The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-05-14
CORN CULTURE

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The word .corn" is SO well under
stood, that in this country it is mere
pedantry in any writer to use any
other term TO designate the great
staple which is more extensively
used, directly and indirectly, as food
for man, than any other article. Corn
is said TO be native of America. but
the word is applied to other cereals
in other parts OF the world. Its ire
auently spoken Of in the Bible, but
in no cases can it refer to Lsa or
moi-e. Blu, to wheat, barley or oats.
In John 1915 it reads : corn oi
wheat" In Scotland oats are lied
corn: and in England wheat is fire.
ouentlv termed corn. ''Garn. wine
and olive oil, were the products OF
Palestine. and Jesus went on The
Sabbath day through the corn. =
Mat-. l2:l. Both ct thcss' evidently
mean whea,. as maize was tot raised
at that period of the world. The
story that corn was fr>, fasni ae3ong
the American Indians NEEDS ss'nisr
nation. as no author is abb tn DIS =
nate place or diseoyerer. And as NJ
bo,anist has ever yet found any corn
growing wild. its early history Is IN
doubt. And as it is evidently a spe-
cies of grass. If ii Were Mt for fear OF
a reproof from Prof. Bessey, We
should be inclined To hint that II
nigh, be an ofFshoot, or the chess OF
some of the coarser grasses. In iact
some botanists tbut we do not know
they are orthodox say that it belongs
to the family OF grdnineas. which
means in English. grass. This wonld
rake corn nothing more or less than
a gigantic kind OF grass. But as we
have not attained to that wisdom by
which we can know thiug better by
reading it in books than we can by
seeing and raising it in the fields, we
leave its origin for Others To settle.
The reader VII CO iclndc that there
can be nothing new OH the subject 81
corn culture. The writer thought
the same fifteen years ago. ve' we
have learned more profitable la>,nns
in the last tiftcca years than III the
world knew on corn raising previous
". 1t is astonishing with *ha pol.
ding toll this stalla crop has Teen
produced ever since it. introduction.
And even large i rton q. ihe world
are vet in Egypt IN this subject.
We have before Us = IeaeliH- arr col
,ural paper o. The East, making >eri-
Gus inquiries ..whether the two.hars~
walking cultivator i iikely q he n
success in the cult yatlon IL corn.
In the real corn rc1 ons tbs i not a
question. l;Yt the harro"
has not been fally appree ated = the
cultivation Of corn. l. Is MT used
and considered valuable AID bus
many are vet doubtful If lis being
profitably used as thoroughly a the
advanced farmer claims. We are ot
the radical class. The scotch i:a"-
row should be used as soon as the
corn is planted, and again bef r. it
comes up. Then the Thomas barr "
once a week for the next three weeks /
Five times over before the time corn
was formerly considered large enough
10 work. No rest for hands or teams
from the time corn is planted until
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mellow, and the corn large enough
'or the walking eu'tiyataf. To- many
ire fearful that the harrow VIII IN i
ure the corn. tearing il out by the
'oots. roll clods on it. g. Nj mis-
AXE. Very few stalks are injured,
nut enough are always left. For :.
ong number of wears We use' the \
narrow and We're careful that otoo h
ouchc tie cor. But that day has
passed away Use the Scotch har-
ow and let it tear a; random. the
more the better. Tbs, however, viii
lot do, if the coin is planted AZ il
ormeriy was down IN ditch or ,ec3
urrow. But we trust ourte der tc
ar enough advanced, that " nncl
Iot recommend an abandonment al
hat practice. Thoroughly herraw
.orn ground hctor- mark =. Then
he mark should be light, at ] OILY
mark 50 As to be scen The ,Iatt
hould be regulate 50 that it cannot
slant deeper in ligh', mellow sod,
han in harder. That i one q. the
iefects OF the Blown platter. Bat
IN ingenious farmer can remedy that
" putting side shoes on the steel
runners. Three inches is i-ep
enough for corn. In SON" Eean lar
cases a little less is better. We
would not forget tie roller, asd e.
pecially if thu ground is cloijy
Squirrels are among he worst .irt.-
mics to corn crop. They appear t.
be increasing, aud IN some places ar
becoming serious impedinrn, t.
successful crop. Various plans are
to obvjate this nui auce.
Some recommend smoking the corn.
Others propose sotking ii in various
kinds of brine. Some scatter corn IN
the ear al over the field 50 that the
squirrels can have all they want
The most etlectual way er have
found is for each workman ia Ire
field II carry in his pocket a tin box
of poisoned corn. and when be SECS a
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