Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-17
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CORN CULTURE
OUTCOME or TIM HUNDRED pr,urt crrn


Iaissf, I ofcrr,i several yAluahic prem.
lum. flf the largest Yields Of cora. The
cnufiIiuus were that comp~titor- should
send ln their nsmr. IN spring a. members
of The Huuirci RlshJ Club, Ari al
agrcc. by careful selection % seed ant
.ou. - tfy - raise Too Bushels on an sCrc
AMI ihN they should Slth The report ~
slri give a.o details 20 cultivation.
Nearly onc Lunifci lpinci, ani eleven
fal.sf lpU bushels 30 mpfc. two reaching
no bushels. sna oue li, bushels. Prom
reports sent noticed that in nearly every
ca-c tt~-e crops were grown ou sol land,
that the hills were littlc closer than four
feet generally Ji2 % $3.50. and that
wrch more work wss dorc on thc lsnd pc.
fore planting than Il usual
The average yield % corn per acre Tor
TIE Uait.i states II q little aDDyc thirty
bushels. ant 40 not for moment doubi
fha, % following a rotftlpu which vii
give a clover sol for The corr rcii. and q
more taofoagh preparation ~ thc spii ani
better cnltars. ihe yield conld D. donblei.
n ~e plant ~ feet apart csCh way. 10
glyc- D 86lO hills % The aCrr, aud Win
thrcc stalks - the hill ani The ears aver
aslng ounces each. wc have yield Of III
bushels ~ 20 pounds - The acre, which l.
,lnal - - bushels % -heilct corn, NoN
u grow iuu bushels o. the aCfc We must
either Increase the sire or nam1cr of thc
rs.s The size ~ the EARS eau nc Increased
bys norr equal distribution % the stalks
A. i tOns ~ drilling, 90 planting 10 row.
: feet a9art. The narrow way With tNo
gains In bin will give an Increase OF
sore SD stalks - the acre, and also,
pro1sbly, larger ears than three stalk, %
The hill
To grow 100 bgshcls - The acre fc'
gulrrs combination OF favorable cuuil'
uCns;
4. Good land thoroughly prepared
Good seed of good variety 80 a. 90
insure = perfect stand ant strong vigorous
growth frum The start
.. That cultivation begin early Ani Dc
most thorough untl The corr i large
cuolgh 90 shatc the land
There Aru three points connected with
the nanAxcmcni Of corn crop which
consider uf grcsg irf-oftance
1. That The lAnd b. well prcparei be-
f1rs The crop ls planted. Aai % Insure this
I plough early not only that may have
time f,r tae necessary pulvrriilng. nut a.
80 because land which has been piJughci
a fec weeks and bc,n settled by rains viii
cfumDle better than frsse ploughci land.
2 Iplant near the surface. lnsiead Of
marking out the rows with plough snd
planting 10 a deep fnrrov where the corr
has but little mellow soil Under u, and
gets little beat from the suu and i liable
u Good IN heavy rains, | use a sied.mafkcr
with 2 rurner Of thrrc.inch plank with
both e,iges bey,licd 80 ~ tO make m arb
three inches wide and aboat the same depth
like this V.
There sro .wo advantages connected
with this plan of msfking-l. The corn
l. ~ nsas the surfsce that when covered
the land 1. nearly level. Ani bY going over
II with plank drag u can be mace perfect
In sos2 The shape OF the furrow i snch
that n the ocrn Il dropped by hand II rolls
10 the centre, or n drilled 10 with The one
horse drill The wheel follows this furrOw.
lasurlng = sirsight narrow row, 80 that al
the iirst WORKING The plough or caltiyator
can DC run close 10 the corn.