The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-02-09
THE FARM.


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| Inc Miaini ncPs0"cu" nsS ~ ." Se'
esting and valuable letter on the sub
1 ject of corn plantiup. which we take
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| hSHLAND p, Miami So;, hans,
Dec. Ia, 1851: SiT-As the coiumns o'
your valuable paper are open 10 .ns
| discussion OF iarnlhg, snail oe gnu
10 suoHit some ooselsstsons Oh .le
| PIepa!auon OF the SOIL ior cofu' seu'
etc. First Will give my own netn-
| ous, anu speak rs one VINO nss maoe
| corn growing success; l p,ow seven
10 eignt Inches III ueptn anu ooIt uCwh
snootn. MAC. why 40 you prov
uiat dePtn inquiries heIenoc,;
because when we get heavy rainiMi
my iaid Will JAKE u ia anu retain !.
longer tnan III snaiiow piowing why
ooit the iand' IL levels u, Ills All low
places anu l can marx on lnuch oettei
ana when l put my planter on u ! ger
TIE seeu III NJ uhiIoin uePtn. n, ,.n
OH WIN Iour ioot marker WHY
marx wider thah your Plantei l
thiik the aeVeiopihehtw Will more tnhh
make up the dli1erence. MY opihion
u that the most OF our farmers ger
tneir corn TOO thick 10 insure large
yieid. l remove no stalks or trasi,
from my land with hre, but turn all
uhdef. why MOI purn IL becaus.,
the staIAs anu tra-h VIII ap-orp an"
retain tons oi water That otherwise
"o.ia settle uraih on OF evaPorate'
anu oeshes, tne tr'Ash anu staiK Ks make
spiehdiu iertinIer, anu thereoy keep
up the vegetaoie stihiuiants oil my
lanu. = pIahl as soon as ! thihk the
seeu Will gernninate 10 insure gon
s.ahu. man nau oettel plant Win
-" os , ATM o"' we anu Is az 'than
Pian' .a'e. . AIN 70 get rs near
, wv, staiks 70 Ine MI as possible.
WIZ hot Pu. iour 10 hSe seeus 10 the
MI n'"n wants sta,ks aiu Iou-
ueI, uo 50; ~ you oesire 70 grow
soou, wei-uevelopeu corn ana large
yie'u .hIee staiks 70 .ne niII Is enough
mesn iet tne inaJority De three.
I, an, -" carry coIh, the nttie 81.
Snares ~ouId plant part OF my
cIoP III .ne ione, green yeii0w, IL l
oou" set - !" 's Pu'Ny. 4 uihk an
1! .a ~ - uest auaP'eu 10 tn!s
cnnlae. ime ht.ie yeuow anu eish.-
, ,oMeu saI'e'es VIII no. yIeIu Pton-
..s.i
l.eu ~oulu ao. lever snen tns ouits
y, ny seeu anu THROW II ssioe' Out
pan. IL ,,, shel, wen JACK iOih the
.,P enu WY w wv P.anI tue ou.,s.
necau 49,, II - .Ie saI.est Sn.n on tne
ear. why sneh the u Ps OH itistne
IaleI anu no, 50 wen ueSeIopeu, ana l
want " ee' 'he seeu uniiorh' so that
my p.an.ef VIII oistr'pu'e the seeu
un H.y -,
Nueu my eoIh Is up WIN TOUT or
I'VE oIades, II ury 1 usually put an a
mario" on ~ anu Keep II tnere untii II
rams. IL there Is plenty OF moisture,
1 put my cuitiVatoIs 10 WORK as the
season advances. II dry' L rinse my
Inside snoveis anu lower outside ones.
mar VIII ie'ei the land from uhe GEN.
yer OF eacn miudie; II wet June l
cuitivate deeper. why! Because al
Hegetatioh VIII seek us wants. ~
suPpheu NJ tue surface the roofs VIII
run OUT horiZohtaiiy. 10 prevent inns
the grouhu shoulu oe thoroughly cui-
uVated 10 dIy the surface ana turn the |
roofs down 10 get tnen away from the
neat OF the sun ana parcning winds.
why raise the snoFeis! Hdry 10 Keep
rom oreakihg the roots, ana thefeDy
checKing the growth oil the plant l
nave hearu some men say they wanted
10 piOw close 10 the corn TO break tile