Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-02-26
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The Cultivation of Corn.

The cultivation OF Corn should be coll
sidered under two divisions-upland and
low ground. Upland, for corn planting,
should be listed, if very light and clean,
or turned over, if stub5le or fallow land,
as early in the last case in the winter as
possible. The object in the latter case,
is to give time for the vegetable substance
to rot, and the freezes of winter to disin-
tegrate and pulverize the furrow slice or
cleds, if any there be, and further to de-
stroy the cut worm, which is generally
worse on stubble or fallow land. The
land should be as deeply plowed as the
depth Of soil will admit, or its character
indicate Thus stiff soil, or one that
has hard pan subsoil of tight clay be-
meath good soil, should be penetrated
as deeply as possible with plow. so as
not to turn up much of the subsoil. 4
perfect tith should be secured, If possible,
by blowing when the land is in proper
order. No land should be plowcd at any
time when so uct it will not crumble after
the plow, or so dry that it will even break
upinto 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 whether manured A good
general rule is, twelve to sixteen square
feet to the stalk on upland, Low ground
may be planted from nine to twelve square
feet to the stalk. Manure should be put
on with listing or bedding UP, and cover
ed in to prevent loss by exposure to sun
and rain-or covered in with the corn at
planting for same reason. Upland, if
bedded, should always be planted as low
as possible, not to go below the soil, to
enable it to bear drought Corn may be
covered on upland, if very light, with a
board; but if stiff or inclined to bake,
two burrows with small scooter plow are
preferable to any method, as small har-
row can be run over the ridge covering
the corn, which otherwise might never get
through. Plenty of seed, from four to
eight grains, should be put in, as is easier
to pull out five stalks than to repiant one.
I'll better to transplant than to replant,
for the latter never makes we'll 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
stand less when plenty Of seed is used,
and may be entirely bafiled by tarring the
seed. The rows should be laid of with q
scooter, Doth ways, if checked, followed
one way by large shovel to reopen
planting furrow, the seed dropped and
covered. If early planted, very lightly,
say one inch, 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 the season.
The first blowing should be done when the
corn has four leaves, or sooner if stunted
by cold or growing slowly. Plow as
deeply as possible next to the corn, with
snail scooter or coulter, following with a
large scooter and blowing out the row
with shovel as deeply as the soil will
admit. The hoe hands should follow the
plows as closely as possible, to thin if
unmolested by cut worm; uncover and
draw the dirt up around the stalks. The
second blowing should follow in twenty