Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-30
Report on Corn No. 2.
ny NATHAN wHIryER

Report on Corn No 2.
ny NATHAN wHIryER
The hrsr thing requisite 10 raise good
crop If Corn, consider, is, early in The
year, say in January, To lay in n good sup
ply Of iarmine utensils; for instance, say u
farmer runs ten plouphs, lie, him have at
least fifteen good plough stocks, in order;
oul oflhe surplus number, 10 supply the
place Of any which may be brnkeu. with
oul loss oftimc: also, he should have for
those ,ea ploughs thirty shove!s aud as
many scoolers, aud n good supply Of tw;s-
rers, ii used. The mex, thing necessary.
is To prepare your ground well. Have il
cleaned oi sprouts, fallen trees, &c. Break
iiup deep and close. lflhe soil he light
| would prefer the ,wisler, but if close,
compact one, would chousc the scooter
Ground prepared in hi, way, is sure TO
work mellow all The year. In The next
place. the selection of seed Corn, is mat
ter o!imporlance. think all The new
snrls of Corn, no Improvement, but am OF
opinion our common Corn can he ilnpro-
we'd; in which opinion am supported, by
avery able pIaner, Capt. Ducketl; tina, il
the iurmcr will br N the small trouble of
going ;hruusn u his Corn fields. after the ears
are iuli, InHturcd, and selecting his seed
from win ears, thai is. taking in every, iu-
stance the upper ear, in three years, be
may have his whole crop twin ears; bu,
continued longer, the stalks have too many
shoots, aud consequently, the ears too
small As regards plaurIug, early plant
ins is much The surest. Corn, except new
ground, should be sure to be planted sulii-
cieuliy early in March, to be up, sided.
hoed and ihnucd, helurc the Cotton crop
requires work. Curn cannOl be thinnrd
too early, and at this stage. may he thin
ned aud hoed, nearl y US easy us thiume,i
alone, when more advanced. The prac-I
lice of suffering Curn lo remaip EpsiII, 4, ,i;4est
iurious boil TO the Iand uid crop. The So |
cuud plough hing you may defer three weeks,
milhnnt risk. except your ground gets
gru.sy. The third plnmghins should lake
uIacc. william fifteen days from The second.
and ila season he IN the g,ounri, a shove
should be sure IL, I've made, The pl0ushIns
deep, thereby putting good bed to The
Corn. aud covering The roots well. would
repeai il, nj this time, II Is o! great lmpor-
lance to be industrious, for | am certain.
in case OF much drought ensuing. Corn
pouchcd at this stage, deep, wiih good
season. will make nearly double The quam.
ri,y il ue.lcc,cd until the season is ou' OF
The ground Al the fourth ploushinG.
which should he performed within Two
weeks from The third, run some distance
from The Corn, and the iwo first !urrows
shallow. with short shovel. ii IS also al
moment 10 push at This lime, il n season
should hr in The ground II Ihe grouni is
strong. wo"Id prefer hueIng the fourth
working. instead oi The plough; Indeed,
think II we would plant II lirlc less. tent
well, aud rely more on The hoe rhan Is
pracriscd. il wnul,! he as well for our crops,
and much better for our lands. | think
our hiIlv lands should be planted horizon-
tally. rs the cultivation is much easier,
both for mun and nurse. and di,ched so
thai not any water be. allowed to escape
from The field. a gond and experienced
hand can drop in horizontal lurrnws. with
| in an inch or two uli.ic same distance eve.
~ time. by giving a short or long stride.
n> the quality oi''hr land may require. then
dropping two grams. III reby making thu
( ming easy aud regular nj The FIRST h"cIns.
Arnlhrr advantage IN planting Corn in
liis way is. peas may he planted at any
working. between the. stalks OF Corn III the
drill. think the hest time 10 plan, new
ground. is b-iweeu the l0h aud 25rh ol
May. drilled and dropped hv stepping. with
peas between the corn. Keep The bushes
out. Break the middles when the Corn is
half, leg high; hoe n, The same time; Within
two weeks, hoe aud plough again. aud lay
BY. II The season is favorable, the Corr
will he good. As 10 manuring, thiuk
every hill Of worn land should be thorough
! ly manured.