Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-13

county, Ga, recently informed us that
he had not heard the past year of
single lien given on a crop in that
county, and as our Georgia readers
know, that is wheat, corn and clover
country-cotton never holding the
leading position. But to return.
| Whilst very properly anxious to
raise provisions at home, let us not
forget that to cultivate corn on poor,
unmanured upland does not pay,
whilst on the other hand, an acre of
bottom land properly managed will
yield very handsome profit. Where
avoidable, not an open ditch should
intersect these valuable lands, but
blind bitches, over which the plough
can run and corn grow, should be
present wherever needed. How often
do we see the best sprts in bottom
the briers and weeds On their margins!
In the next place, such lands should
be manured to the utmost possible
limit. There is little danger of their
suffering from drought-why not
manure them five times as heavily Us
you would upland. where you do have
apprehensions OF thus suffering ? WHY
not make one hundred bushels to tho
acre. instead OF thirty or forty
The former yield has often been
reached; one hundred and twenty-five
bushels per acre has been occasionally
made, and in one instance the extraor-
dinary yield of two hundred bushels
per acre, stands well authenticated.
Proportionally, this does not exceed
the remarkable crop of cotton raised
by MIR. Warthen the past year. Taking
200 bushels as the largest amount
which can be raised on an acre, surely
1t IS not extravagant to aim at produ-
cling 100 bushels per acre.
MANURE FOR CORN.
Cotton seed has always held q high
place il the estimation of Southern
farmers, as a manure for corn. Since
the habit of mixing cotton seed with
superphosphates has arisen, this mix
ture has been used pretty extensively
Oh corn, and the reports of results are
exceedingly favorable. Many with
whom We have conversed recently,
state that it is the best manure for corn
they ever used. The same proportions
ere used as in that prepared for cot
ton, to wit by weight, twoj of seed to
one OF phosphate. We have thought
larger proportion OF seed would be
better-probably four Of seed to one
of phosphate. IF any OF our readers
have any facts bearing on this point,
we should be very glad to have them.
The practice Of very successful farm
er in Middle Georgia is to scatter the
mixture in the drill, as for cotton
throw little dirt on with hoe at the
point where the hill of corn is to be.
drop the corn seed on this dirt, and
cover with hoe. The remaining por-
ton of the mixture is covered by the
plough at the first working OF the corn.
LEAST AMOUNT OF LABOR WITH WHICH THE
CROP CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY GROWN.
Ordinarily too much labor is ex-
pended on corn crop. Properly
managed, on uplands, the crop may be
made by, the plough, without ever
being hoed. To do this, the land must
in the first place be deeply and evenly
broken with turn plougIl-rovs laid
off with q long shovel, say five feet
dropped 3 feet apart-ma-
nre placed near the seed, and both
covered with hoe. Three ploughings
with sweep or culbiRztor Will COM
plete the working ofstfie, crop. Ex-
pense OF one acre may be estimated as
follows:
Breaking land, one days Plough
ing, laud and horse So 90
Opening rows, one-eighth days
ploughing, land and horses 25
Dropping seed, ! days work OF
one hand. ................ IL
Dropping manure, days woskoi
one hand. -......-...-..- 1S
Covering With hoe, days voil1
Of one hand. ... ... 18
lst ploUghing, with sweep or cul-
tivator, 3 furroVs to each Tow,