Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-02-03
The Cultivation of Core.
The cultivation of Corn should be- eonsidc

The cultivation Of Corn should be considered
under two divisions pla'rl and low ground
Upland for corn planting, should be listed, it We
" TIGHT and clean. ard turned over, if >tub!'e or
t:sllnw land, as early iii the last case IN til" VIII
ter as possible The object in the latter case, Is
to give time for the vegetable substance to rot
and the freezes of winter to dsint2@rat@ and pui-
verize the frrow slice or cloS, i ANY there be, and
further to destroy the cut worm. which Is %ener-
ally worse on on stubble or falow land. The land
should be Us deeply plowed as the depth Of the
soil will admit, or its character Indicate. linus
stiff soil, or one that has hard pan subsoll Of
tight clay beneath good soil, should lie pell-
etrat"d as deeply as possible with a rlow, so as
not TO turn up much Of the subsoil \ perfect
t1h should be secured if possible, By owing
when the land is in proper order. No land
should be plowcd at any time when so ret it
will not crnmbe after the plow, or so dry that it
will even break up into clods.
Upland corn may be planted in this section
from the first to the middle of March. Low
ground, from the middle Of March to the first Of
May. The distance of corn will depend upon
the strength of the soil number Of stalks to the
hill, if checked, and manurcd. 4 good general
rule is, twelve to sixteen square feet 70 the stalk
on upland. Low ground may be planted from
nine to twelve square feet to the stalk. Manure
should be rut on with listing or bedding up
aud covered in to prevent loss by exposure TO
sun and rain-or covered in with the corn at
planting for the same reason. Upland, if bed
dcd, should always be planted as low as possible
not to 90 below the soil, to enable il to bear
drought. Corn may be covered on upland, if
very light, with board but if stfor inclined to
bake, two furrows with a small scooter plow are
preferable to any method, as small harrow
can be run over the ridge covering the corn,
which otherwise might never get through
Plenty of seed, from four to eight grains, should
he put III, as it is easier to pull out five stalks
than to replant ono. 1t is better to transpla
than to replant, for the latter never make well
among old corn, unless the replant is numerous.
If the stand is very bad, it is better to plow up
and plant over. Birds will injure a stand less
when plenty Of seed is used and may be entire
ly baff1ed by taring the seed The rows should
be laid of with scooter, (both wayc, if check
ed,) followed one way by large shovel to re-
open planting filrrow, the seed dropped and Gov
cred. If early planted, very lightly, say oneinch
if with board or hoe, but three, if with scooter
plow, and scrape off when the sprout begins to
push up. 1t may be covered deeper later in tie
season. The first plowing should be done when
the corn has four leaves, or sooner if stunted by
cold or growing slowly. Plow as deeply as pos
Sible next to the corn, with q small scooter or
coulter, following with large scooter ard plow-
ing out the row with a shovel as deeply as the
soil will admit. The hoe hands should follow
the plows as closely as possible, to thin if unmo-
Tested by cut worm; uncover and draw the dilt
well up around the stalks. TIE second plowing
should follow in twenty days, and he a deep one
near the corn and Throughout the row; next the
corn with large scooter shovel blowing out
the row with tulning plow to hill the corn well,
the last furrow iii each row should be run with
shovel so as not to tear up too much Of the sub
soil. The third plowing should follow at the
same interval with 4 turning plow, but shallow
hear the corn, and little deeper to the cel.tre,
in which and exactly between the checks. if hill
corn, the peas should be dropped and covered
with a shovel shallow. Peas III drill corn should
be in the first furrow next to the corn The fouth
plowing should be done at same interval, and al
ways with sweeps to lay the corn by fiat, aud pow
the peas. Low ground corn varies from upland
only in the greater depth Of blowing in the pre-
paration to issue perfect drainage in these colder
and wetter soils. 1t should always be planted
on level but as low down as possible not to get
through the soil; plant after large shovel with
two small scooter furrows, and serapc off with a
board or harrow, if baked BY heavy rain or wind.
Corn should be kept Perfectly clean until laid by,
frequently stirred and constantly growing.
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