Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-02

between the rows. llllling IL not essential,
as many suppose, for the support Of the
stalks Nature has provided broos for them,
with rs much care as she has for the support
Of the oak and. IL the ground is so rrc-
pared aud cultivated as to admit Of proper
draiHags, M other support will be necessary.
Many farmers agree that in the ordinary
way OF blowing and tillIng the corn for the
las, time, often as late as when tho ears are
setting, no injury is done the crop by mu-
,ila,iug and destroying the thousands OF
roo,lcts which lie in the way Of the plnw.
hut rather that the crop is benefited by IL.
Those rootlets are ~ many mouths hy which
the plant Is fcd and sustained and 10 des-
troy them. when il can be avoided, indi-
Gates a want Of knowledge Of vegetable ply
siologv essential 60 successful farming. IL
is true that. alter all this violence has been
done 10 the roots II The growing corn, IL tho
soll is sufficiently mos, il still continues TO
grow with vigor. This only shows the inn
pornnce Of keeping ms'ioir and graiof 'ur.
face hu; this should be obtained by inrle-
mcnts better adapted To the purpose than
the turning pillow. But should the weather
prove dry after this last rlawing and the
destruction of the roots. as isorien the case.
the blish,ibe effects are too plainly visible
the whole lower leaves ot the plants turn
yellow and die, and !, !. said The q" corn .,
firing"
Most good farmers remove the front tooth
from the two.horso harrow and pass il over
the corn rows tor the first dressing. Tho
bull.toncuc or improved shovel rlow with
many farmers j. now substituted for the
turning plow for the frs, plowing, bat Bry.
ans paicut opsl moiS-Loard single and
donhle ruluyator plows are 20 he preferred
70 these; they mos, eir.ctually pulvcrire tho
surface, leaving the soil alter It's passage
through the open bar. Of the mold.bolrd
Immediately in the furruw. only invcrtins
- much Of i, ~ may bc held together hy
the root. Of the grass and woc,ls. The weeds
arc in this way - separated from the soil
and exposed upon the surface that they
readily die. The one or two las, dressings
OF the corn crop should be performed with
the flih.tecth eultivator this leaves the
ground in the best possible condition to re-
cci,c the rains withou, washing the surface
and carrying 10 the valleys below the richer
portions Of the soil, a. is the case upon tho
h,llins plan as practiecd with tho turning
plow. I, is also the best implement to use
for seeding the ground to rye at the time Of
the last working of tho corn. and. II not
s'cici in this way. leaves the surface IN bet
ter order br the spring rlowins.
According q previous estimates, there arr
about 800. 900 acre. planted to corn in
Hentucky. The average yield in past year.
PR acre was about ~ bushels. Crops plant
cl and cultivated lor premiums in this and
o,hc- States, have often cqualIed -, 100.
and even over $50 bushels per acre. Now,
II the method II cultivation which we here
propose b, adopted, the increased product
may safely be estimating at - p0r cent, or
In bushels Per aero. This would add tn the
aggregate crrp OF Kentucky the present
year, Is 200 ,OOO-ln amount which would
amply remuneratc th. farmer Cor the extra
care bestowed, and add immensely to the
resources Of the State.
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