The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-09-28

while in green state. But for the pur-
pose of settling this point more clearly and
with as little trouble as the case would ad-
NIT, selected, about the fifth Of Sep
TENDER, row Of corn in field of about 5
acres, intending TO take one that would
average IN quality equal to the field through
out, that | might at the same time be able
to ascertain with toFerable certainty, the
product of the whole field. The manure
having been spread on the surface of the
ground and narrowed in lengthways of the
burrows, made 1t apparently less difficult
to select an average row. On this low
cut the stalks from half the hills; Begin
ming at one end and cutting the FIRST hill,
then leaving the next uncut, and 50 pro-
ceeding alternately, cutting one and leav-
ing the next uncut, through the row.
had intended TO confine the experiment to
this row, but finally was led to extend il so
far as to include four rows, and mum er-
ing them agreeably to the order in which
they were standing in the field, this row
may be called number two. There were
ninety-two hills in the row and the stalks
were cut from forty-six hills, all of them
in the manner that is here termed POINTING,
| Ii. r) cut off between the Par and the first
Joint above the ear. | thou ut they were
somewhat more ripe than 81 usual al the
time OF cutting few oftht N were near
" dry.
My estimate of the number OF hills on
an acre, was made in the following man.
ner, and if am wrong in my calculations,
l shall be corrected by some of your
readers -
In an acre of 200 ieet square for 40.
600 square feet,) there were sixty-two
rows with ffiy-Sour hills m 4 row, ma
king 1865 hills. This is equal to 1916
mills per acre, each hill occupying near
" IL square feet OF surface. There was
about four stalks Of corn in hill. In
estimating bushels, have allowed the
lawful weight Of 6fly-si1 pounds to the
bushef.
At the time of harvesting, the corn
was husked in the field The forty-six
hills from which the stalks had been cut,
gave forty-eight and half pounds OF
ears; and the lorty-six hills on which the
stalks had not been cut, gave sixty-two
pounds of ears. The number of ears in
the two cases was about the same; those
from the uncut hills were evidently the
best filled out and the most hale, on a
large proportion of them the kernels were
so closely wedged in, as to make it diff
ficult to bend the ear at all without break
ing il. There is very little mouldy corn
in either, 4 few ears were gathered, most
: " from the cut stalks, but the whole quaa-
tity was so small as to make it question
able whether cutting the stalks had mnch
effect in this particular.
Both parcels were carefully laid aside in "A
dry chamber for about six or eight weeks, at
the expiration OF " hch time they ere again
weighed, and The parcel of ears from The uu-
cut hills had lost IN drying. about two p%r
cent. more than the other; afording some es-
idence that the sap continued 10 circulate fof
greater length Of time in the uncut Than IN
the cut stalks, The uncut hills gave ~ lbs.
8 dry sh led corn cqual to lioz. II l-2grs.
per nil, o g. bushels and Spuunds per acre.
The pa ~ from the cut hills gave SO lbs J OF.
equal TO ii oz 10 grs. per hi or AZ bushels
is pounds per acre. Making loss of ~
bushels an 10 pounds Per acre, by cutting
the Ks Conclusive evidence, that while
the sap is in circulation. nature does not as
sign the stalks an Improbable Office. Tho
product Of this whole row, taken together.
cut aud uncut hills, was equal to 90 bushels
and IL pounds per acre.
The product Of row No. :, taken BY itself
containing ninety two hills, on one half Of
which the stalks were cut on the same day
the others were.) would not show the prac-
tice Of cutting stalks quite 80 destructive IN its
effects as that exhibited IN row No >, us Is hole
produce was GIBBS. 9 OF. dry corn, equal to
So bushels and 10 pounds per acre. or Lush
Ell and % pounds per acre more than No, =
Not satisfied with resting the experiment
here, | gathered the corn on the rows Nos.
|. and 4, q. e.l the rows each side. neat adj
Joining No. , and 3, and on which none of tho
stalks had been cut, These rows taken TO-
e Their, contained ls6 hills, and their product
OF dry shelled Corn was III pounds - ~ E.
quail to IA OF. II l-2 grs. per bin. or 81 lush
els and 8 pounds per acre, precisely the same
average yield as that part Of row No :. on
which the stalks had not been cut; this exact
co Incident, however, think may be DUnbered
among those cases which rarely happen
The difference between The Two rows on
which half the stalks were cut, and tue two
rows on which none Of the stalks were cut,
was bushels 36 q pounds per acre IL
this difference arsoe from cutting hall the
stalks (and know OF no other reason than
cutting the hole, would have reduced the
crop ii bushels and 81 pounds per acre, or
from sixty bushels and pounds to AZ BUSH
els and AZ pounds per acre.
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