Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-02-21
Sweet Corn "a a Farm Crop.

~ A MhALlNNs
The groslug OF sweet corn has become
sn important part offafming In many parts
of Mairs, art msry farmers look upon 10
a. oue Cfthe bt,t plyiug crop, ths, they
en- raise. H. ytass past when farmers
we're helng cheated oat % their Just dues
by failures of sweet corn packer. aud
some shops, N leAst. were n,ing carried
ou "a a slipshod ard careless mAuuer, I o.
posed The growing ofswcst cofu and adyO-
Gated TIE good old yellow corn" Uuter
ne sxi.ting Improved condltion % thing.
I uov look upon The matter In . dntrnt
light. snd have CsfVfully Investigated the
gacsiion Before chArging my mind. A.
pryseut Ne have an excellent p,ckiug es-
tahl.hmsut within q few Eilc. % a. which
IL carried On In q tfst class manner, ard
a. soou "a possible Aner the work ~ pack
ing IL over every farmtr receive. toll pay
f1r as corn. | am saiisnsi that In oar
case. sud in al similar onss sweet corn l.
= better psyiag crop than yellow cora, and
that 20 better psyiug crop can BE grown.
Nv OWu CIperisrcc has had sOmsthiug
o. 90 with charglug my ulnt ou This qucs-
tion Dafing ths past year lh,ve s,sisisd
autightor la carfyirg un farm in whlch
- both h,d su iutrr,sI Ca II Ne plant.
a one ard onc-hslf tCrts % sweet corn
TIE gfU1nd w,s broke up last spfiug, Aud
= gool fAlf Amouut % barn manarr sppiitd
Broadcast On The faFFosa and narrowed In.
Four hunir,d pounds of supsrphosphAie
% ths acre was applied Ia ths hil We
Got over So vorth % sweet cofu from ihe
piece. Ca uy own farm planted a. acre
ofyelIo- cofn. TIE grouud va. equally
a. good a. tls o.hrr. All sAs Vel malar'
a. tie Previous year. 10 hAviug osen p.ani.
81 o. rotate. ant vel dressed with barn
marurr ans liberal amount % Fertilizer
u.ed In thc hlu Al sqaal amount ptr acre
u q hrttfr quality 20 mauuro w.s applied
tn the sane vay. aui he same amount OF
supsfph hosphAie uscd in The hiil TIE two
piece. we're treated enhcuy aite. And
nsiihtr p.ece vas irIlrsi in any way ~
drought "a vei weather The yellow corn
w,s q good .i ighi rowci yafiC;y that
uui compare fayorAn'y sith any grown IN
thIseIciuliy. Anf va fully fip-uei. The
f.fil fgum the tCgv uss IS ta,ssis. worth,
A. tAc very outside pflcs a. salch such
corn can be rrckouti. les than 80.
against g. ptf acre from ne sweet cora.
ThIsIsa far sAup,c % thC AVefage tlps-
r.srcc % fAfmrrs ln us v.ciniiy In grow
iug tle tso kinds.
IRE erpefieucs. % careful hrmsrs. Who
kros shai thty afc talking aDoat, are "
much value iu arriving al iuss conclusions.
The ,ufIsci of growing sweet corn hn
ttfu discussed o. gaits AZ extent lu a.
.s,sttuo hfmsr,' Institutes tai, vluiSr.
sri ~ GOT ihuCh v,igA1le iuf1fmaiion.
NJ e m C0hb siVe- The average yield ptr
atrr A. Polard A. s5J. and Mr.. MCkssu, oi
Ffyehufr. siAtfs the average in hisV Vicinlty
atSts Al u,fflsoa he average ihis ysaf
va. ab0at sts 50. These egufSs -ouli
indicate a. average ~ ahout e. pcf acre
la tls stat. Mr Mlkctn states that Tie
,vtrts, Yield ~ potatoes tarirg tae last
tan ye.fs las netn stt o.. sri Ou yellow
corn oniy s.s % have 10 doubi That
thsse statistics are very uctriy correct,
an1 they iriictie thai sScst corn yleiis
nearly double shai yellow corn dos, ani
more than POTATOES, viihJai hkirg t-s
f.iter Irto cousl 'sfAilon Al a.
The fodder /, very important ihlng -
consider That from the sweet corr,
wtl cuftt. . Bot Ntuc inicfior - good
Eugush hay. All l. vsfy much suPyflor -
lie yellow corn f0ticf. IL il worth Al
least oue.half note than tie latter. AM ~
ar a. am c1ucsruSi place he VAiIe
even higher tsan that. Ofcoursc ne en-.
tIrr lack oftae foidcr In The caIe ~ The
n5t,io-. nAkes The actual vA,ac ofthc two
crops uuch farther sp,rt than he nsufss
would lnticat-.
TIE haf,e,tIng 90 The sweet cora i les,
,1ptns.vc thAn thAi ~ 'yeil0u cora, an =
on tAo whole more peasant ~ofh. ~
cone. a. time Nhsn the une can vel pr
sparci flr The wDtk. AM A. season -aen
tae weather - mli Iac whole WOik 0I
harvesting. .nC.adiug ihai VI ihs iodder' -
tlue almost before 10 Il tine 10 begia on
the yellow c0Fu. TIE fodder can o. cai
as cured 4. a Comparatively ehI pAfl or
The season. ard We are entirely III oi ihe
hLshlng vh.ch generally DRAG, ls so"
Isngth luio tac coii weather, all proves
% 81 oue 90 thc most tisastceAole paris
% farm voik.
AnotAsr point 10 favor % thsswesi corn
a. ne readiness viii which 10 eau oe coa-
vcfifd luto m1ury. 10 IL ansoiateJ hee-
ss,ary that a porilon % The farmers crops
should 5e sold ijf cash, sni iais oaiis ihe
ogpoytgnliy f1g selling q whole crop 'or
cash. Ard without transporting u long
distance % market, "a ktspirg u unill ihe
beginning % another season 10 orier 70
take advantage of a. expected rise Walch
n Too mAny Ctsss isi.s o. cone.
Sach IL The view which l take oi ne
sweet corn question a. present, AM u
ctrf. cts win saAi I have Nfitien lr pAst
vtar, lt maGrs 20 difervuce 10 Tie t,cts
have presented. TIE fact caunoi be goi
rs 90 that those Who grow sweet corn
where !t can 1o disposed % AZ a u'si class
packlrg shop within reasonable distance
an, tho ones sho ar making iAe moN
money from their farms, and those "ho
ueg,sct o. 81 - on sccouni ofprtl ldlee OF
D,st opIaIlrs formed uudvr Ga feui or
tsr % thirgs, AZ throwing gooi eaAnee
away. Of coarse Go not mean - - IN
.i,rst1oi o. siyocAie growing tais crop 70
ne ,xclu,lon % al others, Tor this can
r5f D. zone. nor is 10 wise 10 pai ones
sh0le tsrenisnce on one CROP oli eVefy
f.rtasr wal q. w.sc wl.l make tals one oi
hI. rsgu.ar farm crops " ne hts goo1
chance % dispose OF 10 t0a rtlA1le PACK