Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-07
H. IT. sHAFER's
Experience In Corn and Wheat
Raising.
aRAYLrNe. FEBRUARY I. 80.

began farming In Center Plains
township In the year 1881. broke up
a small piece Of land and planted IL to
Corn, (the large button kind which J
brought with me; the result was a
good growth Of stalks but no Corn.
The next year, 1882. planted 8 acres
of Corn, three acres Of new breaking,
and three of second blowing; this time
planting the small Canada Corn, with
better results. Ms It yielded me twenty
Ave bushels per acre. In 1883 plant
ed five acres to Corn, with prospect of
a good crop, but the frost killed II he
fore maturing. In 1884 planted
three acres, with yield of 80 bushels
per acre, on second blowing. 1t being
an extra good season. In 1855 the
Corn yield was IS bushels per acre; Ia
1886 fifty bushels per acre; 1887 on
Glover sod the yield was so bushels
per acre, all being good sound Corn.
In 1883 the yield was IS bushels per
acre. three quarters of It was good
sound Corn.
have tried several kinds of Corn,
and have learned by experience, to my
satisfaction, that the Canada Corn is
the only kind adapted to this climate.
| think the best time to plant IL about
the 2Oth of May. Iprepare the ground
well before planting, and plant about
81 feet each way, and commence work
ing it as soon as can see to follow
the rows. i keep the ground well stir
red up until about the 4th of July.
have used some fertilizers, but do not
think IL pays. Glover makes the best
yield of Corn.
My experience In raising Wheat Is as
follows: The year 1881 on first blowing
| seeded "a small piece of ground to CIo-
yer with poor results. The next year,
1882, summer-fallowed the same piece
of ground and sowed il to wheat, the
last days of August, sowing II BUSH
els per acre; also 100 lbs of salt per
acre. Yield Is bushels of wheat per
acre. The next year. 1883, on eight
acres of first blowing. plowed the first
days of July. and wheat sowed the
last days Of August. Chat always be-
ing my time for seedins) and not SOW
ing more than bushels per acre, IL
yielded me 90 bushels. The year 1884
on five acres Of first blowing and two
acres of second blowing. 1t yielded 97l
bushels Of good clean wheat. Year
1885 on acres of first blowing, plow-
ed the last DAYS OF June, yielded IS
bushels. The next year, 1886, l sum-
mer-fallowed eight acres and put barn.
yard manure on the thinnest spots,
and plowed eight acres of wheat stub
BILE, making Is acres, which yielded |
157 bushels, (being badly winter kill
edD. The next year, 1887, blowing un-
der Glover the last of June, and SOW
ing to Seal Wheat. Yield 221 bushels
r-.- ""-a The yvar on Ca-n
ground, following Glover, the yield
was 81 bushels of Clawson Wheat per
acre.
l have now eight acres of Wheat on
the ground, looking finely when IL
went under the snow.
plow new ground about Al inches
deep; second blowing five inches; Clo-
yer nod sly inches daan c,,l,;,,a. |
and thoroughly prepare the ground
before sowing. | think the more this
land is worked the better crops we
raise, and that Clover and Plaste.
IS as good fertilizer as we
need. Plaster to make the growth
md Glover to pillow under to enrich
he soil. am not discouraged with Z
The Plains, and think they can be
made No. farms.
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