The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-11-18
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CULTURAL SOCIETY.
Maj. Morrow, from the Committee OF
TRAINS aad Grasses, awarded the Premium
for Corn 70 Andrew Springs, for 1907 bush
els per acre, Of swamp land and o. bushels
4 quarts on one acre nt upland. The fol
,owng dOcuL cnls explain Mr.. Springs
mode ofcuinre, &C., IN the management
Of corn:
AcRc No. I.--Thi. is To certify, that
measured o' the acre measured by Mr..
Springs +. J. Knox, and himself, one
hundred bushels and half (l00!l OF good,
sound corn, raised on his plantation at
Rocky River, ~ the county Of lrcdell, in
the Stale Of North Carolina, IN witness
whereof J sci my hand This 30th Oct. 1871.
H. II. GILLiLAND.
have the management Of the above
farm aud state that the above acre is new
bottom, cleared aud rid up last spring.
broke II up as well as could be done, FOR
the roots, nllh a bui.iongue plough
then laid Il out about four feet between
the rows, drilled the seed corn along The
| iurrow, somethin. like cotton seed, IN or.
der to secure a staud when the corn grew
something like knce.hi.h, We ploushed il
| with shovel p1ws, moulded Il with hoes
| and tliianed Il out from ten TO fifteen inch
Is between stalks II stood then till /, was
about head high. The season continued
very vet, and some pumpkin vines run o.
yer It, 50 that concluded not to put the
poughsin Il again we however went over
With lhe hoes, and chopped The weeds aud
bushcs out Of i which i AL the work It
guti and The result VAS n- above stated
L. II GILLILAND
30lh Oct. l-I7.
AcrE No. 81 hereby certify Tint
saw and attended % The measuring Of nioe
| ~ tao bu,hel. aad IS quarts % bushels
a quarts u good sound corn OF the above
acre o. upland on his home plantation. Ia
" incss whereof hefcuato set my hand /
his sob Oct Isis
PJ KNoX
Tie above acre of land Was 10 wheat,
|tLis summed vas year ogo, aud had
good dfcsslu. Of manure for DE wheat 10
September ! Jedded i up uth The Pugh .
h IoUghst turning over heavy cost 81 stub. 1
e aud other vegetable matter deep ms 1
ns 'Ar i~d- four isti apart exact by q
|ueasme. itlay halfway untl tprtog A., &
|lut lbe l0th d Apr lad shovel pow 1
un deep "a Tie centre Of each led. 6
hea tsd It crossed the other way vitha {
! lli-tuaguc, csh'een inches by measure D
9. cn dropped ne corn itomtwo 10 three d
als, II elch check. then renamed q
/ uai'. The csrn Nss about aail tx high. !
hun had he cullWaior fus four tunes 90 j
3ch roR moulded cod thuaei Il out 90 %
le stalk 10 a chuck. then hal Il pillow. &
! q ahen about waist high, Nth lie CON. Z
|nou shove p.uus H.n- pretty Leep, and g
lU,n1 fso luuo~s % row followed i
lh ass Iy,clIng aud flag up she val. {
|ys, when a1uat Lead nigh We dressed u
! rcliy much 10 tie same way when 10 4
is-el and SIX wo chopped L over with 5
bees, aud finished Il aaI tie above was 9
! Ne rcsat q
a0d OCT. ISM
\. b There was no manure put on
last spuag.
OlGa--cs be Committee award the
|lrcwjlu q MAJ. /enas i Grrf, 90 II /.
goo p.unls q Herds Gra" on one acre, +
"a, Que cutting. The following eetttllcaIe f,
.crp,p.us lal mode 81 culture;
The following nodo 81 culture Was a.
dap,el u,th NV acre Ii Herd. grass
Three wears 1sn sosed a sma. quantly
81 seed ca ordinary VET meadow land
SINCE thai ane allaaiae ihc sfass 70 "a
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