The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-03-03

f%ertiliZing 1t. Weeos' u P'o"po M
the earth in n green state, will tend to
improve land. In regard to cultiva.
ting land | will say, in tho introduc-
ton of this branch of tho subject, that
the right side of the earth is up and
if the farmer has no n or yoge.-
able matter to turn under, he gains
but little by turning his land over 80
as to put the soil down and the clay
up, for after doing this if he viii no
tice, one or two winters freezing Will
place the soil again at top and lhr
clay down--its original position.
Deep blowing is better than shall
low pIowing, because it saves the land
from sliding, and enables it TO retain
! moisture longer than the land that is
| pIowed shallow. And it is best, par
ticularly whore manure or vese'abI'
| matter is to be turned Under, sine !,
| contributes to the soil the depth Of lie
blowing. Where the land is pIowea
deep tho soil is less liabIoto cyapora'
| ton, and where tho clay is Of the right
kind, it will not loose much By an.
sorption.
! The favorite practice Of most far
mers in Franklin county, is to run of
their corn land ono way the width Of
corn rows, and Mt planting time cross
these burrows and drop the corn at
, every crossing, covering the corn at
the same time with IL plow, somc
with Il plow of n kind and sosne
with another; some covering with one
| furrow and some with two, intending,
| IN due time, to knock the clOds Of
with a board. This last mode will do
very well, if the first lurrow shall be
opened deep enough to place the seed
corn deep enough in the earth, and all
| supornous earth is brushed away from
the corn hill before the corn germin-
ates; but this is too frequently left un-
done, from various causes, TO be relied
on rs an invariablo rule for planting.
1t is frequently the case that wet
weather, SO often Witnessed in the
spring season, prevents the farmer
from boarding his corn until it is too
late.
have found 10 safer 10 u a turn
ing pillow first, and in that inrrow Il
tongue pillow, running deep, and at
each crossing drop the corn, and cover
with n hoe, pulling as mach dirt rs
may be required to make it gcrm'nat'
and sustain the germ.
never try to put q hill to the corr
until tho first roots are VOL formed
and strong, for the following reason
when corr terminates, tho supporting
roots seldom evor go below the grain
and If planted deep end covered above
a level with the surface, the germ
shoots up to tho top Gt it can come
at ally and there puts out tho support
ing roots rs near the surface ~ tit
roots can have moist earth to run in
md that straight root which came VI
, from the germ, will, after the grain
decays, be Of Iittlo support or vaIH
. to the stalk; wherefore, IN u WcE Sea
, son corn is said to be tender and mus
have much rain in summer to make
{ crop; on the contrary, when theSprin
season is dry, the corn is said 10 b
, tough, and less rain in tho suHm2r
required to make the crop; thcrelor'
in our warm red land, coca should b
+ planted deep and covered ShaiIoS
then work about the corn with % sma
pillow until the hrss roots Shall be ""
Y formed and strong, after which d!
r may bs put to the corn, AMI rs joint
a form above, roots will put out thcr
' from, and the corn will be prepare
& for We. or dry weather in summer
n Corn planted in squares, in land thu
II has been well broken with two hOr,
q plow in the winter previous to plan
ing, will do very well with a furro
y on each side and II cuItiyator in tn
h middle, to keep the grass and wect
;. down. This may DO done twice.. III
G may be called two plowings. Whe
@ tho corn is plowed the third time, Il
IS middles should be thoroughly broke
v I'D and thrown to the corn, making
8. hill. The fourth blowing may be doI
m with cultivators, STRAIGHTFORWARD Ia
|. rows, or single horse plows, ii II
very shallow and not too nigh t
it corn. will remark that rs the co
IS gets older the plowings should bo l
to pcated in quicker succession, and be
IN we'll in mind that corn makes the re
nj first and then tho ear. and II y
+. would have it to ear well, tho ro'
r.. should not be disturbed while tho q
ID is forming.
10 Wheat like corn c0mes up with