The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-15

NJ from ireQutul sNtiuss VI 'sS 49," "''e"S
their roots. Ii We mistake moi, many far.
mers are accustomed, when the corn Geld
or po,a,oe field is not weedy. TO infer ,hai
hoeing is no, called for. IL is true that
when weeds are abundant, the crop does
REQUIRE cleaning but il does not follow,
that when there are no weeds the crop Is
doing as we'll as good husbaudry can make !
it do. For the object Of ploughing. bar !
rowing, hoeing &C., is not solely TO destroy I
weeds. Every stirring Of the soil brings
new PARTICLES Of soil or OF manure and soil
together, and promotes new chemical aud
mechanical changes 10 it. This stirring
makes the soil give out more freely food for
the plants, and makes Of the soil an easier
and more agreeable bed for the roots TO ex
pand in.
What is the hes, process Of tilage for
Indian corn, for instance lfmuch manure
has been pot IN the bill, it is necessary 10
pu, so much earth upon i, as TO keep the ma
nurc from drying up. In such cases the
common mode Of ploughlng between the
rows aud earihing up IS necessary. Bot
where the manure has all or nearly all been
spread. the crop does web without any hill.
4 The ground should be often strred-but
howl Shall We run the plough, or culliya
tor, or harrow deep, aud loosen the earth as
/ far down as we can or shall we merely
scratch the surface la years past we have
maintained that Il IS important 10 shape the
roots of the growing corn, and have prefer.
red using high, horse harrow ~ any other
implement. and our course has been sue.
cessiul. But II does no, follow from this
that we may mol do beiler.
When reading last year the Essays upon
ilusbandry, BY Rev. Jared Elliot, published
in l747, and from which We extracted lfee.
" into our columns, we we're much impress.
sed by statement there made IN regard to
the effects OF peculiar tillage upon the car.
rot crop. THIS was raised without manure.
The rows were pot vide apart. and soon
after the plants came up the earth Was
ploughed away from them, the plough ran.
ping very near the plants. After a few
days these burrows were turned back to
wards the plants. few days subsequent.
~ to this, burrows we're again turned from
the plants. bu, the plough did not run quite
so near them as at tho first time. Then
after few days the burrows were turned
back--and this process of turning Of and
on. was repeated five or SIX times. But at
each time Of turning or tho plough was
KEEP: little farther from the plan, than
before.
The consequence OF this was, ;ha, he ob
tanned carols eight, nine or len inches 10
circumference, where in the common way
of cultivation he could not have had them
"larger than common dipped ,alloy can
| de-" And though bis rows were SIX feet
apart OF more, he obseined $50 bushels per
acre.
The ,nipuie hbrous roots Of The carrot
extend laterally farther than We are sp, to
observe. And i, ls only fair suppositio7
that the better the state Of the ground. OF
that the more recently the ground has beer
stirred before the roots extend into il. The
better the crop viii grow. The course par.
sued by Sir. Elliot ~ admirably Gtcd Ia
furnish 10 the roots fresh supply Of SOL
in light and pulvcrzcd state.
The question which bis practice and his
, success IN this csse have suggested, /.
Ibis :--shether we nigh, not ben, Ii our
corn, our potatoes, and oil other crops, bv
: commencing early With plongbing he Garth
, away from oue eide OF the row, letting the
, plough run very near the plau,s--soy Wilh
! IN tao or three inches then we might turn
this back Immediately, or LET il remain txo
3 or three days, aud then turn Il back. Az
. ter this was done We might plough away
/, from the other side in the proper tine Turn
this back. When il bccame necessary ia
! plough OF again, keep the plough four OF
five inches from The plant. And thus re.
peat the process ns long as was neccssa
J, ry-taking care oil the time 10 keep Tic
D plocgh far enough from the plants no, ID
harm many Of the roots. At the las, time
OF going over the ground, ii might be wol
r TO use the light harrow aud level the whole
> surface.
n THIS IS merely thecry-book farming
1, We eve u only IS such. fany OF our rea
ders shall iiod IN It any inducement to make
p lev limited experiments tho theory NAV
? possibly prove to be Of some service.
\ A TACT that has some bearing upon this
point, may be brought from the practice oil
some OF the most successful Scotr.. eu,lva.
tors OF The potatoes, who, after the plants
come up, take of the mould board from tho
plough. aud then running The coulter a,
near TO the plants as they can, e, the share
pass directly under the seed and plants.
9 The effect 10 TO Stir the ground that the
iirst roots may enter justas they begin IL
> want food.
From The TURNER'S CdJiaef.
ORCHARD PRUNING.