The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
AGRICULTURAL,
CORN PLANTING TINE.

perfume 10 throw Out a lew OfltI hlH's
GOT as TO the besl mode, for every |
grower OF this mullritious grain is, 81 i
ready, in possession OF the best melho'
Of cullure-but as mere Suggestions as {, |
what we consider good plan TO ensure
q reDumera,iug crop. To begin 'heo a
the beginning he VINO expects 10 make
his acres tell tale of production thai he
need no, be ashamed Of, must lay him
self out in the first, place, 10 pat h''
ground in good condition, and lhi; can
only be fIeced by deep ploughog, and
such pulverisation, by narrowing and
cross narrowing, as will make the iillh
as fine as Ole Butts fiddle. To expect
the corn plant to grow aud manure IT.
fruit luxurianIly in eloddy and hall
prepared soil, is just as unreasonable as
wuold be the atlemp, TO get up steam
without Are, in the second place, unless
his land be in very high state OF fer'ill-
~, lie must make arrangements 10 ma
nur his corn ground with a liberal
nay with prodigai hsnd.--for, OF truth
the corn plant is most voracious feeder
and delights Ike many gormand, to-
luxuriale amid grass visnds OF various
compounds, In The third place, if be
desires 10 assume the best chance OF sue
cess snd ensure against the accidents of
flood and feld,' he should plant early
10 the fourth place, he should be assid'
Gus in working his crop from It's frs
coming up, until he lays il by, in order
that in The race for mastery, the weeds
may always be Kept down, and never
lor day be permitted 10 rob The corn
plants Of any portion of the food which
may be buried in earth, or a1ating IN
sir.-In a word, The earth, should a, all
times be kept clean of weeds, and open
to the influences Of sun, all, dew and
rain, agencies as essential 10 their growth
es the best and most enriching ma
hures.
We have recon me nded deep plough
ing, but far, very far, would we
be from recommending deep ploughlne
after the plants arrive al any considera
BILE height. Indeed, afte- The first work
ing, we would abandon the plough alto
gelher, and rely upon The cullivaior, to
be followed by careful hoemen 10 eridi
cate such weeds as may not be reached
by The former Implement; for notwilh-
standing many Intelligent writers, as
we'll as practical planters contend tina, the
cutting Of the roots by the plough Is
beneficial, we cannot reconcile the prac
lice TO our notions and common sense
view Of things. Nature intended ih'
roots as the mediums Of feeding, an'
every act OF violence, EVERY separa
,ion--,o which they may be subject
must necessarIy tend 10 retard thel
growth, because such treatment arrest
that continuous absorption and elsbo ra
tion Of lha, portion of their food which
is derived from The earth.
" ith regard 10 very large crops o
corn we have remark or two to make
Ii must be obvious, that without clos
planting, no matter what The quallt ty
of the soil may be---no mattsr how no
tab'y the culture may he pnrsued-un
less a sufficien, number Of stalks bt
grown upon an acre, The yield will al
ways be more or less circumscrlbed, a
without the stalks be on the earth The,
csnnot produce ears of corn.
1t should be an object with ever.
corn grower 10 provide his corn groun
with lime, plaster, and ashes. as wei
ss the nuiritive manures, for unles
there be potash in the soil TO dissolv
the sand, and from what is called tn
silcate OF potash, the substances whic
compress the ouer-crust OF The corn
siock-vegetaiio cannot 90 on wit
tina, economy which leads 10 the fruct
fcation Of the gram, as The stalks at
mainly constituted of sand, reduced b
the action OF potash, into lldid state
and thus taken up by the roots an
distributed, so as 10 impart 10 1t III
capacity 10 stand erect and sustain i
buTthen.
Ten bushels Of ashes and one Of pla
ter well mixed together, is suthcle
for an acre, whether sowed brosdcas
or used in, or on The top Of each h.
We have sometimes thought that II
best disposition TO be made OF ashes al
tjiasler, would be TO compost Them wi
the manure Of the harm gard beio
hauling il on, TO be ploughed by su
treatment, every par, Of the corn he
would derive benehlfrem their apple
,ion, instead OF It's being confined 10
g.