The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-29
RTR.YL EC0sO.uY:
CORN.

~ !btui anu YOU ueStfe
Nauon, &C, aud proe,he mode OF cult.
inquiries; but being 7sry n,.,sser your
and at the same time very unwell, yv.ipied
excuse me if the details are not Is full an,
interesting as you would expect.
have been cutlyator of the corn crop
for fiiteea years, and during that time have
never failed, believe, TO make such crops
as attracted much attention yet have al.
ways thought, that on our rich lands are
made too much stalk and too little corn, and
have annually complained Of my oyerseers
for not planting my corn thick enough.
This year determined to make an ex
pertinent OF my own, unlntluenced BIZ the
advice OF overseer or friends, several OF
whom demonstrated agains, the extrava.
eance OF my proposition. For this purpose
| selected a lot, which considered very
good land, though not of the first order, as
Il bad 90 previous preparation for tho pur.
Peso, having been inGtferen,Iy used for ma
nl Years, as horse lot, watermelon patch.
cabbage patch, lufuip patch and some
times Cultivated 10 corn: ahou, one.lhird Of
II, II IS true, was used part Of the preced
ing fall for short time as COW pen
which, by the bye, have always had rea.
son 10 believe was perhaps the lest possible
mode of / Improving land that can be adopt.
ed, to The extent that il can be carried
upon the balance Of The lot | had INV
stacks of top fodder. Ia The month Of Nav
had this land ploughed as deep as a large
two horse plough could turn it, aud, after
HAVING n haFrnvpeA rfs.,tf,r l., - 4
had rows opened with coulter too feet
apart, and on the 18Th Of MAY the corn was
planted at the dstauce OF nine inches il
these rows OF two feet. 4 simple arllhme
teal calculation will show thai this would
give you los rows and 2e0 stalks IN row,
which would make 80 400 stalks TO The
acre; and # each stalk would bring one rood
ear, estimating five hnndrea ears to lie bar
rel, which with large corn is an ample allow.
ance, the product would be tihynine barrels
and three bushels 10 The acre. Well, Tia.
had no expectation Of making to be- sure,
yeti thought, that By making every allow.
ance for those stalks that would make no
corn, there must si.ll be a much larger
yield tifit made anyla,ng) than We had
been accustomed to.
/; has been my habit Tor many wears neY.
er 10 plant corn without first soaking II we'll +
and then rolling i 10 plaster and ashes,
practice that recommend sikh great c1ad
delce TO your readers, as +. not oulg gives
The eo:a al early slart, Bat preserves is
color eTen III me digest season. la This Z
case, however, he corn was soaked and then
rolled as usual, and .heu lttt until The land
was ready TO receive II, which being a few
days later THAI | had contemplated, coca.
s!oned II all 10 sproui heu il was brought
Out TO be planted found the sprouts eener
ally from one hall 10 an inch in length. |
was at first doubtful whether should plant
II or no! al length, concluded, as the
"hoIeatiaF vas bat an experiment, would
Ie! mat 90 along with L a. another expert
men', that nigh: lead 10 some practical re
suit, !a'endng 10 examine il on the second .
or thTd day, and II found il dead 10 re
plant Il Il was planted 90 Friday evening
on the following Monday examined il.
ana was surprised % fad the corn readyto
shoot cut @! The earth, aud many instances
II bad protfuded; on lAe next day Tues.
day II might be seen from one end If the
rev TO the ether.
"hen The corn was about eighteen in.
eAes high, made parcel Of children bout
me house, under my own superinlendance,
afop auol' a 'ea-spooufu Of plaster 10 the
D-a OF each stalk, through about half the !
heidi but | was never able to see any
Advantage resulted from ii, which might !
perhaps be owing 10 the fact, that in rot .
ing and laying IN the plaster, the grain il. /
sell had absorbed as much as was necessary q
oF as much Of the plaster had adhered 10
me gram as vas necessary for the roots +;
or many have derived great advantage
rom shis mode o. administering the master,
8hea Il has not been rolled. " hen the ,
,orn reached the height OF about two feet. d.
ran the coutes very deep aud close to the q
;orn on each side. then ran wba, Ne
'aii a skinner between the rows, and had
nc earth thus looseued pulled with tie
ioes atout The stalks as well az could in
,Fdei to give some support to the corn. N {,
ne TORN q hiIl. From this time The !,
ora vas never worked Or logched it grew Il
~ so rapidly as in d shorttae to sbad. tie IL
shoie surface OF the field, 50 as 10 preserve
he moisture aud at The same time 10 check k
ne growth Of grass and weeds and a, the Al
inc Of gathering, It vas the only part Of d
by corn land not covered with crab grass;
VT Oh that there was not a spire.
ne fodder was pulled at the usua! time.
'h'ch was an enormous weld, though
10 mol have II weighed he tops were cut
$ usual aud then invited several gentle. -
leh 70 come ana see the corn gathered aud
measured. -Four Of them came. 10 wi,
w. Peter W. Gub5s, Mr. Feodail G,f;o
lr Miles George, aud Nr: Samuel perm, v
so Of these gentlemen first measured tie
no accurately, which ~as less Than an m
T@' fHs com va. hen gathered, shuck Of
#o measured IN their presence, winch Y,
'"-sa. a- F,I have heard, enc hundred
.Fsas be -re. have never obtained
'hcs Of the f4cls from these gentle.