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From The Southern Calfirdtor.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMING.

In the Svu'hetn Cultiyator for February
last, (pago o., vol. A. We gave an account
Of III, production # 1871 bushels Of corn,
on uu acre of land, in Buncombe county, y.
Carolina. This statement naturally excited
good deal Of Irqliry as 10 the means by
which this result vas produced. The ed-
tor of the North Carolina Platter address.
ed letter to M. Patton, on whose farm
the corn grew, ani received the following
very interesting answer:
PLs.slSr RSrarAr. n. G. Jan. %, 1876
Dear Sir hasten to reply 10 your ia.
vor of the l9.i ul,. Your request would
have been complied With sooner, but for the
absence of Mr.. Patton and myself until the
present time.
The land on which The corn ia question
was produced, is liver bottom dark sandy
soil, one year previous 10 clover pasture,
turned under On December from 10 10 2
inches deep, wllh large cast mou!i.board
two horse pillow. l. lad in that condition
Until tho frs, Of Apul. Il vas then what
we call listed, which is to make one iurrow
the width we wish TO make our rows, and
then run one on e.her side oil the first fur.
row, so as 10 make small ridge where tho
first furrow was nude. Ours was done
with what we call the twisting shovel, cal.
lee by some the hif shovel, about two.
thirds Of the depths Of tho FIRST breaking,
and the rows 4 fee. distance; and the last
OF April we laid II Cd Tor planting, crossing
the ridges 3 feet distance, about tho sane
depth of the last powlng; so making the
hills distant four feet ono way, aud three
the other.
We then took manure from hog pom,
where hogs had been fed a considerable
length OF time, aud put one common shoy.
eiul TO every three hills on a part Of the
ground the other part ~e put manure 10
from COW pen, where COWS were penncd
and fed every night tie manure put up 10
heaps 10 winter, AID Ut stand - Until taken
10 The field. The manure after pat out n
the bills, was mixod up with the soil with
shoyels, and then the corn dropped en- i,
and covered three or four inches deep. |
put 1 grains 10 hill, and when the young
corn hst frou four to five leaves on II, |
thluued II, leaving three stal"s 10 hi.l,
taking out generally The middle sta.k, so as
to Riye what VS. len better room. Al this
stage gave il the hfsl plo"og With tho
common shovel deep aud Us Close as could
run tie ploS, without covering the coin,
following ai,, tie hoes leye!liag the earth
round The hill, not ht..tlg or hJens up any
earth roupd tbs corn. gave II second
and third pIoaing, following, n tic same
manner a. at 6.s,, With the hoe. | DO not
recollecl the exact uuHbcr Of DAYS between
,be plosings, bu, ,hiak abo1, 4 or ID
The Two las. p'oslngs we're performed Ntlh
The twisting shovel, aud tde last llp"log
considerably shaiIJwcr THAN tho first, aaI
10, SO close 10 the corn.
The part that vas manutcd from tho boz
pen grew up faster 10 the spflaE, and vas
Of darker green throughout the season,
and was better corn than the part MANFRED
from the COW pen. an Inclined to thlna,
and from experience too, that either Is bet
ter on sandy SOL. taln stable nanure, aud
not as liable TO fire on any aiad u sol se
have.
have enlsayorej 10 give you as correct
statement as could do, how the thing,
a. yoI term, 4, :" is done 10 Buukum." |
am 10 more than plan home pun Bun
combi'o, and hope YOU viii excuse my PLAIN
and bJGt maunsr Of writing.
Very respectfully, your obi. setv'L,
A PORTER.
Thos. J. L?may, Esq, Raleigh, y. &.