Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-12

'hre ADM, Of All The subsequent tending should be
Iiperfcial After the first piough'ng It should oe
moulded with the hoe, and then plonghed tour times
afterwards with the Strap plough, and brdded WIN Tue
hoe. when The corn is JUS. getting in ear This may
seem very great deal OF work 10 many, VINO lehu
their corn with much less, but have endeap"red To
answer the question, according TO my own method ana
belief, 'by what modes OF culture, com WIN P'o
duce the most neil profit. g..
had intended reply 10 the inquiry, y" neither II
is injurious or beneficial tocut the roots al corn during
its GROWTH" But have already xcSded TINS paper
to greater length than Thought would 90 IN se'llns
OUT and must reserve Tor some '"'"'r "'''o's "e
result Of my experience on tina, "disp",ed question
'NS0'' y ~ COTTON.
EXPERIMENT ft Of T. st19: S%Fs Mrn ONE
''>' MORE STALKS At PLACE
Louisa Co, Na' Sept. .. I'll.
While nv pen is in hand Will give you The details
of an experiment in planting corn wh@h hiaae IN
1899 II may be Of some interest 10 ynur rra' rs
Nv object to ascertain how the pr"oVi 81 me
crop affected by the mode o planting al @l' only
single stalk hill, or with more. S. g land
of gnod quality, and pretty well mannrrd ''d oil by
stakes in straight or drills 5 icet aVt Ih'fly
Of these rows of equal length were d'v'drd 'n'a three
parcels ofl0 euch. One Of these parcels planted
with sinrle stalk in hill The hills beng placed one
and half feet apart in the drill with two stalks
in HILL the hills three feet apart IN the dri; ana The
other with three stalks in hill, the hills i"ur and
half feet apart in the drill By this arrangement II
will at once be perceived that each parcel occupying
exactly the same space Of ground, twhe1 was Just
quarter of an acre had precisely the sane number oil
stalks Of corn 1.-THE only difference between them
being in the mode OF planting w: one wan "ne stain,
nne with two and The other with three siaks III ili
The distances between The h''is were taken ny mea'
sure; The hole lot was planted The same ,mc with
the me variety of corn, cupated alike, and harvest
cd alike and the product Of each parcel, carefully kept
to itself, was as follows: 49,
No one stalk in hill, tie hills one and half feet
apart, ll3 bushels c
No two stalks IN h The hills three leet apart lo5
| bushels.
No. g. three stalks in hills, the hills four and half
| feet apart al bushels.
Thus II would appear, that such lend as expert.
mcn,ed corn Is more productive WIN TWO stalks III
ill than with either stalk with three; and that
there IS M florence in prodnct between that with one
stalk in q hill and that with three.
NJ lot Of threa.fhurtts of produced ID bush
els or at the rate Of on bushels per acre. while the
Guar,cr oil an acre which planted .sh two stalks
| in h produced i6l bushels, at The rate OF &c
bushels the acre, being clear gain Of bushels to
| The acre merely from the mo1e Of planiing-a most
important and valuable gain irhiy There were some
stalks missing in each parcel, Nut thought not more
I in one than in another; and ll,ongh there may have
been some shade Of difference in the quality OF The
SOIL or of the applied TO it, did not perceive
any thought ,hf experiment was JUS u was iniend
ed 10 be- very fair one. ] was induced to make 1t
from reading in the Reg scr very valuable article on
the cultivation OF corn, from the pen Of alr. William
p Taylor Of Caroline He advanced The opinion, as
the result of his experience and observation. that corn
producers when planted with two stalks IN ilIll
than with one. Knowing HAT his experience anu IN
,eilgence entitled his opinions To great respect, and
hayag mysef observed lh> one corn MAKER o, my &C
auamtancc, VIA always plants with two stalks IN
hill to hoe work. which il does 10 considerable
exenp generally made better crops than his neigbors
thought would be we'll 10 test il by accurate expert
ment. The result t,nds I" Confirm Mr.. Toylors OPT
nnn. The winch planted wasa variety OF The
twin. cared prolific corn aud the a good
one The common orn:nn IN this part q; tiie country
is in favor Of planting WITH single stalk IN HIT and
know il is in general:unsalr I" trust 10 single ex
pertinent, to the opinions of few, IN opposition tc
the common opinion nf the world, founded on genera
experience but few accurate experiments have been
made this subject, that have not hesated 10 rely
on MI Inylors opinion, confirmed by my own expert
men' and observation; ana now plan. my corn will
the same 1t certainly labor and planting, an,
wedding it'll The hoe, and think there is gain in The
product of the crop.
Should this NEE; the eye Of any who have made ex
permens on the same subject, | hope they will gvi
liip results tiroug Ia the Register.
The wheat crop in this region gives scarcely hal
the usual product. Corn. which was backward an,
Indifferent in The early part Of the Gessnn, nos pro
,nses about lis usual return. Tobacco, Though Iaie
in starting grow of than usual, is dong well
The oats never
JOHN Z. HoLLADAY.
/ NEWSPAPER PRESS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
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Esq, &c , DC.
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eloGuence which former occasion had enlightened
and adorned the subject OF which lie had now TO treat
hut every age could not have Two such Lord
rroug ham aud Lord LynGhurst, So II not tc
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