Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-30
Corn.

Manuring and planting-There is great di
versity of opinion on these, las on most subjects.
My plan is TO make such a quantity of manure
that we are hauling out whenever an opportu
nifty may offer; part is ploughed in and as
much put on afterwards as can be hauled out
By planting time; then we begin manuring the
grass fields for future crops,whch is my favor
ite mode Use plaster freely.
We lay off with two horse shovel plough
on hi gh land; the object being to get the grain
deep into the land, and yet not have it covered
more than two or three inches; then the field
may be worked to level Never hill up and
cave the land in ridges. it is no better for corn
and much worse for small grain. Drop from
3 to grains in place, for lear Of cutworms
and other pests. Thin out to one or two, as it
is to be left. early: late thinking is INJURIOUS
new. ground coulter; One lick will answer IT
the land be IN good order; if not. run two.
Moist and rich aluvion land should be plant
ed about double as thick as is usual, or more
than that. usually plant my flats four feet by
eighteen inches,two stalks to the hill but think
the largest crop ever raised on this place wss
planted three feet by from six to Ell ght inches.
1t was submerged in mud in November. -Four
fee, by eight inches. one stalk to the hill. will
make fine crop on No. flats, all things COM
ing in well.
High Land-I made. in 1850, fine crop
on rich high land, ,plantedthe best OF it four feet
by eighteen inches. one and two stalks, alter.
nately; balance of the field. four and half feet
and eighteen to twenty inches, one stalk The
distance must be regulated according to the
strength of,he land No field unable to bring
corn five feet by two one stalk, is worth cult.
Vating.
Cultication-Therei is no need of plough
or coulter in the cultivation of corn, except on
new land, or in very wet seasons, when grass
hss taken possession. In ordinary seasons it
is easier TO keep grass under than to get it un-
der. We use The sdewipe-three teeth, made
after the fashion of II bull tongue, fixed foot
long below the break, at an angle of forty. five
degrees, to the beam-handless as to shovel
plough-break two feet eight inches long
Twice or thrice going over willdotwo strokes
at each time; chop out with hoe and thin;chop
over after the last working. The best crops
ever made had but four strokes in each row.
Twenty five or thirty years ago corn was
ploughed four or FIVE times in each row. We
can beat our ancestors making corn on the land
they left exhausted
Gathering. Many persons pull fodder and
cut tops. Do so when you will, and the corn
is more injured than the fodder is worth. To
strip stalk naked in hot August weather is
barbar0us; It's not 80 cruel as was the treat
ment of Regulus, but is decidedly behind the
age.
Cut your corn off near theground just about
fodder gathering time; haul it to some spot
near your barn or farm pen on t~e enty feet logs
fastened over the axle of an OK cart or fore
wheels of awagon, put two inch pins through
the logs and chain them down; have six feet
standards near the ground-pack on I ON
two 10 two and half barrels, drive up, take
out standards, give push, drive off, and YOU
load is in place, ready to be setup In piles oi
half a barrel, at first. to one or one and hall
barrels later; tie with splits. ,.or grape vines
and YOU have the best long food / ever used
until May,
Horses should be fed on chop. two thirds
meal and one third wheat bran. This idea
was taken from Mr.. f. Porter. in 1884, and
is good: corn stalks and wheat straw, the long
food; chaf or cut straw to mix on aoct or dry
Beeves will DO Well on crushed corn. cob ant
all, altcrna,ed with pure meal mixed occasion