Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-17
THE CORN CROP
.onn TO COTTON WITH
JEFFERSON FARMERS.
x ceed to Be Used, Time
to Plant and How to prepare
the Land.

49,. 70 cotton, corn is the most
.+ont crop raised by the farm
'n' a.s Of Jefferson county. How to raise "a e
efs - ost corn on given area is
tue .;on that concerns all farmers.
Que''; ~ we'll established fact that
~ .hot has been raised in this lat
eola o.ao for number Of years consecu,
.iss .'ua1v has a tendency to make TOO
ese,. =. c+alk at the expense OF the
mue' The careless habit Of farmers
ea:s ':,a to their cribs at planting time
snd selecting the best ears for seea
eAS ic the main cause of the failure
w. 4ho corn crop. 1t takes the COM
u corn of this country 14o days to
o.,ro This brings the common
aorn Of the country to maturity dur
mo orr dryest season Gully and All
.no 'os+, consequently many farmers
sa;, 70 make good corn crops on TINS
account e.z o.4,
# seed corn is bought from north
orn latitudes it natures carrier, does
not make so much stalk and bears
nlonting fully one-third closer than
o,r southern varieties.
Tho shorter seasons of the north
+ond TO hasten maturity OF all crops.
This is specially true OF corn. In
ctead of 140 days northern planted
corn will mature in 100 days, and II
nronerly planted and cultivated will
make more than any of our southern
varieties.
IF northern corn is planted the
rows should be three and one-half
feet apart and the corn one and one
half foot in the drill. one stalk to
the hill. This will give an average
stand. 5000 stalks of corn to the
acre. If planted early and cultivated
we'll the crop will be made by July !.
This is before the usual dry spell that
spoils our native corn.
If feed is scarce, as it nearly al
ways is, the green corn can be cut
and fed to the stock all through July.
A fine crop of peas can be raised on
the corn land by planting them in the
middle of the corn rows, about June
|. If you cut and feed the green corn
YOU can cultivate the pea crop with
plows after the corn has been har-
vested.
It is estimated that fully one-third
of the value of the corn crop is con-
tanned in, the stalks, consequently |
advise cutting and shocking the corn
as soon as the ears are sufficiently
matured. This will be about the as
ual time for fodder pulling. Abcet
100 stalks should be put in each shock.
The bottom of the shocks should be
spread out we'll so as to allow the at
mosphere to circulate freely through
the shock, thereby maturing both ear
and stalk. The shock should be Sc
curely fastened at the top by strong
twine to prevent them from falling
down. AS soon as the stalks are
thoroughly cured the shocks should
be stored in the barn as cOmpactly
as possible. If properly cured before
storing, it will not damage by mould
Or otherwise, and the farmer is insur
ed all the forage he needs to carry
his stock through the bad weather Of
winter and early spring. A good rule
is to plant one-third of the cultivated
land in corn and peas, one-siXth of
the land in other forage crops, such
as oats, millet. sorghum, etc. and the
remaing half in cotton. The farmer
VINO follows this rule will always
nave an abundance Of forage and still
make as much cotton as he can we'll
gather.
There ought to be no difficulty in
getting all the northern corn neces-
safy to plant the crop, as several of
our merchants have bought large sup
pies OF corn saved especially for
seed.
Don't risk buying ordinary north
I'm corn for planting, but buy that
saved for seed. 1t will cost about 90
per cent more than the common corn,
out VIII pay we'll for the extra cost
II ,he increase of the CROP