The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-22
RUR.fL ECONOMY:
NOVEL MODE OF CULTIyATING CORN
Ertraci from Tie louisville Journal.

Extract from tke Louisville Journat'
Nv universal rule is, to plough my corn
land the fall preceding the spring when J
plant and as early in the spring as posi-.
Bile, | cross plough US circumstances VII
permit, and as soon as Ibis IS done, com'
mence checking of the FIRST way with my
large ploughs, and the second with my
small ones, the checks, three feet by three,
admitting of working the land both ways.
Aud then plant my corn from the 20lh 10
the 25ih of Marcia rule 10 which I'D
here with scfupulous exac,ness planting
from eight TO twelve grams 10 each hill,
covering The same from four TO siz s.ehes
deep, greatly preierring the latter depth !;
and IN this particular ! take more pride aud
more pains than any other farmer 10 Ken
lucky, holding II as my ruling principle,
that she product of the corn corresponds
very much upon its being properly covered,
and much on its being properly ploushed
tue first time. So soon as my corn crop IS
up Of sufficient height, | start the large
harrow directly over tie rows, allowing u
horse TO walk on each side, narrowing the
way the corn vas planted +; aud on land
prepared as above and narrowed as dlrec-
ted, the hoeing part will be so completely
performed BY this process, thai II will sat
isly the mos, skepilcal. Then, allowing
the corn thus narrowed TO remain leS
days, ! start my plOughs With the bar nes
, the corn; and so nicely will this be done
tha, when row IS thus ploughed, so com
pletely will the intermediate spaces, bills
&c, be tapped. in by the loose earth coca
sloued by thus system Of close ploughIrg, Al
to render any other work useless for u time
thin 10 four stalks upon a hill, never bay
lng to transplant, the second plough'ns be
log performed with the moudboard toSard
I tho rows Of corn; aud so rapid has beet
, The growth Of The corn between the frs
D aud second ploughIngs, that this IS perform
ed with ease aud when IN this stage,
!, consider my crop safe my general Tul
n bong, never to plough my corn more tha
s four times, and harrow once. My praciic
q years, then grass IL and !e, II lie eight years
!. rule from which never des.atc. Now,
{ do not pretend thai the labor bestowed upo
;, sod field, TO put II 10 a state o. ihoroug
/. cultivation, does not meet With far equl,
o allen, from one crop, but presume no ial
mer will doubt when ! say, the second year
i, crop from sod land il better than the frs
;. with not more than one half the labol
= The best system Of farming IS, 10 Produc
{ the creates. amount OF proh! from the small
|. est amount OF labor.
o | lay II down IS an axiom inconiroyori
/. bic 10 the cultivation OF corn, that whene
{, er large crop has been raised, i, was II
$ result Of close aud carly planting and d
II ~ proof TO the contrary. plan, my col
Y three feet by three. four stalls in a hill, sr
q allow but one ear to stalk, and one hui
bred ears to a busheI. and then ascefla
- how macy bills there are 10 a shock, sixiet
hlils square, which is the usual custom
II pu, It up. My present cfof, planted on II
!, 2Dlh Of March, bids fair TO outstup 40
preceding one am now ploushlug Of
IS thinning the FIRST planting.
nj WALTER G. YOUNG
JessamiHe Co. hy., april 20, l-i2.