
Quantity Of seed and corering.- From us
ing too little seed, and rccklessncss il
covering it, many corn fields are dcficicn
onc half of what ought to grow upon them
We drop six to eight kernels in hlll ant
take apccial care TO have it covered cnl,
with fine mould II dung. sods, sticks o,
stones are placed upon The hill 1t partially
or wholly prevents the plants coming. il
buried too deep, the seed may 70, before
the soil is warm enough to induce gcrmn-
alton; if too shallow, it may lack moisture.
These are little matters, though they have
great influence upon the profits OF the
crop. The extra expense that would be
incurred TO do these things perfect, might
be four quarts ofstcd aud one days labor
to the acre--and the advantages would Of
ten be the doubling of the crop. Two
inches is sufficient covering, if the bill is
trodden upon, as it should be, by TIE plant.
or, to compress the earth and preserve its
moisture.
.4ner culture. In this the plough should
not be used if the corn harrow and cul,iva.
Tor can be had, and if used. should not be
suffered to penetrate the soil more than two
or three inches. The plough tears the
roots, turns up and wastes the manure, and
increases the injuries Of drought. The
q main object is to ex'irpale weeds, and to
d keep the surface mellow and open, tina, the
heat, air and moisture may exert the better
their kind influences upon the vegetable
matter in the soil, in converting it into nu-
trlment for the crop. The oftcner the cul
tivator is made to pass between the rows,
therefore. the better; though ordinarily but
two dressings are given to the crop. At
the first dressing with the hand hoe The
plants are reduced, to four, or three, in
hill, the surface is broken among he plants.
The weeds carefully cxtrpaed. and a little
3 fresh mould gathered to the Hill. At the
second dressing, like process is observed
taking care hat the earhing shall not ex-
coed one inch aud half that the hill be
broad and fiat. and that the earth for this
purpose be not taken from one place, but
gathered from the surface between the
rows, where il has been looscncd by the
cultivator.
Harvesting The crop should be cut up
at the ground as soon as the grain is glazed,
or as soon as it will do to top, and, without
being laid on the ground, set immediately
in stocks. There are four substantial rca,
sons for adopting his mode OF harvesiinr.--
II secures the crop from The destructive cf.
fccts of frost; it quadruples the value of
,he fodder; i, clears the ground early for
fall crop, and it saves labor in harvesting
and, we may add a fifth. it makes a better
crop ofgrain, under any contingency. than
when it is topped in the old wav. We are
confident o. tins last fact. The rrain con.
tlnues to prof, by the elaborated san in the
cot stocks, while it does not profit bv the
unoaboratcd sap, below the ear, in the ton
ped corn.
flushing and criJjing The ears should
be gathered from the stocks, and The laltcr
stacked, as soon as hey have become stuff
clcntly dry and cured, "a unnecessary expo
sure to the weather is prtjudcaI To both
the grain and the forage. From two to
three weeks generally suificcs to ci1'c,
these objects. The corn may be picked off
and carried TO the barn, and it should be
huskcd within "a or So hours ,hcrcuftet
and before the heat is pcTcrptibe in the
pile, and the stocks bound and placed in
small stacks, so as TO expose all the butts,
which have become saturated with moisture
by standing on the ground, to the driving
influence of the sun and Withstand the
stacks topped, or covered with straw, so as
to shed rain. After a flrlnigh, or so, they
may be carried, in dry state, to the barn.
When picking the corn from the stalks, the
hes, seed ears should be selec, ed, and i'm.
media,e!y braided and hung in an airy loft.
The corn should be exposed. after being
hushed, upon The barn floor to the drying
Influence of the winds, and il NAV require
In Il \
thoroughly dried. II this is wet, when
c.Ibbod, fermentation may ensue. or frost
may follow, sufficient to CONCEAL the moist
ure in the cob, either Of which will impair
the quality Of the grain, and destroy It's
terminating principle.
In sorting The corn, we make ,hrco par.
GELS, viz. sound grain for the crib, pig corn
embracing the ripened but defective ears
and the truly soft and smutiy ears, which
are not husked, bat thrown by for immedi
ate use. The Tx and Eusks are CAREFUL,
separated from the two first parcels, as they
lmblbe moisture, induce moudincss, and af
ford building materials for nice. We asr
separate the grantees tips and stems Of tina
which we place in cribs for the like roa
sons, and to preserve the grain in o soun
bright condition.
1he forage from the corn crop, when sa
we'd in the manner we have directed, is
excellent fodder for neat cattle, if cut 70
feeding cut. We have used it in this way
exclusive of hay, for two years, and find i
answers al! the purposes o. hay. Our prnc
tlce is to cut quantity, to mix with i, bra
or roots, cut up, when we have them, an
to sprinkle the mass with brine, and 10 fee
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