Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
Tlat CulIlvatIon of Cora.

The idea u loYel culture Tor coFu i hy
a. means 4 new one, though d is. AZ yet,
hr llom being pan lulo central plae.
llee, A. bong AGO as Nhen Judge lluell,
ae believe i Was, had charge II the
(ulllfaior hei0ra is union with the
thHairG Gfni'fnan. theirs MAS much
aid la favor II level culture for corn,
and he may have been among lhe first
~ have favored H. ao loIs has tho
dea prevailed that corn must BE- hllled,
hat this other method is slow 10 meet
ailh general approval "ihe stalks
elll blow down. II not killed, SAY lhosa
advocates ol the hllling system with
some show IT confidence In the argn.
ment bat experience has in more than
one ease proved the contrary, Indeed
L SOMETHING'S happens that who're the
corn j. hilled and Is blown over hy a
hard storm, the stalks are prevented
lrnm egalnlng AN eFeo' l,,,sl,lea By 10
pressure IT soil upon lhem A ,,ok a.
the nlnl system of the c0rn.plan. may
lhrow a little light ON the subject
The main roots Of this plant will
strike deep down. provided they have a
mellow soil In which 10 penetrate.
That they are pretty we'll fastened no
one will deny, II, when the stalks have
hardened, he tries 10 pull them up "hy
the roots The deep plowlng Of corn
j. detrimental In some respects, though
pruning of the roots, which deep-plow.
Ing aecompllshes. Is held hy some to
check growth of stalk and favor tho
formation Of the grain; this ON yfry
rich land, whore growth Is rampant
In considering the support which the
stalk derives from the roots. We should
notice what part the lAicrals play. II
they are severed. then piling up dit
around the stalk Is quite necessary, be.
cause they are prevented from perform.
ing one u their important functions.
hence Il Is that deep plowing and high
hllling must 20 together Some firmers
make Il practice Of plowinga rs ceep as
they can. and consequently must sever
the roots Of the plant which In a
months time will extend from row TO
row. Such practice Is moi advisable Cor
such a rapld-growing plant as the
maize, which has but shori time In
which TO grow aud produce its grain
Stirring the corn-ground, especially II
the weather be dry, Is very advantage
GUS and In level culture this is all that
is needed. In heavy soils, where there
is liable TO be an excess Of moisture,
hilling slightly may be found more adj
yantageous.
Il may not be amiss In this conncc-
tion TO note the necessity Of improving
the corn crop Of the country in every
possible way. and il is claimed by many
that fiat culture will aid very material
" in this. When we consider that the
average yield per acre for the whole
country was but about twenty-four BUSH
els In 1882, there is certainly room for
improvement. There is many 4 farm
in Massachusetts and New York which
without extra cultivation can produce
thirty, forty, fifty and perhaps sixty
bushels TO the acre, and yet, il Is just as
evident that there are many that do not |
those figures What are we
to do about it2 Give more thorough |
to the corn ground; pulver-
izc il until il is mellow and the mellow
er the better. BE more careful in the
selection OF seed; in getting that which
has full vitality; in adapting variety to
climate and soil Give the crop clean
cultivation and keep the weeds down.
let the surface be mellow and there will |
be noticeable increase in the corn crop |
and, as II result like increase in the |
lsrmer's revenue therefrom. Cor.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican