The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-05-16

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How many farmer. follow this plan
STRICTLY u1Nf l. 10 nor better 10 take
moro pains 70 thoroughly prepare the
lanl before seeding Then Rith tho
planter tbo work u dropping and GOV.
rrtlE can hr done much better Than hy
hlnI ! have raised corn by the Old
plan and have fa sod g1ld crops, too,
hui after oIo.c observation and IN some
rl.e experimenting ! have become sat
le'cI fltt ID better way can b. followed
ihll nlI produce hlll a. good results,
gEth io-s labor and leave the soil in a
pnLter condition for future cultivation.
My plan i. NJ thoroughly prepare the
land b} pl0wiHg deep aud then harrow
mt 100 good condition. Clean up the
land thoroughly and then put in good
tl.ih before planting the seed Ii the
suIl j., free. from weed seeds, prefer
ilII planting add |cultiyatiug only one
ns mora corn can be- raised 10 tho
hy This plan than any other / have
FDt 'r.rl II on Common land pre-
.or to pIow iu hills four feet apart each
',Iy,
As soon %, possible after planting
harrow well. destroying all the weeds
possible In q week, II possible, bar
row again, and under favorable circum-
stances ! sometimes harrow even the
third time. Then / use the cultiyators,
working as close to the corn as possible.
! do not consider it necessary to work
the soil deep, but work the surface
thoroughly. Four civilizations aud two
borrowings Is generally all that will be
necessary IN IN average season; yet, in
order to secure clean cultivation, which
! regard as essential to a good crop Of
corn, ! would cultivate six or seven
times Then in a dry season | am sat
l,iled by my " experience that fire.
qnent stirring Of the soil will pay we'll
deep. but two or three inches of the
soil stirred frequently will induce moist
urc and aid in making a profitable
crop
There Is less danger Of corn driving
ont by reason Of DRY weather when tho
], kept level. There is no distub-
ance Of the feeding roots The corn
will stand up fully as well, If not better,
when ridged up. II necessary
additional cultivation can be given more
when the soil is kept level than
ridged mp. and the soil is left IN n
better condition for crops that are to
than when ridgrd up. | nc-
knowledge that il took several trials TO
convince me, but after careful trial
am more than satisfied that to the aver
age farmer Lowell cultivation is the best
and ,afest j. Shepherd, IN Nation
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