The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
A GOOD FARMERS EXPERIENCE IN
PLANTING CORN.
He Shows that There is Money in
Raising Corn on Our Worn Out

Editor Press and Banner:
will give an account Of an experiment
made last year In the cultivation of corn, hop
ing 1t may interest and profit some Of my
brother farmers. The plot selected for the ex-
pertinent was three acres Of what Is known as
Cambridge land, high upland, clay soil, and
has been IN cultivation about twenty years:
The land had been set In Red Clover for
three years past, from which / had moved
two cuttings clover hay per year.
turned the land the lst February with two
lowing In each lurrow, with p long bull
tongue subsoiling az deep as one mule could
pull 1t. On the 2lst February ran DISK har-
row over tho land with view Of pulyerizing
the soil, but failed 10 do SO satisfactorily. hay.
ing ploughed the land a little too wet, had
some clods. On the Bird March ran asmooth:
ing harrow, and drew my rows six feet apart
running twice in the same furrow. l placed
in these furrows compost. 1JOO pounds OF
Atlantic acid with scrapings from horse, COW
and sheep lots, at the rate OF ten two horse
shovel followed by a half shovel. On the 18th
March dropped corn in furrow made by half
shovel, and covered with double plough.
Distance two feet between rows narrow
way, four feet between rows wide way, a 10
so inches apart in the drill. the manure being
in the center between rows narrow way.
Immediately after planting ran a furrow
In the middle wide way with long shovel for
draining. On the 18th April rcplanted, stand
not good. Had nice showers through April.
On the 5th May thinned corn and gave good
hoeing, and had rain, not enough to stand In
the furrows. On the 10th May ran furroW
next corn wide way with u shovel plough.
On the 18th had nice season. On the 18th
May ran another furrow wide way with
Wixon Sweep. On the 20th replanted again.
23rd had hard rain, the land being good wet
for the first time since planting. On the 26th
ran another filrrow next corn, wide way with
shower, the corn at this time looking splen.
did. From the 18th to 2lst began u suffer for
rain. On 2lst bad nice season.
From the LIST to 5th July showed signs OF
failing, many tops turn white from the effects
OF hot sun. On the 5th and Sth light showers
From the 18th to 10th suffered terribly. looked
as If it would dry up. On the 18th July had
the severest storm Of wind and rain that we
and injuring 1t badly, breaking Off quantity
Of corn which had to be fed 10 the stock. cut
the tops Of the corn and fed to my stock. l
pose would be about half making the yield II
ali had been stripped 1900 bundles fodder.
gathered from the three acres one nun
dred and forty-two bushels corn, making an
average 47h bushels per acre, One acre e., l
measured separately made 5lh bushels. The
corn was measured by basket and one bas'
ket shelled and accurately measured: Ihe
variety planted was "Mosby's Proli ific.' be-
lieve would have made as much or more
with Yellow Dent Aclmatised, as the Mosby
is too long maturing
After the first preparation the land was cul.
give him exercise and tougher him a little.
have two acres of the land sown In wheat
and one acre in barley with the view OF get
ting the land re-seeded again 10 clover, an ac-
count Of which may give you at some future
time.
l42 bushels corn at tT5c...".....".Sl06 30
240o pounds fodder at 75c.."".." IS 0O-sla 80
Cash for acid. ~ !5 w ~ ~
Cash paid for labor. 10 W. ~ "
S94 50
have not valued the manure from the lots.
as did not know the value to place upon IT,
THOS. L. MOORE.
Nlnety-SIx, S. G., Feb. II, 1883.