The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06

,serrs IA 15xf 81 tks zs mac, Rssa,
ReahsItsr, givss ths following directions IN
record . rAising corn
Ror To bsnsAt Of young farmers, 4 swish.
q give : statement Of some important asts,
learned by long experience and sbserva-
ton hlsrailiag corn. First Never raise
tus espps q ooxna ia succession; a s.
+ groand that will not produce over seventy
8 Ave bushels to the acre. Always plant on
/ sod, i possible, broken up in September
Or October, that It may becross .plowed i'm
medically before planting. II the breaking
can net g dsns.sar,y in the fall, do it as
lat4 NJ s pessile / Sod broken
latsr than the middle Of October IN heavy
soils viii net decay Sufficiently for CROSS
plowing bsfors planting time, and with all
The narrowing that can Be done win re-
main = cold, heavy. ungenial seed-bed.
doubt II much is gained but time in
\ fall blowing for corn crop. 1.-THE ssd is
berken in April or May (the latter tho bet
ter, provided the planting is done BY May
20th) the decomposition Of grass and roots
envolves sufficient heat to constitute COM
plsts hot bed, causing the corn to make
rapid and vigorous growth. The sod should
not b diituzbsd during tho whole gra.
sing season farther thansto keep the sur.
face thoroughly scari6ed. Commence Gull
tivating - soon ~ the corn is up. Run
your cultivator close to the corn while
small. Work the field over as often as
once in eight OF ten days for. sixtyt2 days;
If you do this, you need not be afraid Of
lie being too dry or to hot to pillow. The
more you pillow the better your corn will
stand the drouth. You need not be afraid
70 plow corn too long or too late in the
season, but never let more than ten days
to pass between the plowings. Ibelieve
that twenty-five per cent. would be added
to the wholse crop Of the country by q
more thorough cultivation Of the crop af-
ter it is planted. When there is no turf to
interfere with deep blowing, do all your
deep blowing before your. corn tassels and
silks are out, for deep cultivation after
that period viii destroy and crimp!e
large proportion Of the corn roots, which
should DO avoided. n possible. Killing
md ridsing the earth up to the corn is
worse than useless: Flat cultivation proves
most satisfactory, all things considered
Use the double-shovel pillow, or cuitivator,
sndksep them going. Don't stop to hoe,
but pillow.
Never save fodder by topping corn, but
cut i below the ear, commenced top,
ing the first field corn that ever raised,
because thoughtlt was TOO green to cut
up, and would shrink, on the cob. but by
leaving tho lower part Of the stalk with the
ear i uend azipen up with full plump
grains. knew no better then, but q
neighbor papsing by informed me tia. my
corn vas1soo. green to Top, but if. l would
out it up tho grain would not shrink, be-
cause it was . portion of the stalk above
The ear that fed the grain during its last
stages Of maturing and although did
not believe his theory I followed his ad-
vice, and when I husked that corn, I found
hs WAS right for, al that I topped was
badly ehrunken and shrivelcd, while that
Ont up st. the ground was heavy, solid
grain. Besides, you can save more fodder
In . day by cutting up at the ground than
by taking the tops above the ear.