The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
SOUTHERN : FAM : NOTES.
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TOPICS OFERsST1O TaEPAgTEs ST0cgRRig0 TRUCK 6SoyEe
How to Raise Corn.
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How to Raise Corn.
T. j. Wear OF Durham County.
North Carolina, thus tells in the Pro- |
gresslyc Farmer the way TO raise corn: |
As ! have been travelling in North |
Carolina tails year and have watched !
with interest the way I'm which the
farmers raise or try to raise corn. /
now wish, In your valuable paper, TO
make some criticisms; these Will, of
acs'Tse, NOT be In harmony with all
Aers' views.
ih the FIRST place, the majority Of
smers do not break their land deep
'tnough in the spring before planting
Next they plant about one-third too
much corn TO the acre. The rows for
the average land should he at least
four fCetHpart and the corn three feet
apart in the drill anG only one stalk
in a place.
The first time il is plowed il should
done with a long pldv next TO the
rn In some sections this pillow is
called calf tongue" Let this plow
run deep. The other pillow or plows
should be wider and should run shall
lower.
The second blowing should be done
with shorter plows an. should not run
as close to corn as first blowing. The
third blowing should be done with
still larger plows, Which should be run
shallOwer still than the second pillow
81 and should be run far enough
way from corn as not to break any of,
the little corn roots, which by this time'
have spread out six or eight inches
from the stalk.
'The fourth blowing should be done
with a turning pillow OF some kind IN
order that you may run far cnoagh
from the corn as 10 not cut the roots,
and still be able 10 cover up the large
roots around the stalk, so that The
hot-Suns of July and August will not
csok them and 1urn the corn yellow
or burn it w.
If you have time after this plowiug,
before the corn tassels, take a long
Shovel pillow and ran it through the
centre OF each corn middle as deep as
one horse can puIlit This pillow should
not be over five ar six inches wide
! ] know that my idea of raising corn
is different from "a great many the
retical farmers. but it is not theory
nat we want if 1T does not put corn
tAe crib l was raised on a farm
~ 80
dfs way of cultiyating corn is all right
no matter what kind5of land you may
be .cultivating. ] baye also Travelled
oOyer several of the SSouthern States
and have observed that farmers whC
cultivate their corn in this way always
have R1Gnty Of onrn 40 do them. ]
wish ouId impress on the farmer
~ b very important it is not Il
pfanE their corn bJo thickly on poo
land; CO that they should never run
CLOSE enough to the corn with a plou
TO break the small roots of the corn
80 that the last blowing. should be don,
Withla turning pillow in order that tht
large roots around the tcoTn could b.
coyeRed up without running clos,
enou 5h to the STALKS to break thos,
roots
Il Ann satisfied that there has beer
at least 10000 bushels cot corn de
stroJed in North CQrnlina this yea
by the farmers laying ,their corn b,
with that old-fashio2ea ,aouble-shove
plCw, oon some similar cultiyator.
The &Qve description .ps. to cultivat
ing cafS docs not apply where the corr
is planted, on a ridge OF bed or in tn
water furrow but only when planted
on a evel,.as most farmers plant it.