The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28


at first while the corn is SMALL and
before the roots spread in the ground.
Then surface culture, either with
sweep or cultivator-the sweep pre-
ferred Stir after each beating rain.
Always plant on a level surface.
Anson Parker said: [ agree with
Mr.. White in all but seed furrow.
Make large deep furrow made with
a shovel plow. Stop planting old
uplands as soon AS your manure gives
out
Will Robinson said: Check off
rows 4 by 4 feet. Run deep burrows
twice in same place for seed burrows.
Put manure on corn and cultivate
shallow
Julian Sumner said: Ridge or list
with turn plow, after breaking the
land, leavinga a narrow space between
ridges similar to cotton ridges, cross
check, and drop the corn at those
small intervening ridges, cover
lightly, cultivate by bringing those
large ridges to the corn to prevent
lodging.
DR.. Joseph Reid said: Corn is a
leading feed crop, and should not be
sighted fer either cotton, tobacco
or any other surplus money crop.
Plant early to have heavy corn.
Break and stir deep. Make land
good with manure. Stir often
and not fail Poor old land, if
manured, requires more stirring than
fresh land. Corn will not lodge
when planted in shallow burrows,
if we'll cultivated Plant near top of
ground Roll either before or just
after corn comes up, and you can
cultivate earlier Bar off bottom
lands when corn is two Or three blades
high, and turn back in four or five
days.
President DR.. Reid Parker, in his
charge to the members, summed up
as follows:
/ hope this mutual interchange of
thoughts will benefit us all. Only
now and then a man in the tobacco
belt has corn to spare. A friend said
lHC OCHOI udy "dS SOihS IIouI
Reidsville to some other place in the
tobacco section, and had some fears
about the scarcity of corn and prov
ender for my horse. Recollecting
that school chum lived at a point
ahead l logged on till nightfall be-
fore / reached his place. When [
went in the barn ] could see stars
right up through the barn, and could
see the sun through the corn crib
rise next morning, without an OBJ
struction save that of the timbers. [
shall veer to the corn belt next time
| am looking up good fare for the
horse" If we leave off corn culture
and have to go to the corn section
for those supplies, we will be in
proper condition for going up or
dorm, or West. In a corn section
you can get better meal in cabin
than in the mansions of the rich
in cotton or tobacco section, be-
cause they import theirs. If a man
catches large fish at certain place
in the creek, he will go there every
time he goes fishing.
The farmers in the vicinity of Ru-
raj Hall will meet shortly for the
purpose of organizing a farmers
club. They are taking a great inter
est in this matter.
The farmers club at Osgood, Chat
ham county, held meeting last
Saturday. The following are it's
officers: J c.. McEllington, President;
r. M. Womack, Vice-President
Jno. w. Brown, Secretary-Treasurer.
In reply to the inquiry we would
say that we think an executive COM
mittee to transact business of the
club preferable to one man.
A meeting Of farmers was held at
Bowers school house last Friday,
when a club was organized and the
following officers elected: President,
] Joshua Ketner; vice-President, c. b.
Harper; Secretary Treasurer, }: r.
Holder. The next meeting will be
next Saturday night.
There will be big rally of far
mers at Cedar Grove next Saturday.
Thus the ball keeps rolling. .