The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
Corn Culture.

Eds PRAIRIE FARMER In my last prom
ised to give my plan for cultivating corn, if any
of your numerous Correspondents can give a
better plan / am open to conviction. First, then,
after the ground is well plowed, | mark for check
rowing, No drill for me- | then plant with
Brown planter and after planting as con-
yenient, before the corn is fairly out of the
ground, hitch four horses to a heavy cast iron
roller, on the hind part Of which is block to
which ! hitch a Scotch harrow. The roller is
~ feet in length, 81 inches in diameter, and
weighs about II hundred. made in six sections,
which turn a two inch iron shaft. The har-
row is the regular Scotch harrow, with improved
universal hinges, and works eight feet wide, l
then s.raddle every second row. The roller.
brushes all clsds and the harrow following i'm
mediateiy leaves the ground in the best possible
condition. Ioar corn can then be left until of
sufficient size to work without any trouble,
there are no cods 10 modest in cul;ivating. The
above is the plan adopted last season, after
planting and | was so well satisfied with the
result that shall adopt the same plan the COM
ing season. One man and four horses viii roll
and harrow from ~ to 20 acres per day. with
ease and was fully satisfied, il was better than
once blowing, In fact it cleans all weeds out of
the hills leaving the corn in full and peaceful
possession with no weeds TO modest make it
turn yellow. That is my first working. The
next working | use the sulky cultivator with
morrow shovels in front and work close TO the
corn, after which find no trouble to keep my
ground clean, and corn growing. have never
yet spoiled a crop by working two much, but
find oil work ddiciously applied, well paid for
when | come to harvest the crop. find the Lest
laotto iorthel farmeris "drive your work" do
not let your work drive you. --rt i.
SoRBY Tlr SOLD Hrs FARM.-The Doctor
says he "neyer knew man to sell his farm that
did not greet it. This is perhaps stating it n
little too too strong. But being of the oldest
pastors in Western New York. he has had good
opportunities for observation. I think men en-
gagged in other pursuits who buy farms, expect
ing to hud nothing but pleasure and profit in
agriculture, are generally very glad of an oppor-
tUnity 70 dispose of them. Such men seldom re-
greet selling But with farmer the case is very
different. lie either sells because he thinks he
.can buy batter or cheaper farm, or because he
is tired of farming and proposes to live in the
city. In the latter case he is almost certain TO
wish himself back again on the farm | heard
of such case the other day. A farmer was
offered last spring what lie thought high price
for his farm, and accepted the offer, thinking he
could live comfortably in the city on the interest
of the money. After trying it six or eight
months he offered the purchaser 81 900 to let
him have the farm back again, giving him the
summer crops and the wheat into the bargain.
A farmer who SELLS expecting TO buy another
farm, finds it not so easy to suit himself as he
expected LII you must sell, the better plan is
to know beforehand where you are going
Gmerican AgriculturiM.