The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-20
From The Sou,h IVemern Farmer.
PREPARATION OF SEED CORN.

PREPARATION OF SEED CORN.
Our success The pas. year, 10 pro iuclug
such an abundance OF corn, aud all other
necessares, IS DOT to be attributed entirely
to o good OF favorable season. I contend
'ha, our citizens deserve some credit; for
| think from ny little opportunities OF ludg.
ing, that there was more planted than us.
ual, and much better cultivated. IL has
often appeared 10 inc that where there is
abundance, there is less bad luck aud more
thrift and so It 10 with uecessarcs; II the
farmer plants Tor an abundance and cuti
Yates well, the seasons seem more fayora
blei but let him pau, jus, enough. ond
" bad luck commences, his corn is q very
bad stand, birds poll II Up, seasons wrong,
&c. &c. have no doubt each Of you
bave noticed aud ieis this-ihen, if you de
sire good seasons, fall cribs, and no bad
luck, determine on planting enough acfes
at 20 or p bushels per acre Us viii leave
you three months supply a, next gather
lng time; then prepare your seed eorn,
plan, well, early, aud good cultivation. you
may 10 sure OF having corn 10 spare, and
thus keep our country on the high road TO
independence. will tell you how 10 pre-.
pare seed corn, and 10 the words Of the ey
er lamented Jesse Buel Ii you have tho
CultIva,or, refer 10 its lsl vol, page 81 /,
and you Will sec oil be says; bu, as many
have Il not, will give it you. He says
/" soak my seed 9 to 30 hours 10 ho,
waier, IN which - dissolved n !ea ounces
OF crude sallpctrc, worth ~ New Orleans
probably 10 or Q cents per 10. and then
add--say 10 5 quarts Of corn, bali q pm, Of
tar, previously warmed aud diluted with
quart Of warm water
The cora is no, to be iokeu on. until
wanted AMI should Be- well stirred while
cooling. When wanted 10 plant you viii
End each grain licey col,pd wllh tar, then
take ashes or hmc, and stir well unth each
gram becomes 50 coated that II can b.
hnndlcd.
This mode will certainly protect corn 10
a very great measure, 20, ouly from rot.
ting Of cold after planting, but Of birds, &C.,
take TO your 6eld--the seed having been
imprcguoled "i'h Tar and salt pctrc, the
stem will end tho red blrds ALL no, relish
tho taste Of 'ao irndcr plant nor will pat
ridges Try very often 10 pull /, %.
] would ask, ii some such plan would
moi have tendency to destroy tie increase
Of Tho weoyIi! Nature provides somo plan
70 keep up the breed IT MS pest how il IS,
| viii moi pretend 10 say but. IL planting
garden peas , years old, or where the wee
val IS destroyed has tendency to stop their
ravnges there, why tot a similar plan N
corn
The weey'l eois into corn vhilo standing
IN the field, and doubt. whether there be
any Increase after housng--ouly an N.
crease Of ability 10 luIurc, by BEN. hatch.
Cd IN greater abundance, How do they
&c. ~ the corn field, other than by the per.
feet weeyIl--a moth But how they are
kept 10 existence tufiug the winter, and
until next season Tor mischief, is to mc en.
known. Are they planted W the corn-or
are there a supply IA the weeds aud grass.
&c.
! have gathered tie garden pea; careful
iy closed thom up ~ newspaper doubled
Then putting them luto a bag-no chance
Of any insect, II coming ont OF tho pea. Ia
travel about-yet the pea may have ?.
" moro OF the wcovtI--and man, in two
years wliI be eaten up-then there mus, b.
eggs deposited while m tho haun. and
sometimes several ia one pea.
Ia think tie insect can be DESTROYED in
the gram by ~a,cr that is hot enough, and
yet not 50 hot us 10 iclure corn, or turned
INTO cold water quickly, Henry.