Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1868-04-04


~ "a 7. p ATEiSsoa, OF DASvlLLE,
VA.
HsVing thoroughly prepared tbe
lAsa Is above described, | run three
deep coulter furOvs midway besHssn
the ridges. This forms 3 suitable
bed, BY 'bs adDixture Of soil aud
clay for the lrseeption Of The grain.
The opening shOuld be deep, sOi this,
Gogsshsr with tie dropping aud Gov
sripg. may Be beautifully effected at
a single operation BY he SOIky Corn
Pkptsr. recently introduced. Ifthis
esbDO! be procured. The opening should
be made BY IhaTel plough, With
8 small mould board attached % each
s.de The grain should be dropped
tfso the hand and covered With a
zoe Tire, grains Of e"rn should be
dropped uhere you il.sai ba: one
Gls.G c remain
/ may be asked what distance ! al.
law. On Ordinary bigh land Plsn'
the grain 3E5 feet apart, which will
give 2 600 plants to The acre. On
better Iapd | plant !, closer say .!
rs feet and on very rich laad, |
would have it rot more Than 215 feet
Apart, giving respectively, 3 625 and
$50 pI-gtI 10 the sers.
| greatly prefer TO maintain tbs
fall measure Of Ave feet between the
rows, becaass it will make the beds
when worked the last time fi4tter
TINS csus.ug them more %eftectually to
sbaorb and retain the water st a til0
sAeu there is tie greastest demand
for moisture to sustain the stalk dur
Ing the maturing Of the grain.
As soon as tis plant at.ains The pro-
per size, | run a deep Coulter fur'Ow
Il desire to familiariza the reader
With this term on each side, and
follow it Immediately r ID the hoe
having the weakes! sta Is pulled out
where three are found A suitable
tins should be selected, about two or
shrss weeks afterwards, when the
ground is wet, to withdraw another
plant, leaving only one.
bout this time The land should re
eeivs . thorough harroring With a
Coulter Tooth Harrow takiDg alr'
10 let the teeth run very deep. Ihi'
will tear down the beds which have
been formed BY the reversing process
above Recommended, and, leave a near
~ level surface between the rows
IT. from. frequent rains the grass be
Likely to get ahead, a keea shove
plough may be substituted s.th ad'
varsge. Two wceks more will bring
~ TO the fifth OF tenth q June, d
which time the corn will be 10 a cou
dilion to receive its last plougbing,-
This is effected by running one Dag
an furrow on each side oil TIE ridge
tskiur care to run as fac from tn
plauts as is consistent with making
the dirt meet around them TIL
furrows nus formed should DO file.
By dit own witt a shovel plOug
having q mall mold board atta,het
prefer .ljs to 0 second furrow fror
the llgop, because it leaves a fats
bed 4,ch | regard a Of goat i'm
por os.
]. lyiDg by corn, / never plOug
YER consecutive row, but ave e'
.ry .eroate oue TO be attraded
VII 0 the irst shaI' have | plougl
ed, This will be 0 abou, K day
b which time he roots lich INT
h.e been seve j will + Sc take
ho.l" on the ear.h aud able
sus ,in the plants, whilsl t last br
ker shall remain disru tied. T
plnnts are thus protected ON the
fects Of too great depletion at a
one time snd are preserved in
green and d~ourisAlng state, VIII
peighboring crops ale parched a
yellow. Eiery one knows that,
two Quarts Of blood be taken FROM
patient at one operation, Ialenes' /.
hinting will be the
whilst, if oaly trl' 4''
$40 day aud as mich N
4Aya thereafter, no such Ell
will Re produced Il will thus
seen that the mOde Of cultivation
recommended is supported by an
gy, whilst it is founded on reason
sound philosophy
| take occasion just here, to
press upon the mind Of the REL
tho very great importance Of ALLOW
the lOose dirt to remain where i
mosL nsrdad namAlv ~anuallv NifF,