The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-23
for the farmer.
REPLANTING CORN.

Because Of the dry weather and poor seed,
corn has come mp uneyenly, and we find farmers
busy in every direction replanting corn. Since
IL is . work 80 many are now interested in, u
NAV be well to discuss il and the methods of
performing the work.
We have often heard farmers say it does not
nav TO replant corn since the replant is ever at
a disadvantage; il is the weaker trying to hold
its own against the stronger. Again, il is plant
Ell Later and generally has unfayorahle condi-
tons of the season, and fails to mature. The
replanted corn then is light and soft. On the
other hand, advocates for replanting wish TO oc-
cupy their ground evenly and keep down weeds.
They claim, too, that with prompt planting and
GOOD culture, good crop of sound corn can usu-
aIIy he made from rcplant.
IL has been advocated that the replant com
pletes the fertilization of the main crop, and
this advantage is said to be great that the ad-
vocates of this theory plant here and there
though their fields hills of corn whose pollen is
to fertilize the late unfolding ears of the main
CROP These some of the many arguments in
favor of replanting. But the main question
every farmer must decide for himself after he
has carefully inspected his field of young corn.
He must then and there decide whether by re-
planting he will reap enough more to pay for in
creased labor.
When it is decided replanting must he done,
how can il be donef is the question. The an
swer to this question cah not be universal.
In general, we may say, replant soon as it
is evident not enough corn will come to make a
good stand. Waiting and dallying may allow
such n start OF weeds as to greatly increase the
labor of tending the crop, and also cut down the
number of bushels
Soaking the corn twenty-four hours before
planting quickens termination, provided il is
well covered otherwise soaking Is an injury.
One man with hand-planter can do as much
replanting three with hoe, and do il better;
hence if one has twenty acres TO replant, it will
pay TO buy hand-planter.
We once replanted with our two-horse plant
III :.
too as we there had the heaviest crup we ever
raised. When there is about half enough corn
on the ground, and pretty evenly distributed
over the ground, we can save time aud labor by
using the twO-horse planter. Onr method is
this: We always plant in check rows. If we
see the first planting is too light, we take the
planter into the field, without a marker or
stakes, and taking the rows of corn guides,
plant half way between these old rows. The
boy, who does the checking, uses the rows of lit
tie green his checks As soon this
planting is done we can go to narrowing, rolling
plOwiDg, not waiting for the replant to come
up. Corn thus planted can he plowed one way
with n single horse, and double shovel, and the
other way with either or two horses. We
thus have all the advantage of drilled corn and
none of its disadvantages BY this way can
repant by horse power, and do it rapidly, and
the pressing of the planter wheels causes the
corn TO. start more promptly. II the ground
should be wet enough to pack and bake, we
should Use the hand planter.
We can see great advantages in this method
of planting, where we can regulate the amount
of corn to half the usual amount planted.
We have n field, last planted, which we are
waiting on another day, 10 see the effect Of the
blessed rain Just fallen. There is abOut enough
corn in sight to make a second Use Of the planter
there most inviting. If any of our readers have
n better, way let us hear from them.
There is time yet to make n good corn crop.
neighbOr says that the best crop he ever rails
ed was planted June q. In the same year he
had corn planted early in May, and was regret
ting that his late planting was not well adj
vanced as the first planting.
At gathering time the late planting had
half more corn 10 the acre, and of better quail
ity.
We give this case for the encouragement of
farmers who are yet planting corn. We have in
the last week, seen farmers breaking cr und
for corn in five different counties in Ohio and
Indiana. We conclude that corn, generally,
will be late, yet if good stand is made 6 may
hope for n good crop.