The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-04-04

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En-. JouRKAL:-In your last issue
there appeared an article headed
"How 10 raise corn In Kansas" New
do not pretend 10 be Q critic or Q
proficient farmer, bat I do know q
little. In the fret place he says TO
pillow your ground not less than q
foot, deep In the fall. Now where
does he farm and what kind Of plows
and power does he use7 For there
IL no common plows that will stand
plowing one foot deep. Nov here
in the saline and Mulberry valleys,
we have some good farmers, but II
we 90 down eight inches deep, Il Is
good enough for ne, and we have
raised rs bushels 10 an acre and that
In the spring, not fall, for In the fall
the old crop IL on the ground. Then
he goes on TO give the dates Of plant
ing as follows: From March 18TH
10 November 18th, IL his dates for
planting. Now 10 he can keep the
frost of Of his corn in the spring and
fall both, for we generally have frost
In the spring until April lst, which
will kill the corn II IL would come
up, hut doubt II Il " ould sprout In
the cold ground but will rot thus the
seed and labor II lost In his ninety to
one hundred day corn. sgree
10 his tending the corn, but what
IL he going TO do with the first crop
to get 1t out Of the way Of the second
crop. He must gather the corn and
put IL Ia the crib to let Il sour ut the
frs, sultry rain, but no matter 10 him.
But the fodder what IL he going to do
with Il, for Il IL not dry 30 a. to burn
good for some time, unless moved so
A. not TO mould, and we always want
the fodder for feed through the
winter and as for cutting 1t up In the
fore part Of the season 10 will be sure
To spoil before fail; then he does not
tell Us whether he PloWs the ground
over again or not, hut Of course he
would have to do something to get
rid Of the siumPs and II he plows II
from IL to Is inches deep again and
80 before every crop IL put in,
he would get the soil 80 loose that IL
there should comea hard wind his
field would leave at once: then he
says that by the 18th Of November
the crop will lie ripe. Now perhaps
he has never seen n frost in the fore
part Of October. but you bet have
and that would spoil the second crop,
for what good IL frost bitten corn:
even the ground has been frozen by
the 18th Of November, aud TO follow
his description you could not get out /
any small grain at all, and then II
The chinch bugs should take his corn
he has lost all OF his blowing and his
rorn. Then il the lost crop 10 on the |
ground until November Is, when il
he going to do his fall blowing. for
Il will he first Of December before he |
gets the crop of the ground; aud TO
talk Of blowing then il like
talking Of walking on water: can
talk Of il, but cannot do il. But
perhaps he just got mixed up little
In that a. la plOws. ! have used
and seen used good many kinds Of
plows and at present I am using 4
'ixteen-inch John Deere pillow. which
Il noted for throwing dirt, hut Il will
not throw the dirt from q twelve or
tiiteen-inch furrOw, nor would its
steel beam stand that kind of racket;
nor would three horses stand u, and
IOr farmers with small farms to have
blows made to order aud have steam
power IL out Of the question. Now,
he dates OF planting might do In
'ome Of the southern states, hut he
'hOuld not write 40 as to have new
beginners try to lose their crop, for
le says that il the way to do in Kan
Ia. Now ] live in Saline county,
X ansas, and ! know his plan will
lot work here at all. We generally
'lsnt from the 18th Of April until
he 18th Of May, and Ne generally
yet good yield IL the season i gooi.
The way OF planting IL about evenly
divided between Iisting and horse
Ilsniers. With 4 lister we put
rom one to two grains every Twelve
" fourteen inches. rows three feet
light inches q part, not five feet
light inc hes, ~ he would lave Ia 10,
IND with s planter, from two to four
grains In hills three feet eight inches
zach way. The greater part Of the
'eOPle who list their corn do not
'lOw the ground hut list IL twice.
he first time without the subsoiler,
which they .alI listing II open.
Well, ! suppose this has been too
ong already, so | will close by say
ng that IL anyone wants any further
advice on corn planting. they can d.
'ect to A. l.. w, MA-ydeIl =. a..
Saline county, Kansas.