Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-07

| VIM. Al, Prichafd. Johnson county. .11Z
j. z. Dawson, Warren county. 154
| These represent different portions of the
State, and all the counties are very rich witt
alluvial soil except in Ohio county, where
Mr.. Rabb's crop was produced on river
bottom.
The enormous crop of Ellis R. Lake viii
be best explained by the following, from hi:
| statement:
Harvested and acnghed from 5th October
| to 10th October, 1860" The kind of corn
was large yellow, and consequently, at thi,
time and in such damp fail, was but little
dried. The amount should have been aseer
| tanned by measurement. The Board require:
weighing for the crops it awards premiums
10, at its January meeting. to be weighed in
December. But at this time of the year it is
most uncertain mode. How much Mr.. Lake
raised cannot lie told, but it must still be a
very large crop.
His soil, cultivation, etc., are stated thus
equality of soil, a sand and loan river
bottom, based on clay. Broken up about ten
inches deep, about the first of Nav, and
planted from the 10th to the 18th of the same
month, in rows one way, three iret apart. and
the plants from five to six inches apart in the
row. Plowed with shovel pillow three
times; whole cost Of cultivation and seed.
81 S."
His crop of ten acres was raised on the
same kind of soil. but with different cult
walton. ..Plowed six inches deep about the
middle of April; planted in rows, three and
one-half feet each way, with four or FIVE
grains in a hill; plOwed four times with a
shovel pillow. and hoed over after the first
plOwIng." The yield was the same as in he
one acre, but the cultivation greater. The
time of planting is not given. Whether all
the grains planted came up, or whether il
was thinned out, is not stated. His five
acres. yielding 247 bushels, was cultivated
in the same way, but plowed eight inches
deep.
The smallest crop is that of S. r. Wuodfil,
of Marion. He says that it grew on upland
based On clay and gravel; the ground broke
about the 25ih of April, crossed off about
three feet aud a half each way, and planted
about the first of May. When up six inches
high, was narrowed with a one horse harrow
twice in the row. and then plOwed once a
week with a double shovel pillow. for six
weeks. His crop OF III bushels grew upon
upon the same kind Of soil, cultivated in the
same way, bat was planted three feet apart
each way. Cost of production, including
seed, 81 Is per acre.
How many stalks were left in the hill in
Dotn cases Is not stated; out ii the same, then
the increased amount of the last is to be at
tributed to its being planted closer. He, too,
weighed his corn, allowing seventy pounds
to the bushel.
The next smallest crop is that of D. G..
Rabbi of Ohio county, deservedly known as
the model farmer OF Indiana. His statement
is. that his field, over ten acres, is bottom
land; general depth from two to twenty feet.
on a clay basis; drained by deep and wide
ditchrs; 10 manures uses; broken up about
the 18th April; planted about the 5th May;
after being furrowcd out, the subsoil pillow
was ran in the burrows eighteen inches deep;
yield 1921 bushels. but the average 114a
bushels; cost of production, 81 per acre.