The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-05-27
III MAY.
COR u.

In order to raise the best crops
of corn, I am confident that not
more than one out Of ten pursue
the best mode Of raising the best
crops. In the first place, as gen
eral rule, the land is not in the
best condition before planting; and
the after cultivation is anything
but being proper and sufficient to
bring out a full crop. Corn like
all vegetables requiring cultivation,
cannot have too much Of it, while
young and tender, and the ground,
before planting should by all means
be in the best possible condition.
In i: condition if possible, 20 make
it 50, as fit was intended to he
planted in cabbage or any other
garden vegetable. There is no
speculative theory in tits. 1t is
nothing more than q little common
sense to bring the land to the best
condition for planting. If a SOD
tugned down in the fall, Us soon
as Spring opens, run over it a heavy
harrow and cross harrow it--tAen
blow with double shoyelS, which
will not disturb the sod below;
tii;s done. harrow again. remember
ing thaS narrowing is a cheap oper-
alton, but very cfFectual one; as
a dry hard clod, cannot give much
lno.e nourishment to the roofs Of
the plants, than, stone Of the same
size. Thomas smoothing harrow,
loaded with about one hundred
pounds is best; particularly for
the last narrowing. BY this meth
cd the sod below, vii! be left undiS-
turbed to rot during the Summer,
and the surface will be pulverized,
and in 4 condition to plant oriou
sets, unless the land be very stony
and very rough. These remarks
apply equally to other than sod
laua, ana whether plowed in the
Fail or i'll the Spring. The main
point is to have the land in the
very best condition, it is possible
to put il before planting. Put in
six OF eight grains at least, so as
to a'oid rcplanting ifpossibIe, 1t
is l.;uch easier to pull out t;!an to
put in, beside the rcplantlngs SCI
dom make more than half Il crop
OF sound ripe corn. | am thor
cugLly convinced from my own ex-
pcrience that rs = general rule, rot
more than tne in five farmers use
the hoe sufficient in cultiyat!ng
corn and potatoes. Just think Of
the folly Of keeping the middle Of
the rows clean, and allowing
weeds and grass, to grow side By
side with the plant. Ny expert
cncc fully satisfies me, that in all
cases, where it is required, there
il 70 work done on the fam t?.it
pays better than the use Of q hoe
in corn and potatoes, bat to make
it effective it should in all cases,
be done as soon as tie weeds and
glass make their ''first appear
:ncc," and by TO lneaTs allow them
(" grow, and poison and cripple
the plant, which they will most
surely do. if allowed to grow t.
the height OF an inch. Kill them
At the Start, and this is most inl-
I:Jrt;::.5 secret in the successful
cultivation Of crops. Do not wait
to pIow down weeds and grass, n
Ter they have done incaiculable IN
jnry to your crops, but destroy
lncm before. which YOU can no,
";tl. much hess labor than IS re-
quircd after they have done m&ch
mischief, ai:d whtn they come
svcon,: OF L third ti:uc, as they
viii often, kill tIcm again and
again at the start, and 10 a"t lit
them grow to an cytent to injnrc
your crops.
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