Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-08

and In this tho lcoscncd brace ,nourished
through those feeding roots that unmoyed, hnd
way TO get back toto ihc,r former fuon and pot iho
stalk erect, extent that has oSn excited OUT won
DER and which no evidence bot that of actual uscr,a
ton could have proved To led 10y curiosity on ihs
point sirocd through the corn fields, on as many
diefen, farms the autumn Of 80 subsequent To
the blow which bore down all tho corn and We. noto
ing the effects connection with grade on ocine,
from the high hill 10 the Hat suraccwerc satisfied that
there was no advantage in any raising Of the earth
around the Though where the surface was Hat
the mass Of the corn on the field in more l,or1on
tai position vet none Of IL broken. aud much few
or of the and stalks rested TIE ground. Tho
all tho stalks wen, far towards the ground, and oh
server at distance would think them IN bad position
upon passing through the field he would find them
held by the from going quite down. and that IN
their obquc position they doing quite well. Our
crop that year than so bushels to the
(See transactions OF Essex Agricultural Society 1889
Daniel Pu,nam's staiement) The result of all our ob
servations that, excepting where YOU wish hasten
the maturity of the crop heerpense Us ss which
often desirable IN cold lands there advantage
whatever in making any hill II the las should
be) has all been spread Where manure has been put
IN the HILL of course, earth enough be hoed
keep II from drying up The foregoing remarks in
part the reasons for our advice to farmers that they
avoid killing their STIR the surface OF the ground
with the hoe many times you pleasethe more
the bet,er-but do not make hills.
1t has been the custom to plough between the rows
and hoe Immediately after ploughng. This custom ia
cilitaes the h0elng, where hill is TO he made hut
where the surface is kept level, matters not in
, gard to the hoeng when the blowing is done Our
opinion IN favor OF the cuvaior preference the
pillow and we prefer the simple s,raigh, harrow teeth
the cuya,or frame, TO the cultva,or. Perhaps
evil results from stirring the earth deep between
the the first and second time of hoeing. W.
think IL might be iceH to the pillow in the centre be
tween the rows as deep as may be without disturbing
the sod bot the earth thus turned up should not b,
put around the corn but should be narrowed back int,
A the place from which il turned up. Uhis wa
done when our large crop was obtained 10 '34) Thi
would be stirring the earth well for the admission o
light and air TO the object very desirable
But neither the pow the cultiyator should be bro
the after it is well started i'll its growth
= These implements rend manv of the roots. sin,
pie harrow, running lightly, and jus, breaking up tn
slight surface formed by the rains and dews,
swers the great purpose OF letting in air and light
while it spares mos, of the roofs Our theory being
tina, great object in the tiage OF this crop is
keep passage always open for the admission of ligh
# and air. have objection to the Of the no
Immediately after the pow cultivator or harrow. Sup
pose mat one intends TO work ms land on which thu
crop grows, three times in the course six weeks
Is it better to do all, both blowing and hoeng tn
first and third weeks of June and the first in July
~ would you pillow the first week, hoe the second po'
the third hoe the foruth, pillow the fifth and hoe tn
sixth ! We Recommend the latter; and for the rea
son that this course would keep nearly all the time
part of the surface broken to give free ad
mission to air and light. Where ground is so furrow
y ed marked out to admit of the horses passin
; both ways, ws preier narrowing way Juno LIST =
!" the other way 9Th; hoeing 10Th; narrowing same wa
10 at first, 18th the other way Goth; hoeing 25,h
: narrowing July LIST narrowing 5th hoeing IOth.-
=" This process which requires but little labor tina
&c the common one, we have believed to be much nor
-, advantageous.
Our conjecture is that another routine, carrying
~ Is days later, would be serviceable either Of III
J" preceding but we have experience this poin
we call it only oonjeoture.-N T.. Farmer.