Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-05-07
Work for the Month.
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delightful as this. Influenced by those chariii
ing pictures of its Beauties aud OF the sources Oh
mental eniovments which it is represented to
bring with it, most young hearts bound Win
;ov and yladness at its advent, and anticipated
its coming. for weeks in advance, as day that
is TO develop countless pleasures. Parlles are
formed. in anticipation, to HE to the woVd' to
oatber flowers but alas! owing to the change OF
seasons, for many years past the woods haVe'
failed to Weld their floral treasures, until long
after the day for Maying mad come and gone
and the maidens and their gallants, after miles
expended in searching for the flowers Which Che
winds of March, and the showers OF April, were
to have brought forth, have had 10 return to
their homes travel worn aud disappointed, reap
ino no other harvest than the realization OF the
truth of the proposition-that all calculations
based on the past, looking to the enjoymeuts OF
the future, are predicated on fral and uncertain
tenure. But Notwithstanding the seasons nave
changed, and are likely to change stii more Torso
long as the axe shall be employed IN levelllng the
forest 80 long will changes 60 on and the seasons
be later and later still it is always best to get
our crops in as soon as the nature OF clrculn
stances will permit; for other things beng equal
the early planted crops generally prove the
most prolific. ,:
Let us, then, turn our attention to those things
which demand immediate attention.
OK THE FARM-Corn Planting.-Ihe time
has come over broad surface of States when
the corn crop should be gotten in; and we trust
that every corn grower, where such IS the case'
will feel it to be his duty it assuredly Is his Ill
teest, to begin to plant his corn as near the pfst
ofthe month as possible, and so make his arrange
ments, as that the whole will be completed be-
fore the tenth of the month, at tarthest Sea
sons may, and sometimes do occur, where few
days' delay do not operate as serious evil; out
such occurrances are rare. we take the re-
salts of any series of years as our guide, 1t Will
be found, that the early pitched crop is general
" the most productive. Whenever the earth Is
warm enough to produce germination be the
location where it may, may besaid to be proper
time to plant corn. Speaking from or own ex-
perience we feel justified in saying, that slight
frosts do not materially affect the yield, even
though they may nip the plant after 1t shows
Itself above the grouud; for, from the vigorous
nature of the roofs, in the incpent stage ot Their
growth, they possess that rvcurcrativ" power,
which enables them to overcome the dlsadran-
tage of such bIights. If caught by ffoscs, the
effect will BE-, to occasion a TEMPORARY Suspension
or stunting; but not to destroy. However, after
the first Of May it is but rarely, Indeed that we
have visistions Of frost Of sufficient intensity to
do injury to vegetation, and, therefore, 1t may De
considered safe, on, and after that PR ID, t. get
our corn, as we'll as almost every other crop, Ill
the ground and it >houId be our rolicy % do So
as we have before suggested, as near the be-
ginning of the month as possible.
As we advised our friend last month, as well
as the previous one, to provide ann be supplies of
manure for their corn crop, we are wilingtr mop"
that they have done so, and that most Of th@'r
fields have been generously manurrd, plnu5hcd
deeply as we'll as neatly, narrowed thr'ughly, SO
as TO bring the soil to fine tilth and that their
work of preparation was completed by rolling;
for the faithful execution of all these processes
we believe to be necessary to success. lhe per-
feet preparation of the soil, we hold to be init
mately connected with prolificacy in any crop
with corn indispensable. When we speak OF
generous msnuring, We mean broadcast man"r-
ina; for afser the corn plant gets to be or II
inches high all the food it derives from the earth,
is from beyond the limits Of the hill. While we
are the advocate of general manurng-the ap-
plication of manuring throughout the entire sur
face.-we are also favorable to an application OF
small quantity of some enriching compast to
the hill. This brings US, natural, to the subject
of
Top-DREssINc, OR MANuRISe IN THE HILL.
There is no plant that grows, which is more
benefited than is the corn, by slight applications
of fertilizing matter to the hill. Such applca-
tons may be made at the time of dropping the
corn-after it is dropped and covered, and betor"
it comes up,-or after it is come up at the time
of the first working. Better, however. to do 1t
at the time of planting; but be it done at eth
er of the periods named by us, the corn plants
will make an economical appropriation OF the
enrching-of the organic, and inorganic, sub
stances-of which such composts may be made !;
for there is no plant cultivated, that is more
thankful for good fare, or which make better
use Of it than does that of the corn, at every
stage of its growth, and particularly when in its
infancy. And by the bye, it is only in that stage
that it can derive material benefit from hill man.
uring; as the moment the roots extend beyond
the range of the hill, they have to imbide their
food from the soil between the rows as their
feeders are at the extreme points Of tn" ;'S"ral
roots, which extend. at all distances from the
stalk from one foot to four: and it Is not reason
able to think, that these roots participate in
food which is behind them, far moved from the
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