Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-04-28
9armtrs' alrpartment.
CORN PLANTING


Corn should not be planted until the
earth is warm enough to make it grow
quickly. With very early planting there
will be, necessarily. Il great deal of re-
planting, and an uneven crop. In this
latitude we should not plant from choice
before the 10th of May. There will fro
quently. however, be circumstances
which will compel variation from any
set time. The large corn-planter will
think it advisable for convenience of cul-
tivatioip to plant portion ofhis crop at
the earliest possible time, And the
tobacco-plauter, if his plants are coming
on early, must get his planting off
his hand, that it may not interfere with
the preparation of his tobacco land
Light, warm soils, toe, may be planted
earlier than others,
PREPARATIONS OF GROUND.
At whatever time the planting is to be
made, it is necessary now 10 press on
rapidly with the preparation OF the
ground. Bear this in mind, that the
more work you put upon your pref aration
the less you will have to do in midsum-
ner when everything is pressing. The
mere turning the sod, inipertectly per-
haps, and then marking and crossing is
no preparation for corn-planting. Put
the ground in thorough condition by drag
gipg and rolling, Make the surface
fine, soft bed, fit for the young roots to
spread themselvs in. Il is objected TO this
that it will bring weeds and grass upon
MS too rapidly, and We promise ourselves
to plant first and then pat the ground in
fine order by the time the corn springs
up This last resolve is very well If there
is an absolute necessity for it When
the ploughing has been long delayed, anJ
the lia4e Explaining comes, rather than
postpone it, the seed may be committed
to the ground, and this thorough surface
culture follow Immediately, But such
ease should be the exception, and not the
rule. You will always find when corn
planting is done that there is other work
demanding your attention, and yonr
young corn will be struggling for life u
mong rugged sods before you return to
it, As to weeds and grass springing too
quickly. there is no objection to that
The quick growth ofweeds is the best
evidence that the ground is fit for q quick
growth of corn, and the sooner they come,
the sooner you will kill them, of course.
There is very important consideration
with this early cultivation Of the corn
land. 1t enables US to lay by tie corn
in proper condition at an earl period of
its growth. If the cultivation has been
properly carried on till harvest, no i'm
plement should touch it Afterwards
Begin early, work quickly, and leave
your ground well cleaned ut that time
and any working after will do more
harm than good. In ss"laying by the
crop. thus early, you may put, with
safety, many .noao hills to the acre, and
get larger crop. A very laagc crop of
corn cannot be made without large nun
Der of hills, and the prejudice against
close planting has arisen from our prac-
ticu Of working corn until it has cared,
aud tearing the roots into pieces at the
very time they ore wanted to i'll the ear.
Close planted corn will suffer most from
such treatment, but the fault is in the
treatment, and not in the close planting.
DISTANCE OF THE HILLS APART.
Three and a-half feet each way give
room enough. if the advice we give above
IL followed The difference between three
feet six inches each way. and four feet
is more than thousand hills per acre.
you will bear in mind. Manure and
work we'll and we will be responsible for
your losses.