The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-02-25

INDIAN CORN CROP.

tuG an0iAMss ~ AAts IAnps ufGf tie
greater porlion al AaHh Carolina the last
ses.un. will Stimulate every farmer lu
.spEsad hlnssll" Tor . large one Il,e
preseng year. The exahple Of Mr. Pot-
lrr, Of Ille Sc Stale oT Buncombs," which
was Iail belnre our rraiers last month,
alI.,r,ls InporlAHt instruction and strong
lnel.ement u ~ in the prosecution OF
their object, aud sh. uld MOI be lo.k siyhI
IL: anil ~e shall be careful TO farnlsh. a.
srssonahly Is prsclteab'e. as many add.
ll,mal hials an's 'arts an the suhlrci. a.
we nay b. able eo'uggesI, with the view
u encouraging aud guiding their eGarls.
The January number 81 lhe AIhany
Culusslor. gives us an instance Of whs,
mas be elIeelrJ Oh poor, Ruling land, by
llbrral ufaaurlng and deep pioushing. L.
j. stIled, and 'pGens To be we'll aulhenGi.
c4.ed. that Mr.. Charles Blandy, of Ohio,
last year made Oh acres lltlle over 400
bushels ol coIn--i33 bIslI, Is la the acre.
This heats Bnneornbe about 4 barrels
Mr.. Porter will have 10 try again. Eight
wears ago. waeu he first commenced ian.
ro,ing the groand. il produced. with a
light cual of manure, only y bushels ol
wheat TO the acre. Fram then until the
f.Il Of 1871. il was occupied as pasture
laG EH cattle and hogs. The surface soil
was only three or four inches deep. OF a
sandy loam, and fragments Of saudi stone
in considerable quanlily-the subsoil of
yellow clay anu sand slone--the whole
place rather WEI aud spnuly. He plough.
cd il 10 October. 1914. ten inches deep.
anI last spring spread on 100 two horse
wagon loads of compost manure from
the yard where he had kept his caille.
Tins manure vas made UP from the stable,
inlermisrd with cnal.ashes, waste fodder,
aud several courses of saw-,lust put oN To
make il clcan and dry for the cattle. Til.
Lad been accommodating for three years.
After spreading this manure. he cross
Laughed IL IL Is inches deep. and har.
rOwed thoroughly. 50 thai the surface soil
and manure were well inlermixed with
portion Of Tire subsOil aud completely pull
,erizsd. .14...-
lie planted the corn in rows three feet
spar,, and two feet in the row, three corns
IN hin. The manme being old and ro,.
ten. there wee no weeds. The cora While
young was narrowed nnee and ploughed
twice. The enn is light mixed flesh
cdar. commonly known there as the
Pennsylvania com--long grain and thick
~ SET IN straight rows-ccb small, OF red
dish appearance, and The grain very hea-
w.
Where the ground was turned over in
the fall, we would nut advise the turning
up Of the subsnili in the spring, as it i'll not
have time 10 becmne fIiab!e. 81 as 10 be
finely pulverized and mixed thoroughly
with the soil. as il must, beiore il eau
produce any beneficial results. But The
ground shnuld be pIoughed deep, aud the
suhsoil broken at the first plouehing. by
running coulter Immediately after in
the farrow Of the plough, as deep as a
strong two horse team can draw IL; and
lie. every iarmrr who intends 10 make any
attempt al improvement. prepare To turn
up his sub.nil next fall, that il may take
the winters frosts. What fine winter
this has been Tor mrllnwing the well
broken subsoil! Let him he careful, too,
!" adj something Ia his manure heap eve
~ day, the year round.
IN planting corn safe aud proper dis
tanre. 5" a, to avoid risk Of firing. and al
the same ii ne secure the greatest number
OF stalks the ground is capable Of produc
Ing, Is matter OF great importance and
some difficulty. Land Of thirsty nature
vii moi bear as clnse planning as that
which Is not. This must be borne in
mind IN determining The relative position
which the stalks in field should bear to
each other. And the distance must be va.
fied likewise greatly, according to the
qualify OF the land and the quantity and
qualify at manure: and allowance must be
made inr variations Of seasons aud pecu-
larry OF climate. The safes, plan, in
our Climate, is not IL plant too close. Yet
u The ground is sufficiently prepared and
strong, and broke deep and light especial
~, The stalks might be advsniageously
placed closer than our farmers generally
are THE habit Of planting. Ofayery dry
season, however. ground heavily manured.
and very ,hickly sci, after I'll, must Iail.
but should he season be favorable, the
crop would be abundant. But " ventures
make merchants" aud farmers who would
advance must risk so,nelhmg. Let itnol
ne understood. however. that we advocate
the impruden, plan Of riskng too much.
We only recommend that few acres b.
'fisd each year with closer planting than