Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-02-13

cured a most excellent stand. | har-
rowed it over two or three times,
kept the grass and weeds down, and
the crop grew nicely. Then / plowed
it once or twice with bull tongues,
Bell Buckle gougers and double
shovels, as finishers of the crop, thus
cultivating the crop on the level, and
never turning up the land again after
it was turned over in the fall. That
mode Of culture proved itself to my
satisfaction to be the correct mode of
corn culture. The fall blowing ena-
bled me to plant very early and gave
me time to cultivate the crop well.
1t enabled me to wait on the crop in
stead of the crop waiting on me. |
have endeavored to follow out and
improve on this mode ever since. 1t
is not so necessary to turn over corn
land as it is stubble and clover sod,
but it is all important to a good crop
of corn, after corn, that stock should
be kept entirely out of the stalk land.
The late Nathan Owen was noted for
being the most successful corn raiser
in our county for many years. He
made corn speciality, and planted
corn after corn for many years and
he never allowed his stalk fields to
be pastured by any kind of stock,
hogs or cattle. 1t was like walking
through a bed of ashes to walk over
his fields. His neighbOrs would pas
ture their fields all winter, until they
were as hard as barn yard when
they were plowed in the spring, and
turned up all clOds. Mr.. Owen was
the originator Of the celebrated Owen
red cob corn of our county, which, as
a large, soft, stock and market corn,
has no superior, and Jake 4. Owen
was the originator of the large white,
known us the Owen bread corn, which
was considered in those days tobe SUI
perior to any other corn. This was
my fathers opinion, who owned a
corn mill and was accustomed to
grind it.
Since the days of the Owens and of
my father many other varieties of
corn have been introduced into the
country. Ofall | have ever seen, the
Owen red cob, for this soil, holds its
own for bread corn. The little Will
lis and shoe-peg, or horse-tOoth, have
no superior for soundness, sweetness
and yield. Out of the great many
varieties have tried, for many sea-
sons, | think these three varieties OF
corn the best for all purposes. have,
nearly every year, tried some of the
red and yellow varieties, Missouri
stock, calico, mammoth yellow,
Maryland yellow, Baden, and many
other small varieties, but conclude
they are insignificant compared with
the three named above. A slight OBJ
lection is raised against the Willis
the ears are rather small and the
grain rather hard to grind. Stock
are fond of it, and horses prefer it be-
fore any other, but it is rather hard
for hogs. This objection is removed
in the shoe-peg, which seems to be
the same variety, only larger and
softer. The yield of both, under
proper circumstances, is extra large
and when a farmer makes his bread
of either a short time he is captivated
and will raise it for family use at al
hazards.
TO summarize, | would say that al
land intened for corn should be turned
over in the fall, and made ready fol
planting. If any is left unturned, i
should be the corn stalk land, bu
that should be turned, stalk and all i
: possible; and when well turned i
should remain So-no rebreaking il
the spring. No narrowing before
planting. Lay off and plant as early
in March as the ground will permit
5 and to insure a good and even stand
! if not planted with planter, cove
: in old style with a hoe, and cove
very lightly, say, from two to three
inches, or less by one-half if you can
Harrow after the corn is planted a
often as need, to level the ground ant
keep down the grass and weeds befor
blowing. M.
If a well be poisoned woe to thos