The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-02-26
&c RICUL TUR.aL.
Experiment with COrn-Deep
Flowing and Green crops.

The ground upon which the experiment,
was made was ss near alike. and prepared
az near alike as could be. The cora vas
plan,rd the 4tb Of May, three BY five feet
That winch was plose was powed the widest
way only. Four rows we're plowsd exclusive
ly with the coulter, from eight to ten inches
deep. Flowing repeated four iimes, q, .uita
BILE intervals. Tho next four rows we're cul.
Gvated entirely With the hoe. The balsucs
wss 2lowed a. is usual here; fret throwing
the earth from, and then 10 the corn. and pow.
ing four times. All vas kept clean through
on, the season. Two rows Of that cultivated
a. usual, when gathered, veighsd 42 pounds.
The next two. hoed corn, weighed A3 } 4
pounds. The two other fovs Of hoed corn
weighed 43 pounds. Tive rows Of coultsred
corn, eide by side with the preceding, end
having the same number Of hills and ears Of
corn. weighed Asa pounds. The hosd corn
vas nearly pros'ra'ed twice by wind and ram.
| had to set up the greater par, Of it. just DO.
fore and jus. after 1t tAsseled. The coul,sred
corn suffered hardly half 90 much az the no.
Cd. The residue suffered comparatively lii.
lie. These are the facts. Deduction are
for you and your readers. The quantity rais.
ed on the ground 10 Of no consequence.
| conducted various other experiments With
corn, but do not deem them Of sufficient in.
,erest to burden your columne, nor bore your
readers With then. These h,tIe ,bings are
Interesting to me. however, and alwsys have
some such under headssy.
| bookfsrmed that famous bottom ! spoke
to you about, and made fair crop Of cofn.-
Last year. IT took .ii,y Of the largest ears to
shell a bushel; this year, fosty.e'ghl do ill.,
This book. farming makes me The subject Of
gtea, ridiculs and merrimsnt. For instance,
you advised Us, las, spring, to pIo" deep and
puverise we'll. DID 90. but was laughed a,
therefor. You advised the sowing Of corr
broadcast. sowed sou e,hing ike four acres.
This threw q great many Deighboring dia.
phrsgms toto ccnyulsions and cschins,ions
were rife and bos,erous therssi. So veil en-
I pleased, hs~ever, that shall give them an
opportunity TO split the lsrynx outright ano,h.
Or year. The quality Of fodder produced
was enormous, besides a pretty considera Die
sprinklins Of corn. You apprssd Us tina, i,
nigh. be veil to SOW rye for early grsz'og
soiing. &c, next spring, snd | have done 20.
II is TOO green 10 laugh 1t nov. You iustruc.
ted U, to use twelve quarts Of Timothy seed per
acre. | did 1t. And Il they do laugh .. that,
it i. mighty green. Fearing tina, some oil
our readers may no, understand the full mean
ing of the word green" 40 here used by our
correspondent, ne explain, that the Timothy
and rye sowed by him, agreeably 10 our d..
rect,ons. have ALREADY covered the land with
4 thick green herbsge, and give promise Of
oncommonly large crops Of hay and grim
EDS
To fsncvs,e land, you incuIcs,e turning in
green crops. csps,zed sil my clover-mss
ticatofs di,played themselves Of great length
and breadth. OF all the green things, the
whsa, on tina. clover land is the greenes,; and
rather too green TO laugh a.. The land hav
ing been put 10 order BY plo~ing, narrowing,
and crushing, the wheat was plowed 10 abou,
three inches the frs, Of September, and har.
roaed II the first OF October. II looks very
cell. Z. B. OGLESBY.
Booncille, Mo-, Dee. 1850.