The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-16
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI-
CULTURIsT AND HOUSEWIFE.

Current Work for AprIi-The Man
ngement of Sheep-The PcrslmmOn
a Neglected Native Fruit-What Ii
Costs TO Raise Pound of Cotton.
Green Corn for Market.
Where there is an easily accessible mar
ket green corn is one of the most profit
able crops that can be grown by the far
rcer or market gardener. 1t is altogether
different from ordinary corn growing
Small early maturing varieties are grown
for this purpose for it does not matter
how small the ears may be they bring
about the same price per dozen ears as
larger kinds.
on good soil with high cultivation and
using a prolific early kind like the Adams
or Cory or even the Blount prolific, it is
not difficult matter to make 1,2O0 dozen
ears per acre. Under very high culture
even much more than this can be pro-
duced, but this is very fair average crop
on good soil
Any good farmer who understands corn
growing can make such a crop with the
Blount prolific, variety earlier than our
common field corn, but not near so early
as many her kinds of a smaller habit.
This corn planted in three foot rows and
a stalk left every two feet in the row,
will easily average two ears to the stalk,
but there are smaller kinds like the extra
early Adams and the Tuscarora, that can
be allowed to grow twice as thick and still
average one and a half CT two ears to the
stalk. The stalk part Of such crop is no
mean crop itself, for if these stalks are
cut and cured promptly after the corn is
sold off, large amount of most excel
lent roughage is secured for the stock.
Much of this can be used green, feeding it
10 the horses or mules and cows. The
stalks being small are easily cured. and
they make an almost tirst-class quality
of fodder in fact better than the average
hay or fodder fed by many of our far
mers.
To make the most profitable crop the
land must be made rich and it must be
well plowed and narrowed if necessary
until a finely pulverized seed bed is made.
To get the largest number of ears posi-
bic, it is necessary to have every stalk
that the land will possibly grow, and
with the smaller kinds like those named,
good land will allow of anywhere from
1000 to 15,CC0 stalks per acre.
In planting these so-called garden
corns" the rows should be laid at three
feet and enough seed drilled along in the
row to insure a stand every u inches in
the row. The seed must not be planted too
deep, but should be covered lightly, and
then a roller used to firm the SOIL This
will hasten termination and will put the
soil in coed condition to allow of cultiva-
ton as soon as it is up. The cultivation
must be prompt and rapid using the har-
row or cultivator often enough to keep
the soil in good shape for steady growth.
Early green corn commands price Of
ten-tfmes as high as q cents per dozen
ears; price declining to 20, then to Is, and
rarely lower than 10 cents per dozen even
late in the season.
"Fodder Corn" n Valuable Crop.
A great many people. no doubt. fall con-
siderably short of realizing how valuable
our maize, or Indian corn, really is. As
table dish green corn is justly regarded as
unsurpassed by any other vegetable. AS
bread grain it is superior 10 all others
in some respects. From it we get those
excellent articles OF food-"big' and
little" hominy
In still another quality it is superior to
most all other plants. AS a means of
providing quickly and surely crop OF
green forage for soiling purposes, or 10
be converted into excellent fodder. there
Is no plant better adapted to the use of
Southern farmers.
Every farmer should have patch or
| field of corn fodder planting 1t in proper
ton to his needs, and giving up to ii some
of the very best land of the farm. 1t
| will pay well TO treat this crop with the
best consideration, preparing the land
| Just as thoroughly as for any other crop,
manuring it if necessary and eultivating
it promptly and freely At least three
bushels of seed should be drilled on the
acre and the seed distribute ed as evenly as
| possible. on very rich land four bushels
! of seed should be used, for ii is desirable
to have the stalks slim and tall rather
| than large and short. Small stalks are
| better relished by the stock and they are
more easily cured
Bright, wel-cured fodder corn is fully
| equal TO any second quality hay and think
what an acre can be made TO yield of it.
IL is a wise farmer who values this crop
| at its true value. Certainly Indian corn
is one of Gods greatest gifts to man. We
/ 1Zaft