Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-30
Report on Corn No. 9.
BY NATHAN wHIrSER

Report on Corn NO. :.
BY NATHAN wHIrSER
The FIRST thing requisite 10 rnise gnod
crop "f Coru. consider. is, early in The
year, say in January, 10 layi good sup
ply Of larmine utensils; for instance, say u
farmer rurs ten ploushs, let him have al
least fifteen good plough stocks, in order;
out oflhe surplus number, 10 supply the
place Of any which may be brDkeu. with
oul loss OF time: also, he should have lnr
those ,en ploughs thirty shovels aud US
many scoo,ers, and good supply y o.! twis-
lers, ii used, The next thing necessary.
IL 10 prepare your ground well. Have ii
cleaned OF sprouts. fallen trees, &c. Break
mrp deep and close. Ifrhe sul he light
a!luvIal one. with considerable litter on 1t,
would prefer the twister, but If close.
compact one, would chuose the scooter.
Ground prepared in lhi, way. is sure TO
work mellow oil the year. ln the nexr
place, The selection Of seed Corr, is a mat
ter ofimporlance. think all The new
snris Of Corn. no improvement, but am oil
opinion our common Corn eau be ilnpro-
we'd; in which opinion nm supported, by
n very able planter, Capt. Duckeu; that if
the farmer will be a, the small trouble OF
going through hi, Corn fields. after the ears
are fully inature,l, aud selecting his seed
from Twin ears, THAI is, taking III every,iu
stance the upper ear, in three years, he
may have his whole crop twin ears; bu,
continued longer, the stalks have t0U many
shoots, aud consequently, the ears too
small As regards planting. early plant
ins is much The surest. CUrn, except new
ground, should he sure to be planted sulii
cieully early in March, to be up, sided.
hoed and Ihinued, heiurc the Cotton crop
requires work. Curn canuol he thinnrd
lou early, and al tins stage. may he lhin-
ned aud hoed, nearl y us easy as lhinnrd
aIunc, when more advanced. The prac-
tice of suffering Corn lo remain until kuee
high, beiurc thinning, aud then when ihes
,grouu,l is very ,yet, is grcat error. rs slls1
jurions boiii TO the Iaud aud crop. The se-
cund pIouahng you may defer three weeks,
wiIimut risk. except your ground gels
grassy. The third plnnghinS should take
place. within fifteen days from the second.
aud ifa season he IN the gr"und. "a shove
should be sure 10 he made, The ploushins
deep, thereby putting good bed 10 The
Corn. aud covering The roots well. ] would
repeat il, this time, i; is of great impor-
lauce To bc industrious. for | am certain,
in case OF much drought ensuing. Corn
pluuehcd nj this stage, deep, with good
season. will make nearly double the quau-
iity il e.lcc'cd until the sensuu is out of
the ground. Al the fourth pIoushinc.
WHICH should he performed within Two
weeks from the third, run some distance
from the Corn, and the TWO first iurTOws
shallow. with short shovel. 1t IS also al
mn,nrnl to push at hi, lime, If n seasou
should lc III lie ground. II The sromu! IS
strong. | wo"ld prefer Il hOenc the fourth
working. instead OF The plough; indeed, |
think II we would pIanl little less. tend
well, aud rely more on The hoe than Is
pracliscd. it woul,! hc as well for our crops,
and much better for our lands. | think
our hillv lands should be planted horizon
tally, rs the cultivation is much easier,
both for man and horse. aud diichrd 81
lIia, no, any water br allowed To escape
from The field. 4 good and experienced
hand can drup in horizontal furr"ws. with
in an inch or twu uii.'c same Distance eve
~ time. by g'vng short or loue stride.
~ the quality oi'iII- land may require, then
dropping two grams. III ieby rnn>inc rhn-
ming easy and regular nj the first hncins
Ar"hrr advantage in planting Corn III
this way is. peas may lie planted nj any
working. bciwcrn the stalks Of Corn III the
drill. Ihink the best time I" plant new
ground. is brlween the lOlh aud 25'h of
May, drilled and dropped hv stepping. with
peas between the corn. Keep The bushes
ou,. Break the middles when the Corn is
half. leg high; hoe nj The same time; within
q weeks, hoe aud plough again. and lay
by. II the season is favorable, the Corn
will he good. As 10 manurng, thuli
every hill Of worn laud should he thorough
ly manured.