The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-08
CORN PLANTING.
Unreasonable. but the Hints are Worth
Considering For Next season.

Unreasonable. hut the Hints are Worth
Considering For Next season.
The chief difficulty in raising corn is
close planting and it is a practice hard
to overcome, so thoroughly has habit
established 1t. 1t extends to the grains
also, but its greatest harm Is with corn,
reducing its yield, often largely, and In
some eases more than half, on all kinds
Of soil, whether good or poor, but more
IN good soil.
Shade is the cause Of this effect Of close
planting. which extends TO both the
stalk and the ear; but its chief harm Il
with the latter. We find the same effect
in orchards, where the admission of sun.
light among the branches Is necessary
To the health Of tho tree and develop
mcnt Of fruit.
Take corn OF medium size, and three
and one-half TO four feet space between
the rows, and the stalks twelve inches
apart In the row, and the best success
will be obtained, one year with another.
on good, but not tie best soil. With
rich land, In good condition, full four
feet between the rows Is required. and
something more with the largest kind Of
corn, particularly IL disposed to sucker
much, the suckers or sidc-stalks. il the
season is favorable TO %ripcning. adding
considerably TO the amount Of the grain.
and much more largely aud OF increased
quality tothe stoyer. There Is consider.
able advantage in having the stalks in a
single line in the row. n afterthe other.
about equi-distant. This affords mora
open space, and admits Of n little closer
putting Of the rows. To put the stalks
n foot apart In \ line In the rows. and
the rows four feet apart, Is eauiya-
lent TO four stalks in hin
with check-planting. afrording
greater yield both Of fod.
der and grain than with hill planting.
which will probably not be denied
There will be n greater number Of ears.
and a larger side growth. the latter In
particular, the more open space favor.
ing development and giving a chance
~ sun aHh aN-au husOlute necessity.
could cite many cases In endorsement
Of this, and have my own experience h
corruborate Il.
Farmers. generally. are 10th to experi.
ment. or they conduct their experiments
iniudiciously and without sufficient carr.
not understanding all that relates 10 tho
test. The quality and the uniform
c%haractero of the soll must be considered
aud allowance made for the difference
IN corn; particularly must the size be
kept in view, as also the disposition 10
sucker. As these effect the shade. which.
II carried too far, lessons the ear growth
aud with farther crowding results in fod.
der corn. The point 10 be aimed Al Il the
greatest development to the ear. with.
out an excess OF pace, and Il mus, moi
be forgotten that the best DEVELOPMENT
Of the ear means also the soundest and
fullest growth Of the stalk which sun
and air effect. This. Of course. can be-
accomplished only with thorough. clean
culture. a. n crowd Of weeds seriously
arrests development and materially les
sens the weld. | have insisted upon
the necessity Of more space in and
above the ground. as Il l. an ~indispeusi.
Die requirement too little heeded.-F
o. ~ Country Gentleman