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CULTIVATION OF CORN.

liar mode Of cultlyain2 corn ana II you L
thiuk description Of mine will be OF any ser I
vice. am willing to place II at your dis.
posal. Ny plan is to prepare The ground,
as near the time Of planting as practicable,
not by ploughng flush, but by listing
Three furious are sufficient 10 form list,
the earth FROM the TWO last to be Tapped I'm
medlately over the FIRST so that no hard or
unbroken space NAV remain. When the z
lists are completed, they are checked at
suitable distances. prefer three leet
each way, with one stalk or plant IN ball
and 10 plant the first Of April or as soon
thereafter as possible. Early planting IS
very desirable. Ny mode Of cultivation IS
as follows: As soon as the young plants
have fairly made their appearance, | cause
the wing coulter Ian implement With mar
row iron wing extending lnto something oil
a share, attached TO a ne" ground coulter,
which works deep and leaves enly small
/. iuffoa TO ba run very near the young
corn even if the plants are a little loosen.
/ ed, so much the better. The hrst plough
ling is With the lists and the whole inter
mediate space IS broken Up close aud deep
as deep as ono horse cen drew. W hen
this operation is finished, the mex, thing IS
10 plough me land crossways; and so on al
lteruatcly, ~Iih the same implement during
he whole course ofcultlvation, always run
ming as deep as il will 20. ! continue the
cultivation as long as practicable, even un
ri the corn in ,asseln2 and Skiing; aud
The ground should have thorough work.
lng, al least every eight or ten days. Ii
cannot be worked too much or too deep
" hen the soil is kert clean and vel sir.
Ted, The breaking Of tue roots i an ad'an
laee instead Of an injury. The benefit de.
nved from a fee admission Of The air into
the soil is iucaculable aud the frequen,
stopping Of tho ROOFS causes them 10 throw
out numerous routlcls Which rapldly i'm
hbe the noutishmeGt from the earth. In
short, the great secret OF rastnE good
croo OF coru IS 10 work carly, work we'll,
aofk deep and work necessarily. tuln
waite no more than sou can cultivate thor.
oughly. All beyoud that Is ovetcrnpnlng
aud sill DOT Sie.d a profitable retutn.-
Fear not 10 work ~ dry weather, provided
the cultivation has been conducted with
{ regularity. Stirring clean land, however
dry, adds yigor 10 the growth tr, plough
Jog corn 10 the grass is death to II, 10 time
Of drought. have SAID nothing abou,
hoeing | make no great use of the hoe,
bu, IL cannot b. entirely dispensed with
do not permit the grass 10 be cut IN
around the corn; il Is better 10 smother Ii
while young, by drawing some loose earth
over II. Thus may be done bs following
after tie pIoughs 10 the early stages Of
| cultivation and the soil will oe let in
mellow state. he suckers should never
be pulled up.
would add a word in regard 10 The
! best variety If corn. L. selecting Tor
/ seed an governed b, lhl stza oi the cob.
and the length Or more property the depth
, Of tho gtaiu. II Is evident that large cobs
] have more gram On hem than small ones
| ahd the otleet Is 10 obtain the greatest
. quantity Of gram from tie stalk. The
E tNtn corn IN sll It's votrtles produces small
5 ears tHo or three or 'unr ot them uot beng
equal to one large az car, II is best
then to concentrate the product 10 one car
{ rather than DIVIDE II amongst several
! The ouls disadvantage IN large cobs is that
! they require a longer tla,o to become dry
aud II Is therefore proper at the harvest
!; ing should not be commenced very early.
] aud that the corn, when shocked, should
moi be thfosn ~ the CRIB n large bulk. -
! II Is hcs' 10 pot It IN pens, to remain a few
. weeks before housing.
! 1t may be asked, " What practical eyi.
. dence can YOU give to attest the SUPERIOR.
e " OF your mode Of cultivation y have
been q cuitlsator Of corn for 10 wears, and
3 this IL the mnde have found to yield the
p lest results, OF all that have tried during
= that time, Ny crops are uniformly good
, except IN disastrous seasons. 1t is true |
am no, able to udducc any instance of won
c derlul product, for my land has not been as
d highly improved as II should have been
G Beng one Of the :" old ,me iatmets-au
: industrious class beyond doubt but by no
means distinguished as improvefs of the
sod Is unly recently that have turned
I my attention to the subject of manure IN
i the manner It deserves, The best that
$ have done "as some years ago, when |
2 raised ii barrels to the acre on small
] held. With proper regard to manutinc, |
think thts quantity may be grown in favor
able seasons, by pursuing the plan have
described increasing, however, the thick
ness OF The corn IN proportion as the land IS
able to bear it. The distances | have sta
ted are for land IN tolcrable heart.
: Goocb'aaa February, 1913.