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

On the first head OF this inquiry, have satisfied
myself, from my experience, ana rom all me oose't"
on have bestowed nppn the management oi o'h'IS'
hat in the middle region oi South Saf"hh, corn VI,
upland will, one year w''h anr'''f 'n ,na"a'a
unnauurrd lands prot"cc most III iie distance I" '
e,r hy Ave- and one stalk TO the hui lh's may seem
To- mos, planters far apart, and iai ~" uc s'ouu
- st u ereby. If The object with the Pan'e, 10 "
producc tie greatest number oears, ana mol Tue
nnao,ty of gram will admit that the distance 10 100
.sIeat. out not otherwise Thirty bushels OF gram !"
an ere OF Indian corn, upland IS large yield-ia'
above the average with The best piahtrfs aha up' ~
largest yield ia any one, with most IL Is easay H'e'
thu an acre of planted fur teet by i've, ana one
.nlk 10 The hill will produce over That quantity "
each stalk will produce an ear That vii measure p'
and It cannot he difficult matter 10 MAKE iah' fch
enough to yield pint tn the stock, II suiheeit "'
,ance is given. BY lessenins the distance OF "as"g
Two stalks 10 the hill, parton OF tue '""'
wopla otherwise he impaired 10 lc ear VIII he draw"
,vav IN support the increased quantity oil siaH ana
The blades thereon and more fodder but less corn "l
be made thereby. y,
Addsd IN Tina il another reason why give that ois
lance to my corn ! never take on tne sucA'ts' a"o
.,ye il Ia Nature TO relieve each stalk oil any super
h,a,,ce of nniro,ent IN the soil, BY throwing oil as
many suckers as il can support This last reason may
na yerv insufficient one 10 most planters, and may
have oiyen rise 10 another disputed question IN 1s-
rieuiture, but am fully convinced thal ho'n'ns 70
,,,cd Inv removing the suckers from corn, often mn
~ s d,nc and always time lost III the operation 90
that though leave my earn very WI apart at nfsl,
;, becomes some what thicker aud Just where want II
the best spots and have the distance better re-
uulated by that means, than by the most Judicious
management Of my own On the propr'e'y OF leaving
The suckers on corn could supply interesting de-.
tails and perhaps sumo useful information, but "ono
thereby extend this article to loo great length; and
will now very briefly, reply TO the second branch oil
the above inquiry state my nlehnd Of cultvating corn,
without, however, claiming for II the best mode, OF Inv
which will produce the greatest nett prnhl. -,
| The land intended for should be brokn,n,.
deep some time before il is planted Just beir ;,, Tho
Tag, il should be thrown up three furrw frrow
shOuei pnugh and crossed (deepl Wild Le trench.
oil the same plough. 1t MANFRED, II in d,our,np The
ed us follows: The hands emPlI; nurons. that viii
hold about bushel. They shJacs one fool and drop
urrows and at each chect p'ace o's nd ,hen gently
the manure on each side '"e ,oo', ""r an;na IN me
up the font wheof the iurrow for the reception
manure d. 'ie Should be Immediately dropped and
VI 'e w M, LAY all be useless detail TO most plant
covered -" often seen corn dropped on the manure
els, put With it, with decidedly bad effect.
AS r four leaves, should be- ploughed as deep as
a Un admit of All the subsequent tending should DC
M'sperfcal. After the first pioughng It should be
moulded with the hoe, and then lnnghed tour times
afterwards with the Srssp plough, and brddeo WIN "e
hoe when The Is JUS. getting IN ear MS 'i''y
seem 4 very great deal OF work 10 many, VINO 'ehu
their corn with much less, but ! have endeavnreo tu
answer the question: according 10 my own method and
my belief shy what modes OF culture, corn WI" pro-
duce the most nett profit -
| had intended 10 reply 10 the inquiry, ~ hethsi :"
is injurious or beneficial toe the roots al corn during
its GROWTH" But | have already A'csdcd tins paper
to greater length than thought would do IN setting
out. and must reserve for some iulut" numbers The
result Of my experience on that 'dispnted question
COTTON.