Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-08-07
CORN PLANTING.
Unreasonable, but the Hints Worth
Considering For Next Season.

Unreasonable, but the Hints are Worth
Considering For Next Season.
The chief difficulty in raising corn is
close planting, and it is practice hard
to overcome, so thoroughly has habit
established it. 1t extends to the grains
also, but its greatest harm is with corn,
reducing its yield, often largely, and in
some cases more than half, on all kinds
of soil, whether good or poor, but more
on 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 is
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 the tree and develop
ment 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 if disposed TO sucker
much, the suckers or side-stalks, if the
season is favorable to ripening, adding
considerably to the amount of the grain,
and much more largely and of increased
quality to the stovcr. There is consider
able advantage in having the stalks in a
single line in the row, one after the other,
about equi- distant. This affords more
open space, and admits of little closer
putting of the rows. To put the stalks
a foot apart in a line in the rows, and
the rows four feet apart, is equiva-
lent to four stalks in hill
with check planting, affording a
greater yield both of fod.
der and grain than with hill planting,
which will probably not be denied.
There will be greater number OF ears,
and larger side growth, the latter in
particular, the more open space favor
ing development and giving chance
for sun and air-an absolute necessity
could cite many cases in endorsement
of this, and have my own experience tc
corroborate it.
Farmers, generally, are 10th to expert
| IncuU, VI tHey COu'iucp thcil cApCilihche'
iniudiciously and without sufficient care
not understanding all that relates to thu
test. The quality and the uniform
character of the soil must be considered
and allowance made for the difference
in corn: particularly must the size b'
kept in view, as also the disposition t.
sucker, as these effect the shade, which
if carried too far, lessons the ear growth
and with farther crowding results in fod
der corn. The point to be aimed at is tn
greatest development to the ear, with
out an excess of space, and it must no
be forgotten that the best development
of the ear means also the soundest anC
fullest growth of the stalk which SUI
and air effect. This. of course, can b
accomplished only with thorough, cleal
culture, as a crowd of weeds seriousl
arrests development and materially les
sens the yield. / have insisted upo
the necessity of more space in an
above the ground, as it is an indispens
BILE requirement too little heeded.-b
g. in Country Gentleman.