The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-10
1Fhe II u n ma g n.
,,pcC CROPS OF CORN.

W VI "'r Mr. Colman gives the following par
ES culaVs;- r. o,,ra ,ro,nd for
l% $;,v wears. In the fall it was ploughed
2psa'E 'Our spring it was again we'll ploughed,
1s& ,,LOled with corn in tho hills, in the common
tx hn, we'll manured in the hill with mixture
~ dung, lime and ashes. When the corn
S% =, Fl, weed ing, half pint OF IN 'eached ashes
a,0ied TO each hill; part, however, was left
IN a,n, any ashes The difference between the corn
@ 1,h had ashes applied TO it and that which had
u,s very apparent The corn had slight
HI '.IL;or whon il was weeded and was half hiled
account Of its rapid growth. After this, plough
"a, no, suffered among it, nor had it any more
" L,soc, except to destroy the worst of the weeds.
nd 10 STIR in the turnip. seed, which was sown a.
y nors il. The product of this corn was at the rate
n # " IA bushels to the acre.
II The same field was ploughed again in the fall
B after the gathering oflhe crop; and again well
n noushed in The spring and narrowed out at dis
Il ,ance Of four feet, leaving each furrow one foot
81 wide The lurrow were well manpred with
compost Of horse dung, lime, ashes and dock mud
3 The seed raised the last year was planted in the
< dill on every furrow, making three rows TO each
Care was taken to drop the seed about six inches
war. When the corn was at proper state, 1t
4 vas carefully tbined: and after wedding, it was
dressed with unleached ashes through each drill or
hrmw II was half hilled early in the season on
rOun of its rapid growth, being undoubtedly
rmsy simulated by the high manuring of the
&m The previous season. 1t had slight plough.
sn this season after halfhlliug, the suckers or
bun stalks wero all carefully cut off
4 The corn was planted in the latter part Of May;
&,s stalks topped the first week in September, at
(which time most of the corn was dry enough for
larndug On the 18th of October twas gathered,
2rnda measured acre of this corn produced one
MNNAssAand eleven bushels and one peck. The
$Sk9lw was deep black mon yellow loan, and that
Fssdps upon agraveIly and clayey pan. 1t will be
&NoaOd that by this mode of planting three rows TO
Mearh Throw, there will be more than double the
eaIks ofcon on the same surface than if planted
#iIho usual way.
q mbjoin an account of The cultivation of another
& held Of corn in the county.
The soil is deep yellow 1t was MANFRED with
<Ntart loads Of green barn-yard manure, spread
Emhe ground, and eight loads of compost manure,
lpln the bills, and a crop of corn taken from it,
The ensuing year it WIS twice ploughed in the
|Frng, and twenty carloads of green barn manure
|Traa on it. 1t YVES then furrowed in rows about
Ems feet and half apart, and about twenty cart
|Mds of barn, hog and Straightforward manure W s.a
Putin the rows; with tho last manure was mixed a
nghead of limo. The kernels were planted
|sgh inches apart in the rows. The corn WINS
h0ed three times; all the suckers were pulled OUT
nJuly, and in August were taken away, together
with The false and smutty stalks. On The LIST of
September the stalks were topped; and on the Goth
Tho corn was harvested and spread on floor under
a' roof of long shed, that it might dry well. On
A' 18th November the whole was sheled - il
measured one hundred and sixteen bushels and
'n'ee and halfpecks Of clear, sound corn. The
weight of the corn was Sc lbs. to busheI.
The value of the stalks and suckers was consid.
"ed equal 10 two tons of English hay The expen
'es oil The cultivation were estimates as follows:
r'oOsN'Og, 50 so; manure, $15;
seed, 50 css t,rla "a No
IIssas. . and planting 50, hoeing
'sssas "a. and topping, $4; harvesting,
H.. w S44 90
-"'s' II must be admitted, is an extraordinary
"Yp' Ou' me account is well attested. h'+
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OBJECTION OF Conn GAINsr CRows.-We find
49, w. 'o'man's Agricultural report that according
h' "' statement of Oliver M. Whipple of Lowell,
se".'eman has preserved his corn from the
on,. .'a''o" oil The crows, by sowing on bis field a
~ H. VI corn soaked IN solution of saltpe:se.-
.r., su0f OF the (BaI,imore) American Farmer
me pest scare.cr0acs he has ever used were
,bns, '"ees OF TN suspended from poles by wires: