The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

may be accurately gauGed and regulatcu'
Careful experiments are greatly noeuGn ',arts t
show the comparative yield of cotton p!ants
from seed planted at proper depths, ana willcn
come up strong and healthy. and from those
which, planted too deep Or held back by crusls
come up weak and sirlly. With view TO IN
crcasing the vigor of the young plants. some some
farmers apply with the planting seed various
fertilizers in small quantities.
Plaster is highly esteemed by some lor ttlis
purpose, others roll the seed in ashes, some
nat fifty 10 one hundred pounds Of Suano IN
The drill with the seed, and all are reported rs
giving good results. Plaster has no cauStIc or
other injurious properties, and Is pronaUiS
one of the best. Large quantities OF guano,
especially acid phosphate, are liable TO liIlMrc
the terminating power OF the seea, Inc
Young cotton plant has no insect enemies, ike
The budworm in corn, and it is not necessary
to soak the seed Of the former in any, verml-
fuge solution. But with corn 1t is otherwise.
Where the budworm is troublesome, soaking
the seed in saltpetre and rolling in Line Will
check their ravngcs considerably. Giving the
seed a very light coating of coal tar is, howev.
er, the best preventive. Corn planted also AT
particular periods escapes their raVaScs Ear
iy and late plan ntI,as are not lnJurcu ny theln,
Whilst Intermediate ones arc. In this Locality
corn may he planted in bottom lands in Marcia
and in May, wi tn comparative lnpunlly
fiom the worm: April @ piamIlhsS are a'''os'
Corn is Il most valuable grain, and very de-
sirable on 4 farm. hut often costs the farmer
too much to make it. How TO makclt cheap
ly should he matter or careful cohsiaeraioi'.
Mr.. David Dickson says tha!aiter the land is
prepared, all the labor required to cnltlFatc
corn is less than one day per acre. HIS pian
is briefly this: After deep breaking he rad on
rows seven feet apart with long shovel, run
ming twice in opposite directions. Manure,
whatever kind used, was dropped every three
feet, and tho corn dropped three or tourinches
from it,on The near side, an | covered one 10
one and 4 half inches deep With harrow 60
ing in the same direction as the droppcr. IN
his locality he planted from the 10Th OF March
to the lst Of April, and gave the hrSt WORKING
from the 2Dth OF April to lst of May. early
dirling OF the corn he considered positive
injury, doing away with all the good Of plaut-
ing in Il deep furrow. First ploughlng. he sid
ed with Il tWenly.two inch sweep, the back OF
the right wing elevated about one ana Guar
one inch of the general surface. The mddies
were finished with same sized sweep, the
wings elevated. Four furrews in all complet-
cd a row, q horse gcing over three and half
acres a day. After three tc four weeks it is
plowed again with same sized sweep, running
five burrows 20 the row. Between the second
and third plowings he planted peas ny run
ming a shovel fr.i row in the middle, dropping
six or seven peas every two feet and covering
with a harrow. Two bands and dr6prer
will plant sixteen acres day. The third ana
last blowing is given with sweeps also, run
ming only half inc; deep. A twenty-two inch
sweep, with right wing elevated, sides tho
corn, a twenty.SiN inch sweep. with right wing
half elevated. sides the peas. This makes four
in corn. His estimate was that only q small
fraction over one days work was required for
an acre of corn and peas and on poor pine
land he averaged ftom twenty to twenty-five
bushels per acre. One days labor III pfepaI-
ing the land, one days labor i'll cutivaLLn the
crop, together with cost OF manure ana gath
erulg the CROP covers the expense OF one aero
Of corn, avcragn twenty bushels. ALLOWING
three dollars an acre for manure, and hltN
cents each for hand and horse per day. the to-
tai expense per acre would not exceed six dol
lars, or thirty cents per bushcl. We believe
that with good management and SOUND JudS-
meut com can he raised at that cost Even ON
bottom lands, " planting In checks 1our lrct
each way 'lcaving two stalks in each hl!D TIE
crop can DC made entirely with the pillow. VIC
have done ii for years, including several wei
seasons.
From the experience Of the past year In
feeding the heads Of ar early maturing Harle-
ty OF mil 0 maize, we hayc concluded that II
would bc we'll t. substitute this cror in part
for corn. Horses relish the grain, fed whole
in the head, apparently as wei! as corn. ana
fattcned and worked UP III it quite as wen as
upOu n corn ration. 1t stands drought better
tlian corn, and car be made with rlthrs less
work. Drill thinly in rows two and a half TO
three feet apart and cultivate with sweeps or
Scrapcs-hoe work is unnecessary. May ne
planted after The 10Th of this month so may
all varieties o. sorghum and millct. 1ncSc
Will be found very valuable for SOilng during
sun,ner and autumn when stock is not hcavl-
IL worked and pastures are cut of 10y drought
\ succession OF plan,in%s ought 10 ne made
from the 2pth of April to August. we have
found these crops Of &. eat value in helping
out the curn-crih. They are better for feeding
green than for curing into dry forage We
have not tied it directly, but are Sltlshcu
that they may be kept green the greater Part
of the winter 10y being put in siios or pits.
Some report good results with sorghum pre-
srrved in trenches Like the Louisiana sugar
cane.