The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-12

A recent bulletin of the Georgia Exneri-
ment Station says:
corn delights In deep, mellow, rich and
moist loan: Any of the ordinary soils of
the country that are either naturally of
the above characters, or can be brought
into the required condition by proper ro-
tation, deep and thorough preparation and
liberal manuring, and can be maintained
In this condition by deep and thorousb
surface culture, will produce satLsfactor,,
Yields OF corn, with moderate. weH-dls-
trihuted rainfall. Perhaps the most es-
-sentlal requirement for an abundant Weld
ol corn Is plenty of moisture in the soil.
without this plenty of moisture such q
yield is absolutely impracticable. II is
not Indispensable that the moisture sbau
be supplied directly by abundant rams
during the period of the growth Of the
crop but the requirement must be met in
some way. The supply of moisture from,
ratntails may be supplemented. or entirely
substituted, by irrigation, as Is done in
arid and semi-arid regions: or the farmer
may trust to the clouds for a generous
supply; but the demand for moisture nnst
be met, OF the crop will be more or less a
failure.
Without resorting to expensive irr,ga
ton methods, and not willing TO relv on Tho
rainfall from the heavens, the farmer nav
select the low-lying, naturally moist ana
deep SOILS along The water courses-the
potion lands" These soils are moister
than the uplands. not solely because of
their being lower, and near a water course
hut-and very chiehy-because of their
greater depth and their loamy character.
or large content of humus. or lecayed vee
etabie matter. These soils become thor
| oughly saturated with moisture during the
winter and spring rains, and on account
of their depth and qaulity of humas. they
| retain the moisture during a much longer
period.
| In the absence of such soils. if the
| farmer wishes to produce regularly profit
able crops of corn, he must bring his up-
lands, as nearly as practicable, INTO the
condition of the loamy bottom lands
| Moisture, moisture, is the prime essential
and moisture he must provide, or he will
certainly fail of a crop, If the clouds with
hold their accustomed supply Every in
| telsisent farmer understands the import
/ ance Of deep and thorough breaking OF the
soil early in the spring, or even earlier.
| MOI SO many appreciate the Importance of
timing The soil, by narrowing until The
| clods disappear into fine soil II is also
desirable to keep the soil IN this fine.
| friab,e condition, especially the superficial
| layer. But more valuable and only perm
anently effective means Is 10 fill the soil
as rapidly as possible with vegetable mat
ter, or humls This may be done in two
ways: ID BY actually Transporting from
elsewhere the necessary vegetable matter.
In the form of stable manure, compost s.
leaves. muck, etc. Under the present sys-
tenn of farming in the South this method
Is impracticable except on a small scale,
because of the cost of the labor involved
In handling and hauling the leaves. muck,
and other coarse and crude materials. (2)
The other and most practicable method.
and one that is adapted to any scale of
operations, Is regular rotation of crops.
,including small grain, red clover. COW peas
or other renovaung crop A iudclous
well-managed rotation may be made
profitable every stage and every crop. as
well as profitable in the long run