Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-11-10

MEssRs EDIroRs In your paper Of the 20th
inst. | was pleased to statement from Mr..
Enoch Slade. in relation TO a large crop of corn,
which he had raised the past season. II always
gives me peosure to see exhibitions of the excel
ency of Vermont, even Of her soil, as well as of
her thriving and industrious citizens. 1t is also
gratifying to see additional proof of improvement
IN the great agricultural interests of that State
where most of my life has been spent.
1T has occurred to the that some may doubt
whether such crops can be ialsed. withsanding
the declaration OF Mr. ). that his statement "cOn-
tans tn" TRUTH That such statements may be
true, facts nbindantly testify. AS near as can
recolect, more than 20 years since, the Rev. Ma
tlianel RANSOM then residing ia Bristol, VT. rails
ed 100 bushels OF sheed corn one acre Of
ground Francis Gillette Esq. of Bloomfield, CT,
raised, in the summer of lS42, 1876 bushels Of she'll
ed corn ola one acre. ID. w. Grant, Esq. of the
same town. raised, the past season. IL / bushels on
one acre. In farther confirmation, have raised,
the past season, from 80 square rods 43 bushels
and 3 pecks, which is in the proportion of l40
bushels to the acre. The land was in n meadow,
nearly exhausted. The green sward was turned
over last fail. Last spring, it was thoroughly har-
rowed, then covered with barn yard manure. esl-
mated ut 40 cart loads to the acre. | cannot slate
with precision, as the manure was drawn out in a
one horse cart. The land was then cross plowed,
dragged, and planted on the ls day OF June in
hills feet apart directed my man 10 put in q
or Kernels IN each hill, and al the tlrs, hUeng
select and pull out all but the orbest stalks. 1t was
hoed twice after passing The cultlvatOr back and
iOrf cross aud lenghwse. No dirt was drawn
10 The hills. except 10 replace what was neces,ari.
~ removed with the weeds and in stirring the dirt
around each stalk. There was less than half IA
bushel OF of soft corn out of The AZ bushels
husked. The crop was cut up at the root. The
cora is the short eight rowed ear large round ker.
mel aud small coh. My man sheed one bushel of
ears, which produced "a quarts aud one gill OF
hard, bright, yellow corn, aud there were less than
half bushe OF cobs. Some OF the kernels inca
sure one inch and three touIths in circumference
According to MIR. SHADES statement go bushels OF
ears TO AZ square rods, he had nj the rate OF one
hundred sixteen aud three fourhs bushels to the
acre. Would not his ground probably have pro-
duced as much as mine, had his hills been only
three feet instead of three and half apart? espe-
cIally as hushe of his produced three pecks
aud one pint of corn. Would not many farmers
find it profitable TO spend some of the approaching
long winter evenings in calculating the profit OF
raising one hundred bushels OF corn OH one acre
instead I cutiva,ing four for that amount? And
would it not be profitable to extend this calcula-
ZION to all their agricultural productions will
only add, that my success is doubtless TO be ntlrb
uled III part to the fact that my hired man is a tho
rough bred Green Mountain hoy.
Respectfully Yours
A.C. WASHBURN
SUfeh n Oct % Ig12