Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
The Cultivation of COrn-IEilI and
Drill Planting.

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Drill Planting.
The Country Gentleman says of tar
ring seed corn: eff the coating with tar
is done right, there viii be no difficulty.
The process consists essentially in giving
each grain a fine thin varnish of tar
which may be varied 10y first heating the
corn with hot water, pouring it off, and
then applying the tar at the rate of half
pint or pint to the bushel of seed, and
stirring rapidly and thoroughly. Some
dry powder, as ashes, powder, sifted coal
ashes, ETC., will prevent all sticking to-
gether. If the tar is applied too copious-
Iy, or on dry seed, the result will be less
favorable
Among the experiments tried during the
past year by Prof. Daniels, on the Expe
rimental Farm of the University of Wis
consin, were some to test the compare
tive methods of hill and drill planting of
corn, both for grain production and when
designed for forage. Corn planted in hills
yielded "a per cent less than that in
drills. The general appearance of that
in hills was much the best, however, the
cars being larger and filed better at the
fins. That in hills had 1919 per cent OF
soft corn; that in drills liza per cent. In
the experiments with corn as forage
crop, equal quantities of land were sown
broadcast and planted in drills three and
one-half feet apart, seven bushels of seed
to the acre being used in each case. That
planted in drills gave the best forage and
the greatest amount In another expert
lment eleven bushels per acre were sown
broadcast, and seven planted in drills. In
4his case the broadcast sowing gave the
Largest yield. Prof. Daniels remarks, in
lIjE report, that one reason broadcast SOW
ing requires more seed is that all the seed
is not covered, and birds carry off much
that is uncovered Hesuggests as better
method for those having grain drills thai
they SOW nine bushels of grain TO tho
acre, using each third tooth of the drill.
Mr.. VIM. II. Adams, of Ebert county,
Ca, communicates TO the Southern cult
Uator his plan of cultivating corn. liz
states that he was raised a farmer, anC
has followed the occupation for forty
wears, and has never bought corn or mea
during that time. He mentions this Il
show that the plan he has followed ha
proved a success with him. The follow
ing is his plan of preparing the land an'
-cultivating the corn:'
eff stubble land is TO be planted il
suorn, / bed the blowing, running off tn
rows five feet apart, with a long gophe
plow; bed with long turning gophers
as deep as a mule can pull it. L
dry bottom land, / run the rows off fou
feet apart, and prepare the land in tn,
same way, blowing it deep and close
When the bed is finished, | run the las
furrow deep and straight. If wet bottom
land, bed in the same way, but wit
turning shovels, so as TO throw the bed a
high as possible. Never plow land wet
If stubble land, prepare it as soon afte
the first of january as possible-if th
land has been tended in corn the yea
before, run the first furrow in th
water furrow, with long gopher plOw
then bed with turning gophers, runnin
the last furrow as before directed. If 20
lhave fresh upland, you may commend
planting 10y the 18th of March, in th
latitude. Always drop so as to get
s'Nrld the first planting, for the Garlic
yo,., can get a stand, the better your COZ
LIN DC, as a general rule. When yc
comm. eAce planting, run the furrow tn
,,or 4, VP The corn in with long goph
~ CThc pi0w that l call gopher, son
cali buII1 Snrue, others call scooter) III
the nlantin, fun ~ow in the water furro'
then cover yfih ma row gopher, makiI
small list. Just before inc corr Is i1a1
to come up, ( axe board, one ioOt io u
and eight inches wide, hole" II IN
middle, screw it OIL, the foot of uie Pip
stock, and run the board over the Ia W =
this be done by careful hand, so as
to interfere with the young plant Ju'
as soon a., the corn IS up, re-plant. III
first time you plow il, land that ought
be as soon as it is up,) run turnlL
gopher pillow with the bar side next u
corn, and let it go in as deep as yo'
hors' IS can pull, then turn the wing ne
TO tne corn, and plow out the row.
cat the second blowing, run a sm'
Straight shovel next to the corn. AIT
running the first fuTow, put a caref
hand to dropping peas, in the space b
tween the stalks of corn. Drop from eis
to twelve peas in a place, then run IL
row on the other side of the row, a
cover the peas. Plow out the misd
with turning shovels, and let the hoes
low the plows. Thin the corn out
three feet in the drill, and cover any p,'
that the pillow failed to cover: Inc II
should keep up with the pillow; l
working ought to be commenced oeL"'
the 10th and 18th May. Your corn sho
he worked at intervals, not under hlu
nor more than twenty days, and ougn
be worked four times.
"The third blowing, run 10 or 10 Il
sweep, sometimes known as buzz
plow) next 10 the corn, so as not to co
up the peas. Let a careful and stout b
run il uniformly shallow, so as not to