Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-21

Our Indian crop il one of the most valusb. II ,o,
me most valuable crop cultivated in the United State,
and every hing relative the best CROWNS
securing 1t are prOpOrtionably important In securing
indian corn two methods commonly used the frs
Is 10 Top the conn., by cutting the stalk Immediately above
mo ear and this is usually done as soon as the gain !.
glazed, though some farmers scarcely wait for this.
The second TO cut the by the bottom as soon AZ
lne ear glazed bind the stalks and in small bundles
set them up, and let them stand ill thoroughly cured In
me hs method only the upper part Of the stalk saved
os iodder out the corn upens finely, and nothing can be
more beautiful than field In which the husks have fallen
from the npened grain and the thick golden ears oive
mise oil the nch harvest at hand Sui prefer the Sc
cond method, and that from ample experience OF boh W.
have our corn by the bJttom because in thar ,v ~
save the whole OF the stalk for fodder that is no pn
portant matter the farmer. In topping only the
Pai'oi ue s'aA Is saved, Tor If and cured properly
there Is no more nutritious food animals than the sk G
corn ls true when very large cattle and sheep are un
able 10 eat them; but If converted into chat bv cu,no
Us ey can easily be, there food eaten more
readily, or with more profit. II not hazardng mpcb N
say ha mere more value in of cornstaks cut by
the bottom and properly fed out than in an acre of o;n,
y nay, ana no farmer can afford dispense with such an
item IN providing for his stock But the saving in the
s'aik Is not a; experiments show that there is gain
IN the grain OF nearly twenty per cent in cutting
y "e Uo'On' III preference 10 topping. Experiments
made by Mr. Clarke, Judge Buel and others and recorded
IN the volumes OF the Old Genesse Farmer and the Cul,
yaor, place this matter beyond doubt In one made by
Nh Clark, ne found the yield per acre of the corn
From some ana ae GhsS9PP sy Sg bush bis
years since 1t asceraned that there was no difference
~ III ne product when the corn was left
he untouched stalks TILL harvest and when they were cut
by the bottom after the well glazed hut thar
both these methods gave greater product than when top
ped IN the usual manner Ii is said that when corn Is top
PED and after the corn Is gathered that cattle will eat all
that i valuable OF the stalks they stand in the field
ihs Is certainly mistake, the most nutritious part
The main stalk ITSELF is generally left untouched by them
II The corn crop Is well manured should be- the Gull
uvaton OF the excellent preparation for wheat
and some OF the best farmers Of country use the corn
crop for this purpose In this cutting up by the bot,
tom Is Indispensable fer the getting in Of the wheat proper
N and 1t Is intended follow the corn with spring crons
as Is frequently DONE such wheat oats or barley il will
be found that the absence Of toe large stalks that dsgure
corn grounds when only topped will greatly facilitate both
tile putting in, and the harvesting OF these crops For a
these reasons and the additional one that is only by cut
ting at the bottom that be saved from the effect, of
early osts when they occur, decidedly Of the opin
ION that the crop Of the might annually be in
creased IN value were the method OF cutting by the bot
tom as soon as the grain is fully glazed become general
AB. Cultrator. .