Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-14
Farm ano Goustbolo.
Shall we Raise Corn in New England?

win II pay TO raise corn on New England
farms? | think it will not. to sell. because
we can raise crops for the market that will
pay better. But it may be cheaper for the
majority of farmers to raise enough for
home use, rather than buy it. l claim it
does not really cos: as much to raise corn
as most farmers think. DIR. James Il.
Nichols says that the average cost OF corn
on his farm, for seven years. was less than
forty-tive cents a bushel. charging 10 it
half the vslne of the fertilizers. He also
says that, from careful records. he finds II
the most remunerative of all his crops.
Mr.. BROwN, late editor of the FARMER.
once said, before the State Board of Agri-
culture, that he thought 1t might be raised
for thirty five cents bushel. l. not that
cheap enough: believe that We charge
too much for it. In most of the published
statements, from one-third to the whole Of
the manure is charged to the corn. while il
evidently does not take as much a. that.
for in our common course OF rotation.
corn. oats, clover, and three or more crops
OF hay. the manure is usually all applied to
the corn while it /, appropriated in part
by each of the following crops. There are
SIX or more crops on which to divide the
cost OF manure. believe that We should
get As good corn if part OF the manure
were applied 10 each crop. as with all on
the corn. The green manure j. not In a
condition 10 be appropriated 5v a crop 10
any great extent. the first season, aud the
previous dressings ave nearly all exhaust
ed. 3 We seldom plough piece for corn
until the grass i run out. ia fact. We raise
the corn a. faliow crop, with which to iii
the land for grass again. Then. i il
reasonable to charge SO large part of the
manure TO il: Neither should we charge
all the ploughing TO the corn. as that Is in
part for the future grass crops | think
We ought not 10 charge more than one
sixth of the manure and ploughin- TO the
corn, which would reduce the cost very
much.
Corn is easily planted and tended, much
Of the work being done with the team. /,
rightly managed. II is one Of the best OF
crops TO fit land for grass. We can raise
better hay after the land has been cultiva-
ted with corn. than by only turning it over
and re-seeding. We can also raise a crop
Of both turnips and pumpkins. which. with
the corn stover. make large amount of
fodder. and cattle can hardly fail to thrive
Oh judicious proportion Of these articles !:
indeed. they are all that 4 farmer needs on
which 10 winter his horned stock But the
strongest reason for raising corn i. that it
saves marketing one crop. 1t costs a
great deal to market our crops nearly as
much. in some cases. as to raise them; so
1t IS al object to raise all we can of thos e
We must have, aud cnierprising farmers
will use considerable corn. Let us re.
member that a crop must be very profit
able 10 pay 10 raise and sell. to buy anoth-
er crop with, which we might raise for
less than the market price. Il will be well
for farmers to figure on the cost OF raising
one crop with which to buy another. some
OF these winter evenings. when they are
deciding what to raise next Summer
lOBED, in New England Farmer.