The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
Prom the southern Plsnler.
EXPERIMENTS OF THE ALBEaaRLr
HOLE AND CORNER CLUB.

HOLE AND CORNER CLUB.
Ezpeimenf IN rs6omee 10 Me Di.frib-.,ion .
Corn IN pisafiEg. "a 10 Distance aud Ar
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The experiment by DIR. Minor wa.
conducted in the following manner
Two rows. one stalk IN the hill and on.
f''ot distance in the hill Two rows
two stalks in the bill and two feet dis
tance in the hill two rows, three stalks
IN the hill aud three feet distance in
the hill--alI the rows at equal distan-
ces from each other.
The experiment BY Mr.. Give was as
follows; One stalk IN the hill, one and
half feet apart; two stalks in the hill,
three feet apart; three stalks in the
hill, four aud a half feet apart---rows
at equal distances.
The experiment made by MFR. VIM.
w. Minor was conducted as follows
lie planted four rows, distance of each
row from the ether, five feet. They
were on hill-side-No. l, lowest
down the hill, he left one stalk in the
hill, two feet apart. The row next
above, No. 2, two stalks IN the hill,
four feet apart. The next row above.
No. 5. three stalks in hill, six feet
apart. In No 4, the highest ON the
hillside, the same conditions in all re-
spccts prevailed as in No. l, the low,
est ON the hill. side.
The results Of alI these experiments
were in favor Of the fewer stalks in the
hill aud shortest distances. The rows
were all adjacent.
Rrperimenf on 7sp-Dsesang Haeaf.
roIfSS@psaa IGfSS@paarffsa rffs tsp.a!E:s.M htS aE: W; G; Carr, as
quantities Of stable maniife,n = SIX r6tsial
wheat, in the first week Of October,
November, December, January, Feb
ruary and March, respectively. The
land nanured was thin grey highland,
with a considerable admixture OF sand,
that without manure might have brought
from three to five bushels Of wheat to
the acre. The manure was spread ve-
nv thin, at the rate OF not more than
ten ox-cart loads to the acre. From
the time the wheat came up until har-
vest, that top-dressed at the time of
seeding in October, had the advantage
of all the other lots. 1t came up more
vigorously, grew faster, filed better,
and ripcned some days earlier than the
other lots. In spite of thick growth
Of blue grass, this lot yielded at least
fifteen bushels to the acre, whilst that
adjoining, of the same character, though
not manured, did not yield three. He
was unable to discover any difference
in the other lots. The top dressing
had decidedly good effect on all, in
fastening its maturity and improving
. the quantity and quality Of the product
aoyer the unmanured land adjoining;
sthe crop being fully doubled on all.
The fact that cold, freezing weather
continued till April, and was succeed
ed by moist, warm weather, may &C
count for the good effects resulting
from the late manuring. Wheat, dress
edNith very thin covering Of straw
in february, was not benefited by It,
but theclover was very much improved.
Erper;imeni b. ascef1L, ihe difference in the re-
sui Of cutfisg Wleai uhen IL first begins 4
r.st, and .oien suffered 10 stand still I'll tho
roughly ripe a4s,
H. Conducted by.Dr. Carr. as follows
ION the Sd day iofJuly he cut from DIT
ferent spots in the.field two parcels o.
!, wheat Just beginning to rust, the straw
and blades greepy the heads turning
white, and..th gran in the dough state
very soft, sonf~.ssf the heads being u
the milk state. OdAthe 18th OF thu
same month, he cut from the same
spots, the wheat whithhad been lett t
rlpen. A struck measure OF the rust
ed wheat. thoroughly ripe, weighed 8
grains-the number fgrains 2S2. In
. same measure Of the wheat, just begin
J ming to rust, weighed SO gralns-num
her Of grains 247. of fthe wheat takel
from another spot, struck measure o
the ripe rusted wheat, weighed 90
grains-number Of grains 2lS. IN
, same measure Of wheat, just beglnnln'
! ! to rust, weighed 50 grains-number
!. grains 2l6. The greater difference y
: favor of the wheat just beginning =
rust, in the second experiment, mus
be attributed to its being rather NOR
matured when gathered, than the flrs'
The straw of the unripe wheat, IS, Z
!, all appearance, very superior to that 9
the ripe wheat, and the Touring pro
pcrties Of the grain arc. no doubt, ~
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