The Progress., 1892-03-26
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| Mr.. Fl.tor Pa"'"r~~.
Dear SD Accordirst % promise
Iof last week VIII now give you my
experience with corn sro"lHo
Must admit, however, that pro-
nocts for the truck farmer ana
gardener at present are rather
Gloomy in this vicinity. For the
benefit of all concerned must hr7'
cav Won must first know before
planting your crop what You are
nlapting for: what end you are
striving to obtain; for your success
in all intensive farming depends
in a great measure upon this. In
growing corn l, as rule dispose
of first crop on home market, IN
green or roasting ear state. Inc
crop following l leave to mature
or ripen, although if there is
canning factory in operation where
they pay a living price for corn
both crops could be utilized and
then the land could be prepared
and sown to crop of fall turnips.
T commence and break and bed up
the land in four-foot rows any
time after November and before
January. If land is high and
sandy do not rebed, but if land is
heavy or disposed to be OF clay
formation rebed in January or
February so as to get rain on rows
which settles or firms them and
! makes them planted much better
and easier. About the last OF Feb
ruary or 10th of March open rows
with scooter and drop corn, one
grain to every six to twelve inches
planting such kinds as Adams
Early or Early Burlington. L pre-
fer the Adams Early as 1t can
!, stand more rough usage than any
other variety, and although not a
sweet corn makes more weight per
acre than the sweet varieties and
is better for all general purposes;
cover with small harrow, dragging
. down the rows rather fiat. When
corn begins to make its appear
ance run over rows with small har-
row with front teeth out. This is
where the benefit of your drill
planting comes in. for if one gets
stepped on or broken of your
whole hill is not gone. In five or
d six DAYS more run round with side
harrow; let it now stand for few
days more and then go over and
thin out to about two and one
half feet apart, one stalk to hill;
then run round with steady mule
i. scooter and this will throw light
furrow to same; follow in few
days with cottonseed meal, putting
abut two tablespoonfuls to hill,
!, one on each side and right in
:, scooter furrow. l have seen many
people, some of them good farm
ers, put the meal quite up to the
I, stalk of corn where it stood and
lost most of itself by evaporation
while the roots were seeking food
eight or ten inches further off.
Now follow with scooter in same
furrow, little deeper, or with light
. shovel, following in a few days
=. with sweep or turn plow and throw
out middles. In throwing these
out be sure to hold the plow firm
= and throw them out straight, not
a too deep as the success of next
crop depends greatly on this
When your corn begins silkine
b walk through rows dropping fer
: tilizer thinly in water furrow, then
! follow same way with seed corn
and cover with two burrows, tC
p cover same all together. Take
O furrow lightly SO as to not mutt
late roots of growing crop and
!, thereby cause it to wilt. WheI
q corn is up about eight or twelve
!. inches during which time first
II crop is ready for market) run rounc
! with scooter, going in same furrov
as to cover only deeper. Now, a,
f you gather your corn for market
Nc you cut down and use stalk anC
% all of same, and there IS no finel
q feed than this for milk cows: or i
=, you are short of corn when eal