Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-15
From the Genesee Farmer.
CULTURE OF INDIAN CORN.
Great Yield,


Mr.. Tucker:-As the time of wear is
near at hand, for planting corn, | propose
giving you, for publication, nv expert
ence In raising corn, aud more particular
ly my success for the last year. will
first say that | think, in this vicinity.
farmers have been in the habit of plant
ing too much ground, or in other words.
more than they have we'll TILED and ma
nured. | had lost my whole crop, or
nearly so. for two or three years previ-
Gus to the last season, except some small
patches, and in my garden. have some
times planted on ground of clay and
muck. that would hold the water so long
in the spring that the corn would get
backward, and thereby get overtaken
with the frost, while little more than fit
to roast. Two years ago l sent to the
Rochester Seed Store and cot a small
quantity OF the early Dulton corn. |
planted about one'fourth of an acre, which
gave me more sound corn than had on
three acres adjoining-same quantity of
land--but taking the whole together. il
was still losing business. | then re-
solved 10 take different course, first, to
plant on different soil; second, to plan,
no more than | could make as rich as
my garden. My garden is of a gravelIy,
dry soil, Of course rich. In it had eve
ry year planted some corn; sometimes
near the first of April, and at other times
quite late, but ever have failed to get good
corn even IN our poorest seasons. Ad-
Joining the garden, the natural soil is the
same, and | came to the conclusion that
could take some of it and make it pro-
duce as well as my garden. Therefore.
last season planted about an acre with
the early Dutton, or Buel corn, and the
result was one hundred and twelve bush
els of shelled corn to the acre. This l.
a great yield for this country, and in fact
is beyond any thing have ever before
seen. There was more sound corn than
had raised for a number of years be-
fore. The season was favorable one.
and aside from that, attribute nv sue.
cess 10 three things, viz: manuring high.
planting thick, and prolific kind of seed
corn The tilling was nothing but ordin-
airy. In the fall of 1887. the ground
was into timothy and clover, with light
sward, having been stocked about two
years. | then 2loughed it late in the fall.
In the spring followingL covered it over
with common coarse manure from the
barn-yard, which was composed of a large
quantity OF straw. My stock is princi.
pally sheep, and straw was thrown into
the yard plentifully during the winter for
bedding. In drawing it out, load was
usually dropped in place, SO that after
1t was spread, it completely covered the
ground to quite thickness. About the
middle of May the ground was ploughed
very deep, and boys were sent ahead of
The plough and Iaked all the manure into
Inc previous furrow, SO that it was com
pletely covered, Some of my neighbors
then said that they should rather have
mat coarse manure off from the ground
man on it. for the good of the corn cron
ana. said II would do no good till the next
crop. or until it should become decom.
posed. | will here. remark, that from
reason and experience, must protest
againsl leaving manure'in the yard over
summer or even putting it into heaps to
decay, as some do to heat and drain of
the strength all summer On the contrary
in most cases it is most as chean ~ hail
It into the field. as to heap if m IL tha
yard. We get the use of If one re.r
sooner, and have all the strength on the
and where il should be. instead OF beino
washed into the streams Of water. II
mink Tor cora and potatoes, lha, the ben.
en- Tue iiest year will more than paw the
fapsnse Of car,ing ordinary distance. To
fc'afn 70 my subjec,. I next harrowed and