Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-14
CORN AND CORN GROUND.


As the time has arrived in our coun.
try Tor corn planting, we beg to call |
the attention. of our readers To this I'M. |
portant part Of their duties. We take !
for granted thtl al, who may have clay
lands which they intend 20 pat IN corn
this Spring, were rovidcui enough TO |
psow them last winter, as nothing Is
moro conducive 10 success in such SollS
with the corn crop, than the odyan
tagc 10 b. derived from their exposure
10 the lntiCcnce OF the Nlterallons of
the freezing and thawlug durino WIN
ter and early spring. While 1t dislnte
CRATES the more adhesive parts, II mel
lows the soil, lessons the toll of work
inr, and destroys the embryo cut
worms. But 1t is but fair TO remark,
/ that tins benefit Ia the texture Of the
sci, can only b. calculated upon where
tho precauuQn was taken to plow only
when the land was in representation;
for If 1t may have been ia ned up when
wet, the probability is, that 1t will re-
main in ciods during the entire sea
son, thus adding greatly TO the tolls
and expense OF cultivation, as well aS
lessenlng the products the Of crop.
II any should have such ground, in
tended for corn, which Is still to be
plowed, we would admonlsh them not
TO pow it when it may BE- either too
wet or too dry, hut to choose that goI-
den state OF 'bctWccnltv' when 1t may
be easily reduced to a state OF pulvcrI-
cation by means the roller and har-
row, both ofs.hich should be freely
used until the desired end is attained
We are firmly impressed with the
the belief that la.gc crops of corn arc
only to be realized where deep pillow
ing, through the t,th, general manur
ing, close planting and frequent aud
clearly culture have been resortedto tC
secure them. The III plant is {
greedy feeder md requires a plentiful
supply of food ; and although It vii
grow IN most soils, aud yield some
thing, still fit be expected Of It To be
liberal in It's product, II must be fec
with "a u,,,nntu,no hand ca "a On mn
H. ~, o ,,,,t b. ~ ,mnh nand,,;on =.
80 '1 s;n,,ni;nnon, ,bn descon
IS u, ,oa Nv rd 49, 80 ,bo hori1on, ox
panson Of lis rootlets as they may b,
stretching themselves across the fur
row in search Of nutriniept 1t is als'
2 IT, sn;t - aid ,I'o Carm;n~ bC ,ho clio
= too ~ no,osI VIZ shNnId !, COR
, rron,oI haonr,on, ,n;,l, v,alJ or ,hro
{ or fonr barrels f. tLc ncrc Wien nv al
f tcntiou to fine thin0, we have pointe
;, ont ccon with the same labor. real
o izc a nroduct Of from cjoht to lively
t l'.-r-'eon tho..,.. .-,...lyof -~aoa.
$ Vbcro oro tuo,. ,,Dohol It to b, DO.
,, s,blc To grow two hundred bushels pc
h acre-our notions Of product, thong
+ tolerablc sanguinc in our temperance
> do no; carry MS thus far. though we d
t think that no corn growcr,wlth the NJ
d pIanccs of improvement at command
IS should rest contemlcd under fifty iusl
y els per acre. Butte secure such a r
IS suit it is necessary that he should plal
$, no corn except on ground which Ia
n been previous well manned, dccpI
and skill(ully plowcd. without balk
and made pcrrncrly fine hy rolling an
ot cross rolling. and thorough harrowln
s, These pains should at all times be t
IS ken but if our corn and indian me
& are To find permanent market
j. Great Britain, in that fact the plant
Ia should find an additional inducomcI
to increase his pains taking, in ord
~ that, without increasing his force !
lie may make double the quantity Of col
4 on the same quantity Of land that !
10 now does, thereby greatly adding
II his revenue, without materially increo
ing his expenses.
Is We have spoken of the necessity
es turning up claycy ground. only VIII,
n in n propcr condition. and we will he
!, add. that sandy. grayclIy sand or sa