Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-16
INDIAN CORN cuLIuEE.
no" to. Raise 100 Bushels SheIIed
Corn to the Acre.

3d., anu OCilcNc OlueTS may 90 the
same under proper conditions. There
Is hard work connected with it, and
pone should undertake its accomplish
ment except with a will and a determi.
nation TO succeed if possible.
First, select a good piece of turf
land--a pasture would be preferred,
not one worn out by continuous crop.
ping. Next, with a chain, pole. or
some reliable measure, make sure thai
your area measures an exact acre.
Pacing the Misunderstanding at the
area-should not be allowed. After
settling the measurement of the field,
commence in the spring as early as
convenient. hauling upon the acre of
ground ten cords of good barn-yard
manure. About the 9Th Of May spread
the manure as even as possible, and
plow the field at once. Provide eight
cords fine manure of good quality to
be applied as top-dressing, and i'm
mediately harrow in the same. The
soil must be pulveriZed very fine,
working the harrow until that condi-
ton Is reached.
Mark out the rows three feet apart,
and about May 10 plant tine corn. max
ing certain of securing sufficient So ed
of the right kind. L use an improved
Canada twelve-rQwed corn, the result
OF many years careful growth and Sc.
lection under my own supervision and
on my own farm. Before planting
take one hundred pounds of gypsum
and one hundred pounds of some relia-
HHnanhufn rrafN
n small handful in each Hill, which
should be two feet apart I'm the row.
Plant the seed Immediately after drop
ping the above-described mixture, be-
ing careful that the compound is not
suffered To lie I'm punches. Cover the
seed with fine earth. one inch i'm depth
IL the earth is moist and two inches
deep If the latter is dry. Sufficient
care Ia not usually bestowed upon the
planting of corn. 1t is very desirable
that such seed should be secured as
will be sure To- terminate, and it is i'm
portant that the corn should come up
straight Plant only three kernels in
each hill.
AS soo1 as the rows can be traced
from the termination of the seed, COM
mence hoeing and cultivating at once,
and DO the work faithfully. Do not
wait for the weeds to show themselves,
bat forestall their appearance 10y
prompt work. Cultivate at least four
times. Allow no weeds to attain any
considerable size. There is really but
little more labor in hOeing four times
than in performing the operation but
twice, when under the latter plan the
heavy growth of weeds must be battled
with.
When the setting of the ears COM
mence, go carefully through the field
and take out one Of the three stalks,
leaving but two stalks in each hill,
with exceptions in the case of outside
rows and end hills, where it is desir-
able to allow the three stalks to remain
in each hill. subsequently, if upon
close examination the corn has attained
an unusually heavy growth, and APP
pears to be forming too dense a shade
upon the ground, it should be Trimmed
by cutting out the suckers, practice
that, under such circumstances, will
remunerate the labor and expense
Examine the field of corn frequently
It will afford you much pleasure in its
fine growth, and as you pass along
eradicate every weed that shall show
itself above the surface.
At the'proper time, say in October
If not before. when the corn becomes
well glazed and the fodder somewhat
turned to ripeness, cut and bind in
bundles, standing about eight bundle:
In each stock. binding them well to
gether at the top. This method is
preferable TO the usual way of stock
ing corn, especially when the corn is
very stout, because Of the difficulty in
handling the very heavy stocks, while
by my method the slower is much bet
ter cured and preserved. When the
stalks, slower or corn fodder is suf
hciently cured, draw To the barn and
commence the husking process. Hav,
your scales at hand TO weigh each has
ket carefully and correctly. At tn,
completion of the Lusking add the ne
weight of the ears and divide the tota
sum 10y seventy-tws. which will siv,
the result in In ,hels of shelled corn
The allowance OF rs lbs. of cubs To tn,
bushel of 40 lbs. gross weight of ear.
has been found sufficient, IN my expe
rience, and with the variety of corr
grown on my farm.
The above method of raising 10(
bushels of corn to the acre is intended
for those farmers who have an abund
ant supply of barnyard manare, the APP
plication of which is recommended il
ample quantity for the end desired. Il
such n case the phosphate for use il
hill is recommended if the seasol
should be little cold, to give quicS
enihg influence TO the plant, and 10 al
in its more rspid maturity. The add
ton or mixture of the gypsum wit
the phosphate is calculated to softe
or assuage that fire which is found i
all genuine phoSphates. although
farmers would use greater care in til
use of phosphates the gypsum woul
not be needed
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