The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-15
AGRICULTURE

corn crop ny uoep plOWlnS ii THO SOIL lS
naturally good. If rather poor. pl0w
shallow, bringing up only an inch or
two Of the poorer subsoil but subsoll
each furrow decp, and rs soon as plow-
ed harrow we'll with the smoothing har-
row. II you havo stable manure, we'll
rotted, plow it in after it has been heav-
lily spread over the turf. Stable manure
is the best terlilizer you can use for
corn, unless it he ashes. A good dres-
sing of stable manure we call forty two
horse wagon loads to the acre. If you
can get ashes, broadcast one hundred
bushels to tho aero, after the first har-
rowing of tho land.
AS soon rs tho corn is planted SOW 2
bushels OF plaster Gypsum, b and BUSH
els Of salt mixed together over each
acre. This will drive off the cut worm
and give fine start to the growth of
tho corn when it comes up. Run n
Thomas, or smoothing harrow over it
every week, first ono way, then across
and diagonally, until the corn is inch
es high. This narrowing will kill all
grass and weeds rs fast as they spring
mp, and keeps the land light. Then thin
rs before mentioned. Now use the cul-
tlvator every 10 days, going rs near tho
corn rs possible. If possible use tho hoe
to work closer about the pIarts and to
destroy the grass between the plants or
in the hills. At this working with tho
hoe, bean Or pumpkins may DO planted,
and they will bear good crops without
materially Affecting tho growth or yield
Of tho corn.
Wo would never use n plow in corn
culture, only tho harrow and cultivntor,
MS level culture is certainly the best for
corn i'll all places except where water
is likely to lay, and in such places
when corn was worked for tho last time.
We would run plow deep in the cen-
tro OF each row to drain off the surplus
water.
AS soon as tho corn begins to show
slgns of tasselling stop working, and if
the season is dry, SOW broadcast two
bushels OF plaster per acre over it, for
the purpose of attracting moisture from
the atmosphere.
Scientists attempt to show that corn
IL apt to prove lnfcrtilo at times, and
thNt it requires root pruning if 1t grows
too lux'riant. We think no stalks Of
good corn will be infertile or barren if
it Is not too crowded in tho hill or too
thickly planted. Give it room to grow
and to receive the sun and air and every
stalk will bear. AS to root pruning, 1T
Is bosh, it wants all tho roots it can
mako to draw water and food from the
soil.
INCREASING LEAN MEAT IN PIds,-Wo
may well suppose that the habit of the
pig Ill laying on an excessive quantity
OF lat has boon caused by long and ex-
ccsslVc feeding of fat-producing food,
and 1t IS not likely that any sudden
transformation could be brought about;
but it Is vol known that tho pigs of
different countries differ in respect to
Int. We have only to contrast fattcned
pigs OF this country with those i'll Can
dn. There pork is fattened partly upon
barley, but largely upon peas, highly
mtrogenous food, yielding large pro
portion OF muscle, and our pigs aro fut-
tened almost wholly upon corn, an OK
ccssivcly starchy and fattening food.
The Canadian pork has much larger
proportion OF lean meat and less lard.
Inc dl,torcnco Is worry marked, so much
80, that LII a market supplied with both
hlhita, purchasers easily select tho ono
or the other. rs desired. Wild hogs do
not nave such excess OF fat, and tho
Southern hog, which is grown much
slower than those in tho Northern and
Western States, and fed much less corn,
is comparatively ioan.
There can, therefore, DO little tloubt
That tho habit Of depositing this excess
OF lat Is caused by long g-continucd foctl-
ing adapted to that end. Tho hog is
naturally Il grass and root-eating ami
mai, and III its domcstication il fed al
most wholly, III this country, upon con-
centrated food. Hogs fed upon skim.
med milk have less proportion of fat
than those fed upon corn. Ii young
pigs arc kept upon food that will grow
tho muscles and bones and develop II
rangy frame, they will possess SO much
muscle when halt grown, that moder-
nte longth OF timo III fnttening, even on
corn, vii nut piio OH All excessive amount
OF fat.
TlIE difficulty of Introducing tho for
elgn wine grapes into America is duo to
several causes, among which is tho fact
that unless assisted by artificial means
tho grapes will not ripcn, nor can the
vines endure the changes Of our climate,
Except III California, nll our grapes are
derived from the wild varieties. 1t is
SAID thnt tho Grnsellc, Seeding from
an imported grape, has been found to
s'it our climate we'll, it having origina.
ted III New Jersey.
why may not moro attention be paid
TO tho cultivation Of Alslko clover? 1t
is better fodder than tho red: grows
luXurlantly III suitable soils; requires
but little attention after tho first seed.
ing, and continues to propagate itself,
1t rlpons It's seed in tho first crop, and
is less liable to injury by midge than
the red. 1t does not flourish, however,
III high and dry sandy soil; nor ovoll
in thoroughly drained clay soil.
TIE hog is very sensitive to cold, aud
should be we'll sheltered whom the sea-
son becomes severe. Iie Will try to
keep warm by burrowm9 into hia httor
and when hogs are in largo numbers
they will crowd together or upon each
other for the same purpose. This is in
curious, as 1t is opposed TO Il supply o.
pure air. The same journal also remarks
that potatoes should always bo cooked
when fed to hogs.
SErTEMBER is the best month IN tn,
year to renew the currant plantation