Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-12

TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST IL. isis.

AN INTERESTING ARTICLE.-The following ar.
ucls upon cultivation OF Corn written by one OF
our nsse., and highly esteemed practical farmers.
IL ssendcdfcr but was written merely 10
sssbls the writer TO convey 10 neshbor more satsfacto
y than he could otherwise do. bis views upon this point
at pssece In the OF the Corn crop We eH
pfeesed wish fot m publication, TO which the writer has
politely given his asssnt
enable decide the correctness OF the VIII
ter views They unaucsonaby opposed to the gene
rally practice the country. But truth like spark, IL
struck, by the collision of conflicting opinions, and
the comparison which this article may cause the tar
mske Of their respective aud experience may
be found highly and mutually beneficial in ecinng the
prsct,ce the subect We insert the article with
ples.urcsnd shall be further grs'ed IN hearing from
any opponent Of the OF cultivation here recomneh
died. should he think proper make his paper the channel
for the communication OF his views to the pubhc-MAKHN-
BuEo (NA.) GAZETTE.
ON THE CULTIVATION OF CORN.-Some peo-
pie. without understanding the natural history OF the plant
s the last dropping pull oil the suckers, which prac
highly injurious to the croP-ss they subserve I'M
port Junction. only IN filling out the ends OF most OF the
6rst ears but also IN filling the late
The time IN which the male blossom on the main stalk
mains 10 sors not more than SIXTY days-when the season
good But the weather very hot and dry, stormy,
IL long. And his length OF time is only enough 10
ucty the earliest in which the female blossoms
hrsi from the of the lowest grains and
present themselves in circles the ends oi the coOla
husks-snd they come out, appropriated and thus
they every day and hour presenting circles OF f..
male blossoms. until the whole thus impregnated But
II the heat Kill tho male blossom before
the whole OF the female blossom has come out oi the
rola hask them II there suckers to supply the
deficiency Of poer there will be portion al the upper end
OF the that will be barren OF grain. To supply this
deficiency OF poler, Providence, in organising the Corn
plant has ordered that the three lower shall produce
suckers that should come succession, IL supply contn
usl OF the ructyng principle to the whole success
sion OF that out for the OF nj least three
weeks, after that the main stock has been exhausted
And this male blossoms the greatness Of
the crop depends. And the land should be rich TO
force least suckers stak-or no very
great crop may be expected the land rc To pro
duce these then instead of having the usual ut about
40 bushels the the careful! farmer with conf
dence expect 80 100 bushels with little extra
ordinary expense.
All plants that bear their blossoms and fruit the eN
tremi the stocks branches have the germ OF all their
parts and capacities for Modification formed IN them from
the they OF the ground And this is partic
nsry the with indian corn-ior as the stalk
Of the ground by apoweriul microscope may
discover dissecng the plant entre capacity 10 bear
fruit Al the let and 2d joints there or suckers,
these IL the ground rich enough, will produce blossoms
rucy the late ears and will also produce hermaphro
ditto with the blossoms.
At the 4h 9Th and 9th joints perfect cars. and then
follow four five barren JOINTS with leaves between the
fruit bearing JOINTS and the male blossoms the top
which support H. b.