The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-03

one to me, and being skeptcal upon this, as
well as many other aubjec,s, rejected The
proposition. lie then commenced his exper
imeni, aud so completely made out his ease,
,hst was induced purely on, Of courtesy TO
adopt il. When The corn had grown from
~sls, 10 heed high, tho hands we're directed,
under our supervision, TO take away such suck
etsas made their appearance above the ground
OF surface, permitting the others to remain
where only one stalk stood. 10 many places
we found i've suckers to the stalk, Of those
ordered TO be left and sometimes three. and
they 80 closely rssenbed the parent enc .ha.
the inciedulous would no, be ssli,fied until
they had examined The root. They contin-
ued to grow-"not head and shoulders above
, another" but OF the zane height and size, 10.
I'll they had perfected Ihsir growth. 10 their
natural formations, they were denlIcalIy the
sane az the parent siock-ihe shoot and ias
sci appearing at the same places usual 10 the
Indian or common corn; nor could vc per.
csiye any difference 10 the size of the ears or
height oflhe stalks, many of shIch we're from
ten to twelve feet high. These suckers ap
peared only on The riches, spots. aud almost
invariably where only one stalk sisOd-sbow.
ing that III. capacity Of the soil was much
greater than the mands made upon IT,
The rationale Of this difference in the Ioca.
lions OF the suckers, seems to b. the. Those
which make their appearance al the hs On,
Of The parent stalk, vegeiate. and are visible
a, the surface alnos! simultaneously with the
mother stalk, throwing GU, their own lateral
and ibrous roots, and consequently receiving
their uourshment from the sources tina, sus
tain the other acting upon the sane pnnci
pie that governs wheat, rye, barley, e., ull
erng out, as il 10 termed. Those Who will
take the trouble 10 examjac the germ Of
the gram IN lis lncipent state, will perceive
that the rooiS are i.st ihrosn out, and that
the bud or sprout is sustained by then until the
s,sk has attained TO the height Of e,gt or ten
inches-Shea the roots OF the grain, and so
much Of The sPfoui OF tap root as will appear
from three fourlhs TO one inch bsloc the sur.
face. has persisted and at the point the first
roots are formed ahlch aid 10 the Feliec ion
Of The sta sod gram; and i IL also al ms
poln, lba, fruitful seekers make her appear.
ance. This principle, 10 The vegetation aud
gfos h corn; shows the necessity OF plant.
'ng the core as iop dorn IN the ground u.
practicable. Those suckers sh,ch are thrown
out at the Joint, Of cora above the ground, do
not appear undl The com has attained some
coasdea5'e height They ha,o 10 feeders
Of their own, but sre depeudeh, entirely upon
he mother s's'k, aud on account Of these re
sPonsbi',Ies, or this encunb snce, he parent
stalk fails 10 produce so lne yield
the suckers never produce anything save a
very small ear or cob, ah.ch IS sometimes
lunl On heir tops, where the lss.ti ought 10
BE-. These suckers It Is ,kooghI by some
ought to be permitted 10 remain, for he rca.
s9n that greater dram q made uy0a tic pa.
rem, stalk from bleeding { st the wuuud than
would haze been extracted from II Il they had
been suffered 10 s,atd but an Satisfied that
tie reverse is true,
Oar course. tLen, IN this matter would be
his; II / Jared 10 get bu; one stalk when
wanted two, | should permit all the root suck
ets 10 remain that were Of tho saue age sud
height aud think should be rshtns but 1T.
lie IN setting them fee wherever they ap
peared, as II IS evidently al evidence Of The
great fertility Of the soil, and al ,tT,tissil
we're n accordance With nature to relieve
tseii o. an uGu8'ural burden. We adopt tins
policy on this land, IN both corn anI cotton,
suffering two stalks 10 remain opposite MISS
rg places, where We intended only one to
s'aua-knos ing that 'eplaut,d coin or cotton
rarely ever mikes nything. II the stand J.
quite detective, then We repan, With soakfd
or rubbed seed.
Very respectfully,
b. A. SORSBY.