Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-16
HOW T WAS DONE, MR. J. M. HUDSON EXPLAINS HOW HE RAISED 152 BUSHELS OF CORN ON AN ACRE OF
 LAND.
Others Can Do The Same Thing By
 Adopting The Same Methods
EDITOR GRApHIC.

EDITOR GRAPHIC:
 Many people have asked me to tell them how l raised 152 bushels of corn on one acre of land, SO I ask you to publish this detailed state ment.
 The land selected was an alluyial deposit in an old lake bed known as Fuckers Lake. Tine deposit is from 20 to 90 feet thick and very rich. It is mixture of buekshot and sand, making an ideal soil for any kind of crop. It was settled by Mr. Geo. A. Partridge in 1881, consequently has beenin cultivation 15 years. It is sub feet to overflow and has filled some four or five feet by sediments deposit ed during overfows since it was cleared. The variety of corn planted was known US Iowa Silver Mine;" it is white, but not htnty.
 selected northern raised seed be- cause it natures much earlier than southern varieties, does not have so large a stock and consequently bears planting much closer than southern raised corn. The plat of land on which the corn was raised is perfectly level, 145 feet wide by 300 feet long Ga fraction less than one acre). It lies North and South and my rows run as near North and South as I could get them. On the North and East of the plat is a road, OH the West other land of similar character and on the South ditch for the purpose of drainage. On April 1st the land was broken with a two horse steel turning blow as deep asit was possi- ble for two good mules to pull the blow tabout 7-inches deep). On April 10th it was narrowed very thoroughly-going over it several times until it was in perfect condi- ton. On April 10th it was plowed and narrowed again.
 intended to plant the land April 18th, but q very heavy rain prevented my dolng so. On April 18th flushed the land, blowing very shallow, and rolled it with heavy roller This left the land in splendid condition. On April 20th laid off rows 3H-feet wide and put 800 pounds of cotton seed meal in the drill which was incorporated with the soil by running q blow in the same drill after applying the meal. The corn was then planted, two grains every six inches in the drill and covered lightly.
 In five days the corn was up. On May 2d I scattered 300 pounds Of cotton seed meal in the middle of the rows and plowed the corn with a ona horse cultivator.
 On May 8th had light rain, not ex- ceeding one-hali inch. On May 1 9th plowed the corn second time and at the same time distributed 100 pounds muriate of potash and 175 pounds nitrate of soda, after thoroughly mixing them, in the drill beside the corn. hoed and thined the corn on May 7th leaving one stalk to the hill. On May 22d gave it the third and last blowing, blowing as shal- low as possible.
 The corn grew rapidly from the start and after the application of soda and potash it's growth was wonderful.
 On June 9th had a light rain, probably one-quarter of an inch. This was the last rain until after the corn matured, the next one being August 17th.
 Forty-one days from the time the corn was planted it had begun to tassel and by July 1st the ears were tolerably well filled out and some of it was beginning to get hard. The stalks grew from { to feet high and the ears averaged about feet from the ground.
 The corn was gathered and housed September Eth but was not shelled and weighed until November 25th. giving it over two and one-half months to dry out. It shelled one hundred and ffty-two bushels and two pounds by weight, 56 pounds to bushel.
 There was less than one inch of rain on the corn from the time of pl lanting until it was ready. to gather and no rain at all after the ears began to form until thoughly matured. I believe if it had had good rains from June 10th to July 10th the acre would have made 200 bushels. Very Respectfully,
 J. NJ. HUDSON.