M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-04-05
SQritaltaral.
From the Ohio culiRutOr.
gu2aP tame Culture

At the last meeting in Colpl 8 of
the Sorghum Growers Assochnon, a
resolution was adopted requesting each
member thereof, andthose interested,
tofmpart their experience il, the ,cul.
fation, manufacture, ETC., Of the Chi
q Mese Su sar Cane There are many
pefs6ns throughout the country that
we bHSeiWawledge OF, that to a great
er oSsass extent have been expert
1meating e,Isehe above, that we would
be gladohssLer fgbIhi We hope they
will 1l5pfEAege, and we
might say y1tsfeir duty, for the encour-
agement OF others to let US hear from
them. As | have been interrogated
& BY parties from different sections, re-
questing my views on tbs Sorghum, |
will commence a series Of Rcommunica.
tions on that subject, Bping at the
time to hear from others.
First, will say that | have. .expri-
.mented on small scale 1or the. .last
/three years, and although IN those
seasons we failed to see a full develop.
Tnent of the crop-ihousands of acres
OF corn not even ripening-yet under
all the unfavorable circumstances, tine
Sorghum paid better than majority
of the other crops that we raise, as an
article for the table and provender for
stock. | fancy hear some one say:
II have tried it, and it did not pay
me.Y l don't doubt that in tue least.
In odr,most prosperous SEASONS we find
men ib every section that don't make
itpay in anything. Some probably
have plant& it on half plowed, foul
land, gid the crop was choked ont;
Others on wet. land. and drowned out;
others eE~heavy, thin soil, where the
crop cghld not grow, others covered
the Sc kdso' deep that it WAS impossible
for it TO come to light; others planted
poor seed, and some did not halt cul.
tivatey hence the failure. aa. .#.. .
In the fist place, procure dry,
rich, clean soil-coyer or other sward
land, or land that has been we'll titled
ana mannred in previous crops. Early
IN the season plow deep, and turn over
well with a good plow. lflt is clay
land, l5 all means suosoil it--that is,
with su5soil pow follow in the fur
row y! the frat plow. Some may say:
81 have 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
q high price for good seed, than Lave
poor seed as a gift Some say one
quart of seed is enough for an acre.
i would rather put on between halt
gallon and gallon than less. wo'd
rather pull up two or three stalks than
replans one., Some advise to plant it
thin, and let it stool out l would
rather have one good main stalk than
three suckers. There ought to be
about three stalks on the ground whers
you would have one Of Indian corn
prefer drilling in preference to hills
| consider the best method to get 4
good and paying crop, is to plant j.
rows, from three to three and i hal
feet apart, say two stalks every nini
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 tor
ofthe ground as possible. If planted
by hand, the ground should be mark
ked off very shallow with light i'm
pement that will make 2 or more rows
at time. The seed should be soak
ed "a hours in warm water, then roll
ed in plaster. One inch OF dirt is plen
ty to put upon the seel. use a one
horse corn drill, and have better sue
cess than my neighbors that plant b,
hand. The time for planting is a
early in May as can be done, when th'
ground is dry and warm. 1t is use
less to plant when the ground is cold
On the cultivation, etc, hereafter
Eef A. Il. WRENN.
Mt. Gilead, March, 1850. --
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