The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-09-24
Drilled vs. Broadcast Corn.


70 che Edifor u iLs Aasricaa Farmer. @
Sra: A writer in the American Agri
euIiurist. who signs himselfa Reviewer
and whose remarks in the main possess !
more Than ordinary quaninm Of common
sense. takes upon himself in the August
number Of lhat publication 10 cali its edi.
tnr 10 task for not telling sihose tens oI
thousands OF SouihemeFs" that they
should raise crops Of "broadcast corn I
instead Of depending on corn blades
for their winter fodder. s .a4s .f
beg leave 10 give you some Of my ex.
perience in broadcasling and drilled corn.
Last year | prepared two acres for that
crop, and one half ! sowed broadcast, and
the other put in drills Of twelve 0r &c
teen inches apart. The preparation Of
the ground for the two crops was alike,
the soil the same. the two pieces side BY
side. seed the same, and put in the same
day. The result was. that the drilled
corn yielded fully double il not triple The
quantity Of fodder. saw several fields
Of broadcast corn both last year and this,
and not one Of them hold any sort Of com,
parison with my drilled corn. g
This season abandoned the broadcast
and rely entirely on the drill. NV frs
crop was sown the LIST Of April; il die
not come forward very rapidly, but pro
duced even a better yield than my las
years drill. When | harvested my oa
crop in July. I Immediately plowed the
ground and prepared il for a crop of drill
ed corn. On the 18th Of July | put III,
seed in the ground on the 18th inst
commenced cutting il for soiling purposes
The Odd inst, which was the 9th day
from the time The seed was put in the
ground, | measured some among the best
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exceeded six feet. The whole field would
al that time, certainly average five feet
rhis is The finest Of drilled corn ! eyei
saw; | hope yet to raise better. ! an
well persuaded that three successive crops
from the same season, can be made, witt
proper tillage, 10 reach in the aggregate
fifteen feet IN length Of fodder-the mum
Der of tons 10 the acre | will not venture
! to estimate. -@- 49,. -.
PETER A. REMSEN.
Near Baltimore, August IS, 1876. ~ ''.'
Fattening Hogs.-It is good policy 4
commence fattening pretty early, for porl
can be made al less cost in mild weathe
than in winter. Al this season weed
| from the garden and fields will aid little
and sweet apples that have fallen will d
more service in the hog-pen than unde
| the tree, where the worms that are in then
would make their appearance next spring
! in The form OF insects. Was 5lhs5 Is
Hogs are fond Of variety, and in Angus
and September they can be gratifed a
small cost. Purslane, that now cover
the ground in many gardens. is greedil.
tlevoured by hogs, and who knows bu
this weed has as much power TO fatten a
the tops OF corn have! Charcoal shoul'
be occasionally thrown into the pen
birthstone should be mixed in the liqui
food, and little meal improves sour mill
and whey. When your sweet corn j
full, the corn may be cutup at the roots
and the whole may be cut fine with a
axe. The cob will DO eaten with th
corn, and the whole will prove econom
cal food. Well fed hogs make better ma
nure than half fed animals; and now you
haying hurry is over you have time I
add loan, that will make the pen SINE
sweeier than some kitchens that you pas
by .s~,tq ,sslMass. Ploughman. !
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