The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-27
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Dear Sir--Rs eanest snhmii % VOC.
E,r inseruaa il TIE AgTicrllniist. some
rsma@ks ani experiments. have made.
., prove thai the plough i frequently rs
ed TOO late. AM ra1eh 70 The injary u our
tom crops.
It's well known 10 rice planters. that
Mh-a rice i IN joint and forming is ear.
every effort must be made 10 sdEanre is
growth. 50 ihas good ears max DC fonned.
The same .iisrl. 70 ELECT he saGr result.
i necessary with Germ. and Il, other
grains. Whoa iiIe ear i abnu. 10 BE- form
ed, The atmosphere has les influence on
the plant than previously; therefore, more
Is required from Ire roots. Ii the soil Is
fertile. and well broken up with The plough
presious 70 planting corn. ihnumerable
small iibrons ronls win run laierally. in
search OF nuuiment. 10 the distance Of six
'or eight feet. and sometimes As FAR As
twenty feet These ls;eFals are very
small, and easily separated fnnm the stalk;
IL cut by The plough when the plant is
young, no INJURY will be sustained, and
perhaps benefit: but they must not be
cat or disturbed in any way. when far
advanced toward maturity. Without their
aid Al that period, the perpendicular. or
tap-ront. viii not be sufficient 10 produce
good md well filed cara. Il Is not un-
frequently the case, that the plough i
used when the Corn is in silk, and a. that
time these lateral roots are very hume
rous above the surface of the ground, and
must necessarily be cut. much 70 the in
jury Of The crop. have made several
experiments which prove conclusiyely,
that the perpendicular or iap-roo.s, are
not sufficient without the and Of the lsIe-
raj roofs. 10 produce good and well filed
ears; and that. il The plough is used too
late, a good crop cannot be expected.
For my experiment. ] selected eight well
grove stalks. Just before shooting out
their tasssls. had the earth cut round
Two Of these STALKS about six or eight inch
Is from .ihem. to the depth and width Of
the spade, and the earth removed. SO that
I could see thar 81 or the side roots we're
cut. The earth was permitted 10 remain
in this situation until the Corn was mas
tuIcd. The stalks looked well, and the
ears appeared 10 be well Elled; but, on
erasainsiion. il was found. lhat there were
but few scattered grains in Them.
In The nexs experiment. cut was made
round two stalks, with spade. to its depth
and width, at the same distance a. above.
This cut was permitted to close inmedi.
ately, no earth having been removed.
The result was, small ears, net well GA-
ed...
The third experiment was to Gu, the
roots on two sides Of the stalks, as they
IRE usually cut in late ploughing. On the
other sides the roots were not disturbed.
The result--smiR ears, iolerably well
filled.
In the remaining two stalks. no roots
were cut or disturbed; the ears large and
well filed.
The plough is not sufficiently used on
oar rice plantations, in preparing Corn
land tor planting, and is generally used
too late after planting. If the soil has
been weA prepared. and in good .illh.
abe ealtiva,or, or hoe harrow, may be U.s.
ed mos, adyaniageously after the second
ploughing. As soon as the plants can be
ploughed, the first furrow ought to be
thrown from il. and the second to ii; and
II used again, the sooner the better, so
that tie Corn NAV be laid by, when it
has attained a third Of its growth, or very
sces after.
will here remark, tina: the planter who
wishes TO increase his Corn crop in guam.
iity. must select his seed in the field.
Seed from those stalks that have produc-
ed from three 10 six ears. will, in like
manner, produce again from three 10 six
ears, IL the soil is well MANFRED and well
cultivated; and seed from those stalks that
have produced one ear, viii agaip, i'll all
probability, produce but one car.
Respectfully. your ohedient servant,
JOHN ii. TUCKER.
Hsms.ssd, Sept. 9th. Is4l.
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