Richland beacon., 1888-12-01
A Large Yield Of Corn.

VI nliI itii ihdt Has OStH AZ N"A''"
ton for thirty years, aad that this
season he gathered from the came
acre l55 bushels and 5 pscks. AT the
time va requested Mr.. Iiarwell to give
for the benefit Of the readers of the
Times, a detailed statement of the
mode OF cultivation by which he
achieved so remarkable result In
response the following letter reached
Us yesterday:
Stonewa!l, November 18th, 1855
Editor Times, Dear Sir;--Hay;nG been
requested 10y You and a number OF
correspondents to give description
If the land and tie mode Of cultiva-
ton of the acre on which raised one
hundred and fftv-hve and three
fourths bushels OF corn tic present
year, | hereby comply.
The land originally was post oak
ridge, cleared over thirty years and
continuously cultivated without ma
nure until 1856, then cow-penncd.
In 1897 it was MANFRED with a com
post of 100 bushels Of cotton seed and
COW pen manure. planted in corn and
produced 10 bushels.
About the lst of March, 1888, 100
bushels Of green cotton seed were APP
piled, and the patch flushed up; April
Sd pat on broadcast 200 pounds each
Of cotton seed meal and acid phos-
phacr, thoroughly mixed, and flushed
the land again, then bedded rows
three feet apart. opened beds with
scooter, sewed the Mosby corn thinly.
When the corn was two feet high
barred off and chopped out, leaving
enc stalk every foot in the drill; then
applied q compost in the bar furrow
Of fifty bushels Of cotton seed and COW
lot manure, and gave three burrows
to the row with a ten-inch shovel to
cover compost and leave land level.
Next, and last working, in fifteen
DAYS, when the corn was about four
feet high. ran one fnrrow to the row
with wide Slid sweep. Owing to
the dense shade and rapid growth OF
the corn the land was clean when the
last furrow was given.
My estimate Of cost of labor and
manure is twenty-eight dollars and
forty cents (2S4O). Yours very re-
spectfuily, E. j. HARwELL.
In connection with this subject, BY
somewhat odd coincidence, imme-
diately after reading Mr.. Harwell' $
letter, We noticed in the agricultural
department of the Picayune of Mon
day the subjoined comments, en-
bracing the article that appeared in
the Times which is lere omitted. As
the Picayune and Journal remark, it
is surprising, criminal they might
have added, that farmers will be con-
tent to raise from eight to ten bushels
of corn to the acre land this is libe-
raj average for the hill lands of North
Louisiana) when such results as this
can be attained:
1t is little singular that the art OF
making 100 bushels Of corn to the
acre on poor lands with proper fer
tilizers properly applied is so diff
cult to acquire. 1t would pay the
State well to send practical teachers
all over the country to instruct farm
ers how to make 100 bushels of corn
to the acre. or more. There are farm
ers in Louisiana and Mississippi. and
We suppose in most Of thesaher South
ern States, who have made very heavy
yields of corn on poor land with
commercial fertilizers, superphosphate,
cotton seed meal, and even by the
use Of raw cotton seed alone. Some
how these farmers fail to make other
farmers understand, through the
agricultural journals, the art Of max
ing these big crops. They could show
farmers and explain to them, verbally,
how to maks such crops much better
than they can explain to them through
the columns Of a newspaper. .
And the s. L. s. Journal, comment
ing on above, remarks: 1T is here
shown that it is possible to raise l55
bushels of corn on one acre of land in
Louisiana. If it can be done in Lou
isiana, it can be done in every State
embraced in the cation growing re-
gion. Can a farmer with any ambi-
ton for better things-better crops,
better methods, higher and wiser
system of agricultural attainment
how can he read such statement of
facts and yet continue on and on from
year to year content with such poor
reward for his labor and lands? Here
is a man actually producing l55
bushels Of corn per acre; here is
,potbar r;fh met oo CooJ ,o;l onS