The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-20
A CERTAIN CORN CROP.
Three Crops in a Season, and a Re-
mort on Minor Matters.

| have renewed this year my experience OF
USE svo Of 'SortRern r"ised corn for SEED My last
| report to you was on the Golden Dent, and
the Blount white Prolific corns, with both OF
which have always succeeded In securing u
full crop, matured by the last of July, and
not Therefore hurt by the dry weather that
In iSs5, used seed fresh from the North OF
the large Champion white Dent, and the ini-
proved sort OF Yellow Dent that is now {
known as the Golden Beauty. Used also
Bount Prolific on two or three acres, but
about six acres each Of the other two sorts.
thrown into beds five feet apart; corn drop:
ped two and q half to three feet In the water
iurrow; manured at planting with handftl.
Of compost on each SIDE OF the hill, covered
| and stable manure. with half the quantity OF
phosphate and kafnit that Furmati's formula {,
calls for. The whole crop OF all kinds made
vorable, and by the first of July was pnst any
danger from dry weather. BY Angus: 10th,it
was all hard and dry In the field. 1t was on
the same land that yielded in 1884 twenty-five
acre This year did not measure any OF 1t.
The white Dent Is as heavy and fine corn as
one need wish, pure white, large ears, deep
grain. The Golden Beauty Is large, cars, y
lighter grain than the other, yet good enough
for all purposes. Therefore, repeat the sng-
gcstion that seed corn, fresh from higher lati-
tIdcS, is the best chance for corn crop IN 8
tn is seCtlO0. IL Will nuke every tllue, "uIlc"
corn that is acclimated here will not do TO de- .
pend on altogether. ......a
beg TO report also an experiment that re.
suited in three successful crops on the same
land in the past summer, to.Wit: TWO acres
of the same slrdy loam that lies very level
was laid OFT in January for watermclons--,.
hills ten by twelve feet. The holes were (,
opened, compost hauled ont and hills inade
for melons, planted about the 23d of Feb
ruary three rows Adams extra early corn,
applied same compost In the hill, and culti-
waited as usual. Planted the melons III three
lots one-thiru last week in April, and the
other two thirds at intervals OF week each.
The last day of May I gathered wasting
ears of the Adams corn and sold In Augusta
ut thrty-tive cents per dozen, and continued
to sell on q fast falling market down to hneen
cents a dozen on the 10th day Of June. That
day exhausted the crop. A very wet spell
prevailed just then and came near spol'ing
corn stalks from the land. had difficulty TO
save them being so wet, and could not plow
the melons out Till 18th June. Tho grass had
managed to save them by extra work. I'm.
mediately on blowing the melons I dropped
Conch peas in between every two hills, two or
three seed, ten by twelve feet, same distance
melons was the more trouble for that wet
spell, and the constant succeeding rains, but
they grew prodigiously and made well never
theleSs. At the last cleaning out OF the latest
two-ihirds of the melon crop which was done
| carefully with the hoe, caused the hands "
drop the Conch peas into every hill with tho
melons where they would get the good Of tho
manure. 80.
| gathered on the two acres of melons full
fourteen hundred melons, and one count
makes over fifteen hundred. For some days
there were loads that were not counted. These
were all such as were tit to gather, weights
from twenty to titty-f1ve pounds. They were
the new kOlb Gem melon, and the finest,
handSomest and best eyer saw, this , being
three-fourths of them weighed from thirty
five to furty-tive pounds. The best sort TO
average we'll or make uniform large fruit;.
licultural @ fair here. in August, exhibited a
dozen between forty. five and hfty-two pounds 5
that attracted much attention. and those
were all sold out of the crop; oil the rest cut
for seed purposes. except some give to friends.
The Conch peas made a great mass OF vine
which cured into hay the first week In Octo-
Der, and toused without weighing H.: and
now on the same land have Il beautiful crop,
Of Burt oats. sold So worth OF roasting
ears from the two acres, and had plenty to eat
and give away; nubbins were plenty for
everybody on the place, and two hogs had
wagon loads of half cured stalks, and q good
deal fed green. The fourteen hundred mel
onS, if had hauled to Augusta, would have
brough good prices, but | did not Sell them, them,
as beoresaid. The pea vine hay was about
two wagon loads (twO mule WagOn.) ..
tried the "Prde of Georgia" watermelon
on another part OF my place. The SEED eitner
were very mixed, Though bought from head
quarters), or else the molen sports fearfully-
for gathered four or five different sorts. But
those that correSponded to the description OF
the true type OF pride of Georgia. were very
fine; medium size, dark rind, round IN SHAPE,
and flesh, white seed. exceedingly sweet, crisp.
and melting. Some OF my family would not
eat them because they were too sweet! a rare
fault indeed, if it is q fault. I will try them
again.
The best thing have found (afteI the Kolb
Gem melon) is the new Spanish ground pea:
Planted after oats, Just few OF them, and
made a tine crop, full plump peas, no pops
easy to gather because every one comes up
with the root when it is pulled. This sort
grows erect, and needs no hoe work, can be
cultivated altogether with the pow. For
this reason, and because they are so early or
forward in mnturing although Il small pea
being so sound and full, and easy to harvest,
they should prove a valuable acquisition.
Au1,lstu Gu j. II. ALEXANDER