Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-02-17
Plan for Doubling the amount Of Corn
to each Plow Horse.

to each Plow Horse.
A correspondent Of the Guardian fur
niShes the following instructions on this
subject: 4. q,
Let every farmer proceed at once to break
bis lands intended for corn to the greatest!
possible depth. This preparation will be.
greatly facilitated by the very deep freezing
of the late cold weather. Immediately be-.
fore planting introduce two.horse- harrow,
and continue the operation until ihe earsh
is thoroughly pulverized and smooth sss
plant bed. Their open With q buH tongue
both ways before planting, at:distances re
gulated in reference to the strength of tie.
land, taking care that the dropper pursue
the burrows first lad off, instead of those
that cross them, which will canse the -plaals
to stand in a direct line both ways. As
soon as the corn is up, commence ploufng
with buzzard, or sweep, Gas they are call
,lod by mapy,) not less than twenty-five
inches in width, so constructed as TO skin
the surface only an,inch deep, and Fith two,
furrows to each row. The next time cross
plow with the same instrument, and so on
until the crop has attained age and size suf.
fcient to need no further attention.
ITS. ADVANTAGES.
1st. Each plow horse can cultivate forty.
acres on this plan as easily as twenty inths
common way, simply because two burrows
answer the purpose Of four, and the draft
is believed to be lightened fifty per cent.
I'd. This plan of surface cultivation inn
poses no drawback upon the plants from Q
laceration of their roots. The light reaec-
ted upon this subject by the science Of ye-
getable physiology, and fact founded on ex-
perience of late years, have convinced ma
ny close observers that they have plowed
too much. 1t is through their roots that,
the plants obtain their nourishment from;
the soil, and hence it is that frequent plow-.
ings, that tear away at least balfo them at;
each operation, must exert very retarding
influence over their growth and develop.
ment. Every observing man has seen very
promising crops almost ruined, especially
at the last plowing, caused by the destruc-
tion of their roots, or feeders, at the very.
time their united contributions we're requi-
red to perfect the ear.
Sd. Corn thus cultivated, upon soil,
deeply broken, will be less injured by
drought. Very few Of the surface roots
are destroyed, and the plants obtain the re-.
quisite moisture from those that have pence
trated more deeply into the. earth, none of
which are injured by the. surface plows e
4th. A crop thus cultivated attains ear
lier maturity, and exhibits silks and tssseis
about ten days earlier than in fields; plowed.
in the usual way. s% a'ssss
. 5th. The use Of the hoe is scarcely re-
quired where the corn is dropped and plant
ed as directed =.
9th. From planting time nntil the crop
is matured, no outlay for the repair Of i'm
plements is required. The sweep, or bus.
zard, the only y'oue used, acting on-a,sofs
and we'll pulverized surface will last fo-
years. -, S
7th. The cI2p has a6rmer footbcld 10
the soil, aud will be found erect after gales.
that PROSTATE fields where the pioRi ilss
been used. ~
I adopted the above plso Of cnltigating
the corn crop on all we'll broken lands, ter
years since, and with the most enconragiG.
results at all times, and underevery yariei
Of seasons, and with scarcely more than hah
the labor for man and horse required og
the common plan. Flowing with the sweep
is SO easily and SO quickly done, and the
fields 30 often passed over, that the Splow-
man will be pleased to discover that instead
of killing grass and weeds his efforts have
effectuclly prevented them.
It will be objected that tenacious clay
lands are liable to become too hard. This.
will not happen if well broken before plant
ing Heavy rains, followed BY sunshiue,
will bake the surface and form en.indurated
crust. But let any gentleman commence
boring with his finger, as I have often. done,
and he will discover this crust is seldom
half an inch thick, whilst all below issina
favorable to the expansion Of the
roots of plants. SHINING the surface an
inch deep soon after heavy rains on such
soils, pulverizes this crust and imparts to.it
anew the power Of of5absorbing ammonia and
other atmospheric fertilizere 20 exhiliratirg
TO the growing crop.
Profoundly impressed with the import
,nce of provision. crops the coming year,
n the present condition ofzonr country 1.
nave been induced to. submit the he-resultssof
ny observations, backed by a,series Of wen !
;ried experiments, to the farmers Of the
country. It is conceded on alb sides that
here is an alarming deficiency Of horse
power in all the agricultural. districts, and
hence the necessity Of making that power
available to the fullest extent. In supplying
he wants Of the people. 0thersawill doss
hey may think best, but l, as beretofore,
will continue to prove my faith By my
works. . -... . -. -, PRY.
A GEM.FRoM AN OLD BooKs-It has
'een eloquently and truly said, thaeif Chris
iauity were compelled to fee from the map
ions Of the great, the academies of philos-
pliers, the halls. of Legislators, or the
hrougs of busy men, we shonld find her