The Red Cloud chief., 1889-03-22
OF CORN.


a Diseussi0a 81 1ss Needs and Wants Both
0e S0il aad Csisbvatso~.
For ten years ! have been satisfied
that corn was the one great crop for
farmers. and that upon the successful
growing Of IL depends in q great e
ure the successful conducting Of farm
operations.
During this time I have carefully
studied corn. its needs aud wants both
OF soil and cultivation. and each sue
cecding year. although teaching some
thing of value. brings forcibly to mind
the fact how little We really know and
how much we have 10 learn. There is
one thing that ! have observed. how
ever. which speaks for itself. and that
is. that whenever you find a piece OF
land in the proper state Of fertility and
cropped Z corn. and upon which n
good crop is not produced. il will in
ninety-nine cases out Of one hundred
be the fault OF the c~ultivator. either
from poor seed. slack and improper
cultivation. or careless preparation Of
the land.
On the other hand. there are thou
sands OF acres annually plowed and
planted to corn. upon which il would
he impossible to raise q paying crop.
with the very best Of seed. preparation
and cultivation. The remedies for these
two evils suggest themselves.
My practice las. season which 10
suited in . large yield Of exceptionally
6ne ears. was rs follows: The land
was at frs, deeply plowed and thor
oughly narrowed. burrows were then
opened out every three fee; nine inches.
and to an averages depth OF four inches
The pillow while opening ou, these fur
rows Was followed by . corn drill drop
ping the kernels about fourteen inches
apart In about three days After plant
ing. Q flexible harrow with straight
tooth va applied lengthuise OF the
rows: again in two or three days cross
wise Of the rows with straight tooth;
in two or three days more again cross
wise OF the rows. but this time with
slauting tooth. II was then cultivated
twice with atwo-hcrse c~uifivator With
shovel attachments. and nce With the
same cultivat0r With p,ov attachments.
and finally the fields were invaded vii!
hoes and every weed that managed 70
live through cultivation WAS clipped
out with the old reliable hoe.
This last operation I regarded a o,
the greatest Importance. as ]; no; only
greatly increases the yield o. cor but
il every year reduces the amour; o;
weeds 20 be hasiled With the sucresd-
ing year: besides /; renders the opera
ton Of husking . clean and pleasant
one.
The advantage Of planting in drills
ia that by having single stalks you
get fever nubbina. more stalks With
tuo ears each. ana larger and more
Uniform earA ! would SAY 70 all
farmers vho have never tried drill
planting. Try il By all means ard by The
method given above By using . plov
before the oorn drill you have . de-
preston lefs where your corn 10
planted. which the successive harrow
ings sll up with 6ne soil 20 the exciss
ion Of veedA 70 TN. when you come
70 cultivate yoa Ind Jour oorn oss
clean. and the veods beeveea the rovs
where ths cuitivaaoe viii remove then |
By ali means ges The hss Sod 70 be
had- bot r0eRher tha1 The best ears |
from . poor O. evea mediun c-op do
not represent tho aR SOD no moro
than The best spseDess from . scrub
herd represent Hooded stock h
might do - s&Ars With. bua b would
anke yeass - bsssd h ~ - sensaasi
= high aualisy.-Cee. Fam. Fed ~