The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Intensive EaY.,aislG.

Mr.. r.J. p. Hunnicut, in the Newman, Ga, Ad
rrTfiyer. says:
Having received many letters of inquiry,
how to raise corn on the intensive system,
nave concluded to answer through Your col
unns. if you think the matter of Sufficient in
tcrcSt to give it space. know you are ready
to publish any plan which you think VIII
help the TURNER'S. .
sinl<s enough on an acre by any other plan
and still have ventilation. w
l. Lay otf rows six feet apart, subsoillng
each TOW, and put in compost pretty heaVy,
say 500 pounds per acre.
) Fed on this subsoiling each furrow.
3. Lay OF rows Is inches apart on either
side OF the cOmposed furrow and put lou
pounds per acre OF good standard suaho or
phosphate just rs for cotton, ana drop corn "a
10 "a inches apart in each Tow and cover light
4. When the corn is we'll up run one fnrrow,
with a very long narrow pl0w between the
narrow rows and follow with hoes. Ihls
complies first working.
5. Ten days later run the same ploW IN the
same turroW again, and run ~ common ~
inch scooter around on the other side OK the
corn and follow With noes. 1llls completes Sc
cond working.
6. Ten days later run around the inside rows
with Il larger pIow, throwing fresh earth 10
the corn. and in this iurrnw put aOO POUNDS
per acre of COMPOST and % pl%w out ri,h maase hnes
This completes third working.
:. Ten days later take large shovel plow
and run good furrow in the middle ol the
wide rows and put l59 pounds per acre e, OF u
glanO in this furrow and run around mat
furrcw with broad Scrapcs ESQ shallow as not
so cut many roOts) until You get us near tue
corn as you wish. This completes the fnuftn
plowing, and lays the crop by WIN sllSht u
raise in the middle of the wide row, ana. Il
slight depression toward each corn row.
Now let us See what we have done. The
corn has been cultivated with II burrows 10
,,l flJ11
very hight, but very essential And, as 10
cost, we have cultivated much cheaper than
the usual pan requires. We have invested
about so per acre in itrtilizIng and a Ill work,
thus: ,-o
FjIst manuring, 500 pounds compOSt...".S so
Spcond mauuring, $50 pounds 2uanC.-... 200
Third manuring. 500 pounds compost.... o.1O
Fourth manuring, l5O pounds guanO".. 2.'J
Total manurins..........."....... l0.lW
Labor distributing luanurc."................ lOD
Labor in Eoelns 30
Labor in plowing -.''
Tot,1 cost Of labor nor acre rcsl.oo 90
Total cost per acre. l.co
What return do we get Tor this heavy IN
thnn. the land was worth" WITH three dry
summers seven, nine and eleven weeks
drought respectively, The writer gathered be-
tween forty and fifty bushels OF good heavy
corn per acre. Take the lowest figure. forty
bushels per acre, and the cost will be - cents
per bushels. Ii you make 10 bushels the
cost will be- only IS cents. If the season
should be favorable and you make 6o bus
els per acre, then the cost is reduced
to- only 22l5 cents. But this is not all. You
have a very heavy crop Of fodder and your
land is doubled in value; every. acre thus
treated is worth s. to 81 before and will co.,
tinue 80 for years.
My experience is that this is the cheapest
plan for raising corn ON upland, the best plan
for inanuring poor land, less liable 10 suller
from drought and the only way to compete
with western corn. We must get out OF the
old ruts ur we can't keep up with the western
wagon.
All ask of any man is to give this plan Il
fair trial before condcnininG it. DO not let
your rriuuicc against double rowed corn pre-
vent you from filling your crib with tho
chpapcst corn yOu ever raised. DO not be
afraid Of every new idea, but "prore all
things and hold fast to thai which Is best.
..Chr,p bread" must be The foundation OF Hll
real substantial prosperity in amy and every
agricultural community.