Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-08
Corn Culture.

1t il manure, warm and showery weather
that grows corn and then, If well tended
there will be no failure. A good manure il
sod. If heavy, that is sufficient for good
crop--from Fifty to seventy bushels sheled
corn per acre-and we have known over
eighty to be grown but the season was very
favorable. But more can be raised as well
as not Corn is the kind Of plant that will
bear it. II the sod is very heavy and i'm.
proved by manure supplied either 10 the fall
or winter or early in the spring, spread evenly,
and close to the ground and after the sod IL
turned manure applied in the hill--hog ma
nure is excellent if, further, the season is
favorable, there will be n crop of nearer
hundred bushels of shelled corn to the acre
than fifty. Even if the season is not very
good there will be n good profitable crop
The laud Of course should be either dry or
drained.
This We know, by a long experience, will
make the corn crop safe one and profitable
one. There will be the corn stalks which, il
cut when they should be- when the corn is
well glazed, aud put up in stocks, will afford
fodder equally as good as hay. Corn stalks,
when thus matured, have the substance in
hutus aud AutJ Ndu bC NuISu WIN ldfufuUlt
weather so as to be put in bulk. If the
weather is not favorable, air needs to DO adj.
mitted when stored away. But the corn
stalks thus treated are great benefit when
cut green, this is not the case, as there is not
near the substance there is 10 clover.
A corn crop thus taken will impoyersh the
land but comparatively little Corn is rank
feeder under favorable circumstances, and il
gets most Of its nutriment from the atmos.
phere. Its roots afford considerable fertility.
1t is always best to plough Immediately be.
fore planting, as then the weeds will be back.
ward in appearing, and if manure is applied
in the hills 1t will give a start, vigorous
one, which is wanted, and especially in soil
brought up raw.
So far as our practice and observation have
extended, four feet apart, both hills and rows,
and four stalks 10 the hill is the best mode Of
planting, gives larger ears and ripens the corn
better. 1t is not good to 60 too close with
corn, as the air aud sun are important. This
will give ears aud mature we'll, often two ears
to q stalk. Rather have three stalks in the
hill than FIVE, as in the latter case there can.
not be expected TO be more than FIVE ears, and
not Of great size at that, with backwardnes.
in maturing. When but three stalks are
grown there is chance for FIVE or six ears
and Of good size aud early maturity. Our
best success has been, in the main, with foui
stalks.
But never haul ground up to the stalks, ii
used 10 be the practice and is yet to grea
extent. II keeps the corn green longer. fron
ten to fourteen days, aud this in some years i
OF the utmost Importance. Cultivate thor
oughy. 1t cannot be done too much, that i
from the start, till the corn is too large I,
work 10. The hoe will be needed TO q
through once or twice, TO clear the bill 0
grass il will pay for the labor. But tn
cultivator Is the most TO be relied on. We d
not like the plough IN the c,rn.feld. Teste
carefully for several variable seasons, it will
be found that the cultiyator is the thing.
stirs more surface aud requires less hoeinl
We have never tested corn 10 drills Ufie
Herald.