Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-22
EXPERIMENTS ON SOWING CORN foR
FODDER,

II Is not Often in these dvHncd days OF know rdse in
tamlng that we find series Of experiments conducted
with more accuracy than wofe ihusr which follow |
nave procured Them from The OF the trnrG Who con.
Quoted thrm, aud the the original ones IN the
hand Wiling oil the farmer himself. wish II wee nofe
common Tor our farmers It's make accurate memoranda OF
every 'h"g they dc. Batto the experiments. They are
follows;
l. On the first Of June, ISIS s. u. sowrd in drill
bud corn, very thck account 81 It's snallncss Tie
kernels were about inch aratr or IN other uord..
one kernel 10 inch square lhe size II tho bed eavn
MAS VI by ten. TIE produce WAS cut On the 10Th
n August, and Weighed fifty pounds in the green state
DC nfaporlonae produce per acre would be 3ils TONS
green fodder.
One month after say the ooh Of September tic pro
onre weighed, when perfectly dry. Il pounds which
which would give per acre. a3ou Twelve los day tod
Ger. ! MS Kind OF lndlao com Is call I'd bird corn and
nan PINT contains 100 kefoes. OF 3u7 200 Ia the
ouS'e One quart viii SOW G6 square lec, and con
tans 5000 kefnes
Rhode Island corn is best and contains Sos ker-
"eis to the hall pint. Oae quart 226i and Will
SOW sixteen square feet.
Eight ruwed eorn is next, hall pin containing $50
Kernels, quar-, 1920 kernels. aud viii SOW 6 square
feet.
Mex, is flour corn, half PM containing 500 kernels
.-une quart. lai0 kernels and IL SOW Ten square feet
Southern OF soufd strd anhs The SAME MS this ,x
sctly.
2 Friday. May ooh, lS29 Sowtd 10 quarts Of
hour corn on $50 square feet OF ground II Welded If
bundles OF corn fodder. which weighed IS lbs Il was
ca' on The SIN OF September, and secured the Alb Of
October. Yield per acre, tons, 10 cwt, u, IS
ibs. ~ -
3. Friday, May ooh, 1919 Sowed quarts q,
southern goutd seed corn l5otqnnre feet OF ground
yielded oundits, which weighed IS pounds Ii MAS
cut on Tie olh oil September. aud secured on tn. h q,
oc'ohrr. The yield per aero TONS, Is cml.,
9s., Sis.
A. May 30th, 1890 Sowed eish, rowoJ white corn.
on 100 square feet Of ground. Gathered 70 bundles
which weighed 50 pounds. 1t was cul on tho s,ln q,
September aud secured Oct 4lh. Yield per acre,
tons, II cwt.. 2 qrs., lbs.
Ia ihls experiment the quantity sawn is hot menop.
ed. but Mas probably the MS IA the % ,xpefl.
meni.
s. June l2ih, 1880. Saved bushels of tall corn
for fodder. piece oi land % by 81 ieet Cur onlhe
first OF Sept Gross WI, | ton, l0cwl, Or, IL lbs
Neat weight, SO lbs.
Tue weather Was very dry from the l2th Of Jnne To
the LIST oi September, Which /, Two muntls el3blcrn
days am confident II MAS moi hall a crop Ii IT
had 1ern sown earlier II would have been better
Viii here add one Thing more from The mute book If
this .TmeI eE lac seems to have been rather cuiluus
man.
May Sd. 1892 Counted the grains OF kernel, in half
PM oil bTOom corn. They are 1850. OF 2ll COO IN
bushel.
Now how easy it would be fr every farmer to Leep
little note book. IN which he could PM down any thup
he docs, and preserve II lut The benefit o others
would produce habits ui confidence himself and en-
courage such habits III othrls. Every boy aud rItl
brought up farm. should be obliged every da, IL
note down every thug they do, aud nehi make np
inil journal OF le "Lue day opeauous by ms course
Hwy would become uaeilis,n ard Observing
i'm. tluotady Jc1ana.