The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-03-27

hills around the stake. Moth
ing can DO more irrational and in
furious TO the crop. The large roots
coming OUT above The surface Of tho
earth afford no n0HFishment 10 the
plant, but serse only as braces TO pre-
serve IL from falling IL is the small
abrous, thread-iiko roots only which
convey the n~ourishment to the corn,
and they, as every observing individ
ual knows, are found like not work
extending entirely across the rows.
If tho soil which forms their bed be
removed from it's proper position, they
will be deprived Of all power to o n
vey nourishmcnt TO the plant, and it
villas Il necessary result, sicken and
fade and twist, and thus the cultiva.
tor will, by his own folly, be deprived
ola r~emunestiRg return for his labor.
Should y drought set in during the
process of caring and filing, he may
boast Of housing q few nubbins, but
will gather no corn. ! have known
many farmers TO suffer severely for
thus setting at defiance the laws OF
nature, the teachings Of philosophy
and the plainest dictates of common
sense. From the tenth to the hf-
teenth of July, / run too deep coulter
burrows in the center between tho
rows, thus forming . fresh and deep
bed for the roots and retaining tho
greatest amount o moistrue Mt d time
most needed. Let no one who shall try
this mode of eultivating cor be- dis
couraeed in the spring, VIXEN he shall
see his neighbours crops, planted in
the usual way, ION q ridge,) outstripp-
ing his in growth. "Not having
depth Of earth" it may DO expected
thus to 20 ahead for q time; but he
who shall follow tho directions above
given, will have the satisfaction of
seeding his crop green aud fouriskiRg
duriRs the sazQaaeT, when all around
will DO parehed and withered | am
free to admit that there will not be
this difference when rain shall fell in
sufficient quantities whenever needed ;
but in all ordinary seasons the coz
trast will strike every 5eholdcr, and
lead to the inquiry, "what causes the
great difference in the appearance OF
contiguous crops 2 l have thus far
written of the cultivation OF corn on
high land only.
On sandy fairgrounds there need
be but little variation of the mode
but is low grounds with an imper-
vious soil, or otherwise, liable to be
saturated with water, an opposite
treatmsnti il required. Whereas, the
object in the fGss ease 10 solicit and
retain moisture, we are to- endeavor
hero to provide the most effecutal
e of getting il ont otthe land
in tho preparation of land OF this
character, tho first step to be taken
Is 10 cut a sufficient number Of bitches
in tho proper place, and Of the proper
size and depth to. attract and carry
off the surplus water. If the soil be
of an ~impesvions character, it will be
necessary to construct blind bitches
of the required depth, leading into
the open sewers, taking care to have
their covering so far below the surface
as not to be reached by the pillow.
These, together with the surface
trenches made with u pillow and prop
erly located, will put tho land in a
proper state for cultivation.
Hero / would throw up the beds
four feet apart, pointing them in the
direction Of tho trenches. | adopt
narrow beds on such land for the
same reason that | would discard
them on high land; namely, because
thoy can DO made higher, land so dry
er,) and for the further reason that
tho Nat~erfurrows are thereby mHlti-
piled, both Of which eircumslaces
tend TO dry the soil.
There Il yet another reason for 1t.
The higher and narrower the beds,
the moro efIsetually will they be
penetrated By the frosts Of winter
which exert n powerful influence in
palverizing and mellOwing the land.
In opening the beds for planting,
the depth of the burrows should de-
pend on tho character of the soil and
the liability to injury from overnOis-
ture.
In cu~ltivatipg, / would DO careful
70 preserve the ~c6pvexity Of the beds
as much as possible. Care should al
40 be taken 10 keep the trenches and
watsr.furrows we'll open during the
winter.
An experience Of more than . quart
or ola contrary has fully sati6ed mo
that this mode Of seleetiDg, preserv-
ing ,preparing and planting the seed,
and of preparing and eultivating corn
on high land, will insure much larger
crops than any other that has come
under my observation, Let others
try it,(as many hsTs,) and / feel con-
6dont that the rich returns will bring
them 10 a like conviction.
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