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

effected by tho plow ~esen ~ low. as
| tho bottom Of the furFbw,
4 TIE difference 10 the degree Of this
power Of attraotionj whore the land.
has been well broken and whcro IL !,
has been left BARD and cloddy, may
bO estimsted by holding in one hand
a limp Of brown sugar with one end
lin water, and In the other hand a
7 lump Of loaf shgar similarly suspend
cd. It will be found that whilst the
last will be slow to absorb the water
the first will become saturated and
dissolved. This will BIO owing 70 tho
difference IN the relative compatness
of the two samples Nor ID this the
| only advantage Of deep blowing; for
whilst il greatly increases the mois-
Etdre BIZ fRising it in dry weather, it
4 decreases it III wet weather by fr-
fGilitatiHg its gtavitation. And yet,
with the Importance Of this method.
of cultivation set before them, how
many are there who will prefer tho
| old mode ofscraptag He surface, snd
setting it running down bill With
Having tkfougbiy brsparsd ths
| land as above described, 1 Fun three
deep coulter furrows midway bo-
tween the ridges. This forms 3
suitable bed by the admixture Of soil
and clay, for the reception Of the
grain. The opening sfotiid be deep.
and this, together with the dropping
| and covering, may be BEAUTIFULLY
| effected At a single operation by tho
Sulk4 Corn Planter, Fecently intro
dueed 4 If this cannot bb procured, the
opening should be made by a shovsk
4 plows with small board attached or
each side, Tho grain should boh
dropped from the hand and covered.
1 with hoe: Three grains Of corr
should be dropped whero yoa intend
but one stalk to oremain. " y iil1
l may be asked what distance l.
allow. On ordinary, high land, plant
the grain three 70 Eve feet apart;
which will give 2gOO plants 10 the
aero. Oh 6ettef land, / plant u
closer-say two and a haIfto Ave decE
land on very fich land I weaIst
have It not more than two kD iSo
feet apart, giving; respectively, S625
and 1850 plants 20 the acre. .asa
greatly prefer to Tnaintain Tho
full measure Of five feet between the
rows, because 1t will make the bedrs
when worked the last time, AatterS
thus causing them moro efectually tn
absorb and retain TIE wat6r at time
When there 10 tie greatest demand
fof tttoistlre to sustain the stalk dnr7
ing tho maturing Of the kraih. ,st
As soon as the plant attaiHS tho
proper size, l fdn Z deep coulter
futrow ([ desire TO familiafizo the
reader with this tefm) on each side,
and follow It immediately with the
hoe having the weakest stalks pulled
out where three are found. A suitable
time should b6 selected, ab6ht two of
three weeks afterwards, whom tho
ground is %et, 10 withdraw another
plant, leaving only one; ar
About this time tho land should re-
ceive thorough narrowing with A
coulter tooth harrow, taking care ID
let the teeth, run very deep. This will
tear down tho beds which have been
formed by the reversing process above
Recommended; ard leave q nearly
level surff6e between the rowas y q
If from frequent raine, the grass
be- likely to get ahead, q keen shovel
plow NAV be snbstithted with advanl
ta9e. Two weeks Moro will bring AZ
tdthe iftf OF t6nlh Of June, at which
time the corn win DO in q condition
to receive its last blowing. This IL
effected by running one Dagon farrow
on each side Of the ridge, taking care
torun as far from the plants as IL con-
sistent with making the dirt meet
around them: The burrows thus form.
cd ahould be- filed by dirt thrown
WITH 4 shovel pillow having aasmaH
mould board attached / prefsrthiS
10 a second furrow from the Dagon.
becAus6 il leaves a fatter bed, whiIh !
regard as Of great Importance.
In diaying BY corn, I neUer plois erry
coKssciltitc roo, but leave every alter
nate one TO be attended to when the
fltst shall have been ploWsd. This
viii DO In about six days, BY which
time the roots which may have b6eti
severed viii havo "takea hold"oH the
earth and bo ablc 20 enstain the plants.
whilst the last broken shall remain
disrupted. The plants are thus pro-
tected from the effects OF too great
depletion at any one time, and are
presefved in green aud 1ohfishing
state, when neighboring crops are
parched and yellow. Every oKa
khowS that, 1.-TWO quarts Of blood Be
taken from a patient at, ono opera
ton, paleness and fainting will b6
tho consequences, whilst II only half
the quantity be drawn on one day and
As much more six days thegesitsr; hS
such effect viii 10 produced II WIN
thus be seou that the made Of cultiva-
lioii here Recommended IL supported
by analogy, whilst Il Is founded Oh
rS4aon and aoifud bhiloaobhv.. taifaF