Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-31
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From III. Southern Caltivator.
Corn.

Break up the land in January, with
tarm piow; ther again the latter part "l
February, with iolg scooter. Plant the
FIRST Of Marca, by running of rows five
rcet apart with shovel p,ow. followed hy
long scooter in ss,ne furrow. So as to
get the row as low III the Garth as yoa
can; then. as you are not likely to have
rotten cotton seed to drill in the bottom,
(three times as thick as for drilling a
stand of cotton, which is my old plan,
scatter along the furrow all you can afford
of fine rotted manure. If this cannot be
obtained, apply long mamnres broad.easi
at the last blowing before laying oil. Now
drop two or three grains together. two
feet apart, and cover with a double p!ow,
"a forsed one, with two small scooters il.
it, making ore time passing over answer
we'll Of covering. Plow it out the first
and second time with long scooter; thcn
finish the cultivation with shovels and
sweeps. Hoe it at least three times, and
thin out the first time to one stalk in the
hill. Cultivate the usual proportion OF
ground allotted to corn in this way; and
on the first of November, if the negroes
don't steal it from you, you will have
corn to sell and corn to keep.
On thin land, the Sparta plan of rows,
: feet apart, and the stalks Is inches to
9 feet in the row, with q row of peas
planted between in June, will be found
preferable to any other. The main points
in corn culture, in this climate are: ls;.
Deep and thorough preparation et' III
soil I'd. Putting tho seed low in The
ground-not deeply covered, but in far
row below the ordinary level of the s'i'
a.d this is best done by laying of in
ridges in January, with turning pIow,
followed by sub.soiler or long scooter
in the same fnrrow; then. at planting
open the centre furrow, as deep as posi-
bic, with shovel plow, followed by a
long scooter; then make slight ridge
thereon, with two O. four fur,ows Of a
turning plow; then open its centre with
a three. inch chooter-manuring and
planting as above; then deep and tho
rough culture while the plant is young.
But, as soon as its roots begin to extend,
drop the use of the plow a!toge;' er, and
clean the ground and keep it mellow, iy
the use of the sweep, the cuitiyator, OF
the horse hoe-imp!ements that will no.
% deep enough to break the roots. In
mountain sections, near the cxtremr
Northern limit of growing corn, We Gn'
they often plant it on bed rs We do cot
ton, because the soil dries and warns
through quicker, and this forwards the
plant in spring, and hastens its maturity
in autumn; and in theil climate drought
is "a contingency that seldom occurs, and
is never feared or calculated on. Here,
on the contrary, TO escape drought, we
must plant the corn lower than the gen.
era! level of the field but if planted in
poor soils, directly in the water fnrrow,
without some suci. preparation as directed
above, it comes Up yellow and stunted.
and takes long while TO get into full
growth; but with this preparation the
corn can strike its roots low enough to
escape the drought, aud it starts off at
once with health and vigor, in consequence.
-ED. So. CULT.