Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-27
When To Plant Corn.

When To Plant Corn.
One Of the readers of the FREEMAN
meeting us The other day asked in BAN
tering way if we "were not going TO tell
when to plant CORN Other agricultural
papers generally had in that valuable in
p. formation" which reminded us that we
had hecn remiss in TINT particular, and we
hasten to fulfill the duty,
Corn shonld he planted anywhere from
E the 1st of February to the 1st of Au-
gust. As we like to he exact we give
4 those dates. and corn planted either before
or after those dates will not make much
K of crop Between these extremes the
farmer NAV plant, hut should he guided
as 10 the Cract time by several little cir
cumstnnces which may have an influence
on The crop. We would not as a general
practice advise planting the crop till the
ground has been plowtd and MANFRED,
and the better and more thoroughly this is
done the more encouraging the prospect
for good crop.
For the Uery best results the farmer
should ascertain whether the season is to
he a wet or dry one. and select his land
accordingly. 1t would seem to be like
flying in the face of nature to plant corn
on wet piece Of land when nature had
laid ont drnuih as the proper thing.
Again, it is necessary for proper success
that corn he planted late enough TO escape
the late frosts. and early enough to escape
the early froSts, which every intelligent,
considering f,rmor will perceive at once,
and regulate his planting accordingly. IF
he should have any difficulty in settling
these points to his satisfaction. let him
consult some Of those eminent agricultur-
lists who have reduced farming to n sci
ence. and. of course. secure scientific
accuracy.
The Kind of corn to he planted should
he considered also, as having bearing on
the time of planting. The remarks made
above were formulated for those kinds Of
corn usually cultivated for the grain and
fodder.
There are other varieties of corns which
may he successfully planted Mt other sea-
sons than those mentioned in the limits
above named. One Of these varieties is
generally propagated with the greatest
success nv the younger and, of course
moro pntnrprisino Of cultvators. You
will rarely find this variety much planted
bv oven The most extensive agriculruris's
afcr they oct to he forty. They think it
takes too much pains toe take care of the
crop We do not recommend this variety
except for shallow soil
Another variety Of corn which is largely
planted is alsn planted Mt any season. and
is cultivated alike in city and country. and
with cqrpl certainty Of harvest. In the
CITY. about New Years is a favorite time to
plant this corn. which has this popularity
it is an evergreen. perennial. You
never have to plant for il but once, and the
moro one harvrsts Of it, the worse they
are off the poorer they grow. When n
man harvcs n crop he is called " corned "
Tnlood. many who have once planted it,
and finding how poor crop it ie, have
tried to- root it ont. hut found it harder to
kill out than wi ch grass; and after it was
thought to he all killed out it would be
found Swinging mp in m st unlocked for
places and ut most unexpected times One
Of ~ worst features of this crop is. thr'
- tho wife and children are obliged to reap n
heavy share of the bitter harvest.
EnSilagn has long been praciicpd in con
noc'ion with this variety, long before NJ.
G. fart applied il to other kinds of corn.
The process is identical or nearly so; n
pit IS dug in the ground-not so large.
porhans. or 50 deep as is used for other
kindS-and after The material is put in the
pit is covered with earth and sometimes
stones are placed on it, hut not 50 general
" Is in other cases. The peculiaritv OIL
this enslage is that the one who raises tho
crop is put in the pit Qhough often some
member of the family is cut down first as
part Of the harvcst), and the larger the
crop the sooner he comes to the pit.
We would especially discourage the cul
tivation of this variety, for its I AL quail
ties entirely overbalance the length of the
planting season.
With these remarks we trust we hav,
shown that we are not behind other agri
cultural journals in imparting information
as to how and when to plant corn.