The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-02-27

high gave it a deep close blowing, and
a good hoeing; when breast high ! gave
it another hoeing only, and il made me
fine corn. This was 0n the third years
land.
MoDE OF SELECTING My SIZED CoRx,
&o.-When | commence pallihg my corr,
select two of my most trusty fellows,
and 'ce go to The best spots of corn, and
we select from tho stalks 'of corn which
has two ears upon them. We'take the
largest and beat filed ear where both
ears are largo we take both. And if We
fad stalk with one ear unusually large,
we take that. We take corn thus select
ed, slip-shuek it, and tie two cars together
and swing them across stick and hang
them up in the roof Of some house, where
the corr viii he Kept dry until srring.A
When want seed corn for planting,
have il taken down and sLuckcd. Ter
anime erery edr myself both as to color
and souudnSss, as well as TO shape of grain.
II am pleased with it, | then, with a
hatch"t, cut off the small end, sap one
third oGtlte ear, tic balance have plant
ed. iuo not bciieSc chniidly, that have
one rotten car on az average IN Mou-
so',d whether it is attributable to nv
mode Of culture, or Of selecting my seed
corn, or to both, will moi say but villa,
have stated /. alphabetically true.
For two years have grown three kinds
of corn. The wli'o, deep grain gourd
'ccd, which ! like very much for bread
| The grain is soft ard sweet, bat will not
.er,ain in the field so well as the yellow
goura seed without being damaged Lv
the woevils. The yellow gourd seed, all
things considered, have no doubt is the
best corn we have for stock Of all kinds.
and will remain in the field Of an ordina.
ry year until christmas without any inju-
ry. Beside the yellow gourd seed, have
anotltr kind like very much. Ireccivcl
1t from relative up the country, who
brought il from Tennessee. The grain is
much broader than the gourd seed, caua.-
'y as deep and white, but a much harder
corn and keeps ncarlg MS well rs the vel
low Gourd su,,i. '' u y
I tn conclusion, will You ind alge NE in a
few reflections "pon the cultife Of corn,
and make them with duo drff.rercc 10
the opinions of some Of our ablcst writer's
and none more ~ than tho senior editor
| Of the Soil of the South.
l,t. But a few planters take the trouble
t" prepare their land, as they ought, for
the reception of their grain. will here
quott the Trmark maie' 10 nc once bv
Maj. Alexander. | had been elected .her
'f-a,hl had Just entered uI,bn the duties
Of my Office when lie made this remark to
ne. Said he, "Abncr.' ..if you Wish to
succccd well in your responsible office,
you must begin right" The advice has
been my NOTE in all my undertakings.
In the commencement OF the crop lc, us
be snr" to plow deep and plant doep.-
l SO the suhsoil SCOOTER or the coulter in
our first plowing-pulvcri>e the ear,!. to
the depth Of six or cigl, inches at least,
so that the roots Of your corn nav "Lur-
row" 80 deep ,ha. an ordinary drought
will not in the least affect the growth Of
yonT corn. IN n convtfs dion last spriur
with Doctor who pride. himself Oh ma
king corn he made this remark to me-
Said he "you are p!owins your corn deep
er than Is OF any use or advantage" for
he continued, "rhe corn roots do not crow
two inches below The surfscc Of your land
PIow 1t rs deep rs you may" Nv corn
WAS then from haif leg to knee high. A
few days after this 'c6n1 :!;idn was had
we had heavy shower of rain, with con.
| siderable wind, which blew n tree across
one OF my bitches, the banl; gave way.
and tAc water washed up considerable,
corn, and ] WAS not a little surprised At
the depth ] found those corn roots had
penetrated, rs well as their length.
found them rs deep in the earth as nv
suhsei! plows had penetrated, and reach.
ing across the row. So much for deem
planting and deep plow. '".'
2d. !, !. my opinion that corn properly
pla"te'i ,ldes"hot require mose than two
gd"d Pio~ihg' and hoe'Hgs aid one
sweeping. Plant corn about the last Of
February, and as soon as you finish plan.
eng e"r'', give your corn thorough plow-
ing, and having reduced it to a stand Of
cears". In h'ar weeks give it another
good llow ing-and in four weeks more
give good sweeping and hoeing, end Law
It by. ! have tined part of my crcp. for
| two years, cultivated in this yay a,J 7