The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-03-16
HOW MUCH CORN ON AN ACRE.

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Kind reader have you any definite no.
ton how many bushels Of corn are usu
ally grown upon an acre Of land in this
Slater Groscn sirty. Perhaps you have.
and then perhaps you have not. / don't
believe there is an average Of one farmer
to county who has grown thirty bysh-
els of shelled corn, measured in Fubru-
airy, for three consecutive years in this
State during the last twenty-five years.
Nor do l believe there are five farmers
in the State who grow twenty acres in
each year, that yields fifty bushels. As
for so to 100 bushels Of corn to the acre,
measured - said, in February, think
it's about 40 probable as that Barnum
has obtained part Of the North Pole,
and is showing it at his museum. And
yet, o! most wondering reader, do not
understand me that the thing cannot be
done. But do you know how much corn
shrinks from the time it is harvested till
thoroughly cured, say iu February or
Marchf Well, will tell you; it is one
quarter.
With Western corn it is possible to
raise one hundred bushels Of shelled corn
upon an acre. planted some of the
Northern Ohio Red Cob Dent last Spring.
It came up late, but after all / made a
crop Of sixty bushels of shelled corn to
the acre, though had only ninety bush
els Of ears of sound corn upon the same
suaface. Under the most favorable cir
cumstances. Of land and season, could
be made to belive that one hundred
bushels of shelled corn had been grown
upon an acre. But it's not oftener than
one in one hundred thousand.
BY the way, / should advise those far
in hn vyh <~ trxv ia
acres OF the red-cob dent. Plant early,
on good ground, and you will find it pay.
did, and shall plant again this spring,
somewhat extensively. 1t is as early as
the big Dutton, and much more produc-
two.
If corn be planted in hills 81 each
way, there will be 1865 hills upon an
acre. Very few farmers ever have all
the hills standing, or containing an aver
age OF four stalks to the hill. But al
lowing that each hill has four stalks, and
each stock good sound ear, and there
would be of common corn fifty four
bushels to the acre. Four ears of corn,
well cured, will weigh pound, from
which there should be deducted 1-llth
for cob. Did you ever think, my friend,
how much you lost if you did not have
your full number Of hills, and each hill
its four good stalks? You can see now
why your very sharp neighbor always
gathers his seed corn from the stalks
bearing two or more ears.
"AN .yammon!'
Well, you may probably think SO, but
1 happen to know better. for by that
means Lhave added nearly or quite one
quarter of my crop. Each year, when
I attended to it, see an Improvement
the next.
"Plant in the n,oon?''
No, sir, plant in the ground, and get
that in the best possible order. Plow
and manure we'll, and plant the moment
the ground is warm enough for the corn
to vegitate quick, and make rapid
growth. Begin cultivation the moment
-Ine corn is up an inch, and do no not
stop till it's too high to work among
safely. Mark your rows straight as pos
sible and you will find much comfort in
after culture.
used Shares harrow last year, by
taking of the front teeth and reversing
the next one on each side, put on two
horses, and it did splendid work; but
it's rather clumsy to handle when turning.
understand they have better article
up in Illinois: why don't they let US see
one here?-P.