The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-03

Ter rsas ssl9Ts The Agricultural SarieI
of fredericksburg. Virgins.
IT. Ina. al corn cultivated. | Ae.sev
q be- ~ -sesier impoTisare than is ger
ers,ir sapaasei. ARy VIrgiG.sa ah
n. irase.leI narlawards, must haT
ss-seEsel lhs difference hsswtsa thei
reps AMI ours. lie must haze seen ina
shs stalks iimiaish in size. shile the esni
ger acre obviously increases AMI We
ssFs IS Hs:aTiA0sly lhs soil AMI climate f.
eFnE ~ s0Tn. lihink tie difference NAL
be a. r1a:ed 70 lie hinl If ezra cultivated
kinl sraieh enshlas them 10 plant mHcl
thicker lhaa we DE-. Here. most ef u
plant a gaurl seed com. shooting NJ ;
lsrge stalk bearing generally one, meas
lna.;ly two ears. sni not admitting shics
planting. There. the stalk il laE. /:
planted refy lh'es, and bears tao, three,
aai fur sm4ll duty ears. Not farther
Moth than Pennsylvania. have seer
resa plane! i've feet by fan. with Three
anil fur stalks in tho hill. Counting
three stalks 81 this disIap.s. and allowing
,hree ears to each, any given space, there,
will yield seven or eight ea.s To our one;
sDali ears certainly, hnI still 'arge enough
n account Tor The great Superiority in
tie product rer acre. leonmsneed with
the old full-breed Virginia gIurl seed.
aaj stuck 10 il for six or eight years: but
finding ,ha, on eo@mon land Amy stalks
were iol late 10 caring, or d,d tot ear q,
al, determined IN change my seed. Ny
nexi variety was the 80 Tsliarerra white
flint" This scr. 10 touched with the
gonrl seed, but il is superior to il in
having a smaller stalk. ripeaing earlier.
bearing more ears. snd harder. heavier
grain. | then tried what is called the
" AlsoP eOrn, resembling the 'rsliaierro
in other rssperis. but somewhat smaller
in stall. sud superior in number Of ears.
often producing lwo. ihree anu sometimes
u gresier number Of cars. This corn !
sill plant. made one experiEss: With
tie Maryland twin corn. and thought il
as prolific Is the Aisor; but the grain being
Fighter and Tic stalk taller. il was abandon
81. Last winter purchased. in Wash.
ingion, asmall quantity Of Bladen corn."
and planted with il rich lot oftwo acres.
II cane Up sn1 grew OF well, was he
iallssi corn ever saw. averaged FIVE OF
six shoeis 10 The stalk, and promised 81
ore time In make great crop.
But il suffered neatly twice a. mach SIS
ibs rest Of my corn, from Inc heat or
'l'aa'h Of the SIMMER, and was broken of
by wind in August. which did very little
Injury 10 he rest Of the crop. II lid not
al course oil ~ or ripsn well, aud feed
il 10 haes. nHl IS it cer.a.nly had more
shanis than any corn | ever ssr. | have
saved snsli portion To plant again. ri
II cen BE- hnughi down tn a proper
standard. retaining lis great number Of
shnots. il:S'li probably ,uEa Out to be a
Esrv paliis variety.
II will readily be seen hat ! consider
'hieke' rlantiRg Than common essential
II m,tiag hesvy crops ni corn per acre. !
Blu: llisS Planting with large kind,
j. on, of The question. Al the same time,
II n1st be b,rno in mind. that as We
sefasse the number. we diminish the size |
RI 'at ears. aud s,ll Ia the labor OF |
gathering and hu.king. Every judicious
''TDer will decide, from experience, how
ar be can carry this process; aul will
'sep rs soon as he begin: - doub,
she'ar' ice is paid for his additional
a5o'. D..m ssiBg al speculation on this
'''a'. 5rllsrs We may safely plan! any
.7's.l v7rasaY Of rorn, at the raie ei one
- To 10y ten square feet On lo!srabls
s-', - would give about 1900 STALKS.
au .'.m six n len barrels of grain to Ihe
'~''. all only add. in conclusion.
Ia s'lhaugh have frequently beea
.ettrred By the influence which custom
xeFct.es oFer the mind Of every one.
ran !itattnr ezra - thick as | was
81 'rr3 -. have. ~ TO instance, ex
"eaai Tie usual rae without adding 10
lie fror. /
= WILLIAM =. TAYLOR. /
's.a re Cgus.y. Va.