M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-29
Aariitaltaal.
From the elio cultAatOr.

the Sorghum Growers AssocInuon, q
resolution was adopted requesting each
member thereof, and those interested,
tofmpart their experience in the ,cul'
sfation, manufacture, etc., Of the Chi
& Rese SUGAR Cane. There are many
pefs6ns throughout tAe. country that
we bHSetNQwIedge OF, that to great.
er oS1Iess extent have been expert.
Aneatingse,l.ttiS above, that we would
be gladaIAaLer .fIbIhl We hope they
will 4 SpfiTAege, and we
might say ySlheir duty, for the cncour.
agement Of others 10 let us hear from
them. As have been interrogated
4 by parties from different sections, re.
questing my views on thS Sorghum, |
will commence series Of communica'
tions on that subject, Bping at the
time to hear from others.
First, | will say that | have. .exYri-
.Anented on small scale for the. .laSt
/three years, and although IN those
: seasons we failed to see full develop
fnent of the crop-ihousands of acres
OF corn not even ripening-yet under
all the unfavorable circumstances, the
Sorghum paid better than majority
of the other crops that we raise, as an
article for the table and provender for
sYckt | fancy hear some one say:
II have tried it, and it did not pay
ine.'H don't doubt that in tue least.
In odrmost prosperous SEASONS we find
men 10 every section that don't make
it pay in anything. Some probably
have plantdH it on half plowed, foul
land, Rid the crop was Choked ont;
Others on wet. land, and drowned out;
others eF-heavy, thin soil, where the
crop cJhld not grow, others covered
the sekdso deep that it WIS impossible
for it TO come to light; others planted
poor seed, and some did not half cul.
tivatey hence the failure. ara aa.., .
In the FIST place, procure a dry,
rich, clean soil-cloyer or other sward
land, or land that has been we'll tiled
anl MANFRED in previous crops. Early
IN the season plow deep, and turn over
well with good plow. lfltis clay
land, lJ all means suusoil it--that is,
with i subsoil plow follow in the fur
Iow vfthe frat plow. Some may say:
81 nave not two teams, one to follow
behind the other" That may all be
true. Experiments have proved to a
denomination that it will pay any far
lner in a case ofthat kind, to exchange
work with his neighbor. Next pro-
cure q good harrow, and When the
ground is dry, thoroughly pulverize it.
Next procure good seed--bctter pay
high price for good seed, than Lave
poor seed as q gift. Some say one
quart of seed is enough for an acre.
i would rather put on between a halt
gallon and gallon than less. lwod
rather pull up two or three stalks than
replant one., Some advise to plant it
thin, and let it stool-out, would
rather have one good main stalk than
three suckers. There ought to be
about three stalks on the ground where
you would have one Of Indian corn
IPrefer drilling in preference to hills.
Il consider the best method to get
good and paying crop, is to plant iss
rows, from three to three and hall
feet apart, say two stalks every nine
or ten inches, or three stalks every IA
Is inches. that gives room to work be-
tween it with a hoe, if needed. The
seed should be planted as near the top
ofthe ground as possible. If planted
by hand, the ground should be mark
ked off very shallow with a Ii ight i'm.
plement that will make 2 or more rows
at a time. The seed should be soak
ed "a hours in warm water, then roll
ed in plaster. One inch oi dirt is plen-
ty to put upon the seeI. use one
horse corn drill, and have better sue
cess than my neighbors that plant by
hand. The time for planting is as
early in May as can be done, when the
ground is dry and warm. 1t is use
less to plant when the ground is cold.
On the cultivation, etc, hereafter
Efe A. d. WRENN.
Mt. Gilead, March, 1850. ',-