The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-21
That Famous Corn Crop.

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of ground, and to which our State Board
Of Agriculture will add $500 more if the
premium is secured by a South Carolina
planter.
The Register has already given extracts
from letter of Dr.. Parker, whose record
for the largest yield ofoorn has never been
equhlled, in relation to the manner in
which he prepared the ground, etc. 2
low will be found some official statements
in regard to the matter which we're pub.
lished in the kdrmer and Planter, and
which now are furnished for publication
by the Department of Agriculture:
For the Farmer and Planter.
REPORT ON CORN.
IL the Executive Committee Of the State Agi-
cultural Society:
GENTLEMEN: As a competitor for the
premium to be awarded for the largest
yield of corn from two acres of ground, I
herewith present the certificate Of the
committee, and the letter of Mr.. Veal,
who measured the land also the follow.
ing report on the preparation of the
ground and culture of the crop:
The ground selected for my experiment
was sand hill branch land. After drying
it by underground drains, it vas broken
up with common tongue plough in No
vember. About twenty-five two horse
loads of manure from my COW house were
spread over each acre in December, and
we'll ploughed in With two.h horse plough
(Glaze, followed with the subsoil plough,
drawn by two mules. About the first of
March another coat of stable and COW
manure vas spread and ploughed in as
the first. Early in April three cart
loads Of air Stacked lime and two sacks Of
salt were spread over each acre and
lightly ploughed under. On th 18th Of
May the ground was thoroughly ploughed
with Glaze's large iron plough, narrowed
level and laid OFF thirty inches apart with
a shovel plough. Guano and plaster was
sprinkled in the furrows- 200 pounds
of the former and 300 pounds ofthe latter
to each acre.
The seed selected for planting MAS from
North Carolina and designated "Bale
Mountain Corn" After soaking it during
the night in strong solution Of nitre it
was planted from eight to twelve inches
distance in the row, covered it With hoes
and rolled the ground leaving it perfectly
level. On the 14th it was ploughed with
long, very narrow plough and dressed
over with hoes. On the 10Th and 18th of
June, the same work was repeated, each
time leaving the ground level. About
the first Of July it was necessary to draw
ridge about the roots of the corn to pre-
vent its falling. During protracted
drought acre No. l was twice irrigated
and acre No. had the water turned on it
once.
As you will learn from the certificate
ofthe committee, the yield from acre No.
Twas 200 bushels and twelve quarts; from
acre No. 2, 116 bushels and six quarts,
making from the. two. acres 916 bushels
and 18 quarts.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. W. PARKER.
Columbia, Nov. 9, 1857.
The undersigned acting az committee
certify that they have, with care, super
intended the harvesting and measurement
Of the product of two acres ofground be-
longing to and cultivated by Dr.. J. W.
Parker, which ground We would denomi.
nate sand hill branch land !; and find the
yield Of corn to be on Acre No. l tWo
hundred bushels and twelve quarts, and
on Acre No. one hundred and sixteen
bushels and six quarts-making from two
acres according to Mr.. Veals survey
three hundred and aisteen bushels and eigh.
teen quarts of good, sound corn, the man.
ner and measurement of'which ne regard
as accurate, and such as would be. entire
ly satisfactory to us if We were buying.
It is known to part of the committee
that Acre No.2, OF large portion of 1t,
was ploughed up at late period and
planted over, which very probably was
an injury to the crop and lessened the
yield. JOHN DENT; JR.,
WM..WA11AcE.
w. T.. GOODWIN.
JOHN GLASS.
"Dairy Farm" Columbia, October 21,
1857.