Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-23
In the Corn-FleId.


Good seed corn is an essential 10 n bio
yield OF corn. aud yet there is no one
mistake thatfurmers more often commit
than the use OF seed corn OF inferior dual.
Ivy. lSOOsl seed corn, with little or no
manure. wlpprJduce better results than
inferior seed with high feeding. other
things being equal. BY al means, il you
plant mt all. plant n p lime article. Let
u be- grain OF excellent quality coming
from plant NJ prolific habit BE sure
that the germinating powers Of the grain
To be ased as seed have not been injured.
Many 10 Scsfwill be avoided by testing
the seed previous to sowing.
The soil is the next requisite. IL ought
Co be rich and friable; not rich enough,
however, To produce luNhriant growth
of foliage Co the sacrifice of grain Where
manure Is required the better plan is to
SOW IL broadcast and pillow il in il il be
coarse or harrow il i'm il well pulyerized
and decomposed When manure il
thoroughly Incorporated IN the soil the
roots OF the plants are certain TO take IL
up and the development of ear aud grain
will correspond with that of stalk and
leaves. which Is notthe ease when linn
tied amount OF fertilizers is placed in hill
or drill only. To gain the best results
from the employment of stimulating ma
terials in hill or drill available plant-food
must be near at hand and In sufficient
quantity 10 carry the plant once started
ON TO the perfection of its growth.
An early start Is n great point gained
and the use Of fertilizers in the hill Is
ct decided advantage, provided. rs has
already been suggested, the soil outside
contains sufficient food to keep up the
growth Oithe plant. Andrnow word
about the best fertilizers forcorn. A set
formula for all soils and climate Is FRA
tiOnalyl Every man must use Judgment
in supplying the wants of his special soil:
must also depend upon the season. Ex-
periments conducted mt the Connecticut
University grounds and reported upo
by Pro essOr Atwater make IL appear
that the largest crops may be expected
with mixture Of superphosphate, pot
ash. salt and nitrate Of soda: or better.
with nitrate Of soda, sfphate of am
monia and dried blood, instead Of nitrate
of soda alone. Itr.
Experiments reported from tbs Uni
versity of Virginia, made with corr aud
different fertilizers. tend to establish the
following propositions: ID Thas fer.
tililers siipplicd by fine ground Ehos-
pilates, supcrphosphates and POTASH salts
do better for corn than the highls-niLro-
gcnized or Ammouiated mixtureie (2l
That corn has generally succeedoJ we'll
without any artificial supply OF ni.~ogen
and Is always benefited by phosph1,es or
by potash (S) That the opinior that
potash Is generally found In sufficient
quantities IN our soils and that Al ar.
tiiicial supply Is not reqnirvd Is incorrect.
all crops aro increased by Abe use of pot
ash salts, corn especially In q word, the
presence OF potash seems 10 be necessary
for corn " insure best resuits.
Field experiments with fertizcrs on the
corn crop. reported by the New Jersey
State Agricultural Experiment Station.
went To show that the best fertilizorS Tor,
corn on the college farm were barnyarsI
manure and muriatc % potash. III Re
suits from the Averaged product for seven
years showed that neilhef sulphaie of
ammonia nor superphOsphate Of lima
used alone increased the crop OF corn or
OF stalks (2) Nitrate Of potash AM
piled al0n0. aincreased the corn IS. 2 per
cent. and stalks 26.5 per cent. this from
an average for cen years. (3) BARNARD
manure increased the corn SO. 4 and tho
stalks ~ per cent; this for an average
OF i've years. (D "A complete chemical
manure increased the corn %. 5 percent.
aud the stalks SS.5 per cent.
The SEASON for blowing corn varies. Of
course. with the attitude. and after thar
much depends on the weather: as soon
rs the dal 5 arc mid and. the earth warn,
and drys whenever that my be. Large
areas are usually sown in drills and corn
planters aud cultiyators are adopted.
Flat culture Is preferred except in soils
inclined,rtOi DO wet The distance of
planting depends on the variety of seed.
large growing sortsrequiring more space !
than the small sorts. The larger corn
requires drills of three and . half To fonr
feet apart. while small corn does well az
distance of three feet or less. The !
seed ought not 10 bee covered too deem.
two inches being all sufficient and more I
than enough in mellow ground. Guilt /
walton must be thorough, t.e.. she ground |
well stirred and The weeds down until I
the tasseis appear when, II the soil has
been properly prepared and worked. the I
crop vii require no further attention
until the haryest--N. y. World =,