Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-04-16
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From the Culiird'or.
Indian Corn at the North,

As uniformly obtain from IS to so bushels
OF corn per acre, without having it cost as much
as it comes 10" permit me to offer few hints
on its cultivation.
Whoever would be highly successful in grow
ing Indian corn in climate like that of New
York or New-England must give it such soil,
situation, and treatment. as will induce a vgo-
rous, and rapid growth from the time of planting
until the grain is perfected
Young plants, like young animals, in order 10
grow rapidly, should not only nave an abundant
supply Of food, bat fooo suited to their age
hence the practice of applying portion of well
rotted manure or compost directly to the hill at
the time of planting, having previously plowed
under quantity OF long or unfermented manure
spread broadcast. The amount of manure need
ed for an acre depends in great measure upon
the state of the soil, but it is always desirable to
have the land in such state as not to require
more than % oxcart loads to the acre, exclusive
ofthat applied to the hill. The quantity of fine
manure or compost applied to the hill, should
vary according to the materials used and wants
OF the soil, from half shovel full to IA single
handful.
As among the best materials known for this
purpose may be named well rotted manure from
the barn-yard or hog-pen, together with nirht.
soil, domestic guano. ashes, and plaster 1.-THE
proportion of each will depend in great mea-
sure upon the nature of the soil cultivated it is
impossible to give any arbitrary rule that will
SUIT every location, but it may be observed how
ever, that the more powerful and highly concen-
trated the mixture, the more care necessary in
applying It, and less quantity shodld be used
Much Judgment Is requisite in preparing the
land for planting. Some of the poorest as well
as some of the best crops that have ever been
grown on green sward plowed but once. While
one farmer selects brittle, friabe sod which he
turns IN angular burrows, not too deep, at the
same time using Il subsoil pillow if necessary,
ara mas flrst rate crop, another (who by the
way, does not read the Cultivator) selects a
camp, tenacious soil, and although he APPLIES
liberal quantity of manure, buries it or inches
deep under flat dead furrow, and the result
proves him to be about as successful as was the
crow in the fable, which attempted to initiate the
eagle by carrying off lamb. The corn derives
niue OF no dement, from the manure under such
circumstances.
The kind of corn cultivate, is a yellow
eight-rowed variety, of medium size, with small
stalks, and although such variety would no
doubt produce more by being planted in drills,
yet it is found best, on the whole, TO plant in
hills not to exceed two feet apart making rows
only one way the rows three feet apart and at
this distance and with this variety, three stalks
may be allowed TO remain in each hill
The seed is prepared for planting by being
soaked about twelve hours, and then rolled in
plaster. The steep for soaking the corn is made
wholly with reference to forwarding its growth,
aid not for keeping off crows; the boys are al
lowed the pleasure OF doing that, The rolling
the seed in tar, and the like substances, often
proves an inuryto it, and although the crows
may not eat the corn thus treated they frequently
pull 1t up and leave it on the surface which is
quite provoking.
AS soon as the corn is up so that the rows
may De plainly dscerned : let well construct
ga narrow, with fine sharp teeth, be passed
,'Iush' taxing care to rectify any hills that may
y. " us ufoeu after this use such implements as
',e mature oi The soil may seem to demand, the
ooJec' oe,hg to keep the earth loose and free
from weeds, 1t may also be NECESSARY IN oiye
the hills slight earthing with the band-6oe
twice during the season.
Inc next thing claiming attention ;s tho en-.
Letting OF seed Tor the following wear which
should be done by an experienced hand as coon
as the earliest ears have ripened and as like
produces like, select such ears as Won u,omid
wish the whole crop to resemble, and in a fev
years it will in great measure do so.
By pursuing this course, (f YOU have VA .
Tiety suited to the ocation,) there will he M
danger ofits " running out" or degenera,ing.,,
and am warranted in saying this, from the
f,ct, that the same corn has been continued on
the farm cultivate for lorty-fve years.-LIrrLr
FARMER. Otsego Co., ~ Y, lS47
The ENGLISH IIoRsE BEAN, is an importan,
article with the British Farmer. 1t yields on al
average, 80 bushels per acre, but sometime:
gives go or even 10 bushels. One quart O
beans is considered equal to two quarts Of ost'
for horses,