The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-04-20
On tho Farm.
WANTING AND CULTURE OF CoKN'
TINE OF PLANTING.

In enc, before the lros. Is out OF TIE gfouhc
in another State. We may, however, lay
i, down as criterion, that when the oaA
leaf is about one fourth It's natural SIZE ~ 4
good time TO plan. earn. go
PREpAR.TIoS OF THE GROUND" ne's
The ground nav have been pluwed through
the winter, i, should be narrowed So soon
~. the frost is out Of t-and here we VIII
remark. that the narrowing should DC
,horouoh. as the hner ard more compete
the filth the better will the corn gro" ana
ripep its grain, aud that the ground should
also be rolled. :.
1.-THE grouad is still 10 be plo~ed' DO II
without de'av, 81 S ,on RS II IS IN eonui-
tion 10 undergo the opefa,ioa-ahd pe sure
to pillow deep. -. :.
Unless the ground be rery fertile II
should be hight, MANFRED, Tor corn IS as
we have of. eu SAID, a gross feeder, ara WIZ
not produce vel unless 1t be Literally Tea
--gheress. If YOU give it p'eaty TO eat IL -
one Of the most prolific and proti'aoie "i
ali the members OF the grain family No
corn grower should think OF applying less
than 30 douaie horse cart loads oil stable or
barn ward manure, or like quantity o.
rich compost, per acre and were ne 70
aooly twice that number Of loads, he would
And his interest in it-as upon nan me
quantity Of land. and with hall lie tofce,
he would ma Ike as much, If cot more, corn.
To grow corn upon poor land without
nleoty of manure is as Disappointing as II
is proailess--as fuinous to man, las II is
killing to beast.
QuASTrry OF SEED TER AcHE. A peck
of seed is the qnantitv usually estimated
az being sufficient 10 plant an acre. to
kernels should be dfopt IN each hui.
PREPARATION OF SEED.-Put pint OF
tar into a tub over this pour two or three
gallons of oiling water, stir until The tar
IS dissolved and Incorporated with the wa
ter, then pu, IN bushei OF corn, ana con-
,iuus to stir until all the grains are coated
To make the grams separate easily, they
should then have equal quantities. OF plaster
and ashes strewn over them, and The mass
stirred until the grains Of corn are covered
with the mixture Of plaster ard ashes
thew NAV then be planted. Ma more pre- T
parsd corn must be taken out at tune /
than can be planted through each day IL
nav rsn,aia several days after preparation
II excluded from The air, ssIhou. injury,
but does n9l bear exposure SO we'll
There Is another method OF preparing
.eed corn, ahich Is said not only 10 Pro'eet
II from bride aud insects, but to promote
its early growth. It's this d!ssatVe ios
r copperas in as mach warm wafer a. wa
cover bushel Of cora pour the deeoctson
on the corr, and iet it soak "a hours then
drain of the liquid, and stir IN hall eai,
Ion Of soft soap, SO as 10 coat The grams Of
corn: This doue, add as mach plaster as
will separate the grains aad render then,
fit for planning. We have prepared SEED
corn With The decociion OF copPefas ana
dried with plaster, and Was pleased with
tae result. and have 20 DOUBT that The gu.
dnion Of soft soap as recammended' VIII
prove, on trial, to be an improvement
Weak solutions ef sdltp'tre aud Gtdt6r
sal.s, als spoken highly Of as solks tor Tue
preparation q seed corn, 'ne former We
have used and houaht we'll Of q. 'he latter
fsh5gblv ccnmsadsa by CHIEFS
ptyTs1ez O. Rows.--1hIs must be re
sralaged ~ tns heishs a the staihs-so me
KINDS bear closer planting than Diners
for general crop, upon i1rge scale, !
feet each way, will be found an advanIaeh
Gus distance, as it gives ample fooff
10 work he crop, aud sufficient stalks IL
produce q large number u ears. 10 vet'
strong soils, where plenty II manure IS ap
Piled, force abundant, and great product
desired, The width Of lows may be realeo
TO 8 feei, and the corn drilled a! tool
part; but as dfi,!'ng req1lfes great de,
Of !. hand .hocng," which Is eApetst'e'
cannot b. recommended for any but sma
premium lois IS he cost of labor SOU
cal up toe pfcf, q crop, II Carried o'
upon an extensive scale.
As TO the distance q the cotn re-"
and The distance ol the sIa'ks apart, thi
ISIS matter. as &c have boiure PREMISE
which should bear "a relation to The SIZE
the particular lind gro"n, The large var
cites Requiring more room to gro" OF
pasture n ihan lie small. But where Il
ground M be na'ataiiy tefi'ie' ans e
Tiched BY pieaa.sl supply q strong ~
nure. ard heavy pie4Gci l. ahlcIPa
the disiat.ce Of both lie rows aud par
should be reduced. faf as q stalk oil co
can only Le expected to Lear conpai
lively sma number Of eats Of meFehan
BILE corn, q9aoil'y caa caly be ensured
multiplying the number q stalks upon
aero 10 weld tie requisite quantity
grain. b. looking through the nntae !,
accounts descriptive of large yields"
think il wia be found that they were
results Of c'ose placing; and indeed
it could mol b. oihetSise, a. The sta
must Je pteseD, Oh the ground, OF the or
cannot be gathered thefeffom. Il
planting. iao~eser, increases the labor
cost OF cnif.raiinn. ard should, tberef
be well construed before beng undenah
So long n. ,be ross and plants ale nc,
-. !, e..lI. The ruiturigt 10 pass