The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-03-18
RAISING CORN BY LISTING
A Successful Corn Raiser In Sanborn
County Gives Ills Method

A Successful Corn Raiser In Sanborn
County Gives Ills Method
The following letter to the Woon-
socket News is from one of the most
successful corn gro wers in Sanborn
countv-where they raise mighty good
corn. He uses the lister method
cxclusiyely-as they do on the Carpen.
ter farm at Pukwana in this county.
We have heard so many successful
corn growers say that it was the only
way to raise corn here that we have
thought this letter might be interest.
ing to our farmers. II there is any
thing they do not understand about it
they can easily get the information by
addressing the writer. Here is bis
letter:
Editor News: Last November l
wrote an article on listing corn and as
it was apparently we'll received, and
as | received an invitation to come
again, will begin by givingRthe new
beginner a little advice.
Don't start out with a theory and
think it is fact. Now am not con-
demning the man with a theory, for it
Is the theorist that has brought farm
ing up to it's present science, but don't
start out and put in your whole crop
on the theory that you have never
seen tried. have in mind some fell
low down here that saw me raise my
first listed corn in SanbOrn county.
lie conceived the idea that BY taking
the three rowed plow and cutting all
the ridge but little they could when
the corn was a proper height, cut the
balance Of the ridge away and have a
clean field and thus raise large crop
to the exclusion of all other cultivators.
The next year two of them rented
2l0 acres of land and proceeded to
follow out their theory. l talked to
them about it and told them it would
not do. They asked me if 1 had ever
tried it. told them I had not but
pointed out that they had no mulch
between the rows, as the discs leave a
hard space about one foot wide in be-
the rows. But they went on and rails
ed their crop and to say they got
skinned is putting it mild. They did
not get 2l0 bushels on the 21O acres.
But now to my subject. We will take
the lister. Every implement manu-
featuring company makes lister, and
one is as good as the another. Any
dealer can get you one.
The cultiyator is different prop
osition. The only good one l ever
saw is the Erway. 1t is manufactured
by the Sioux City Plow Co., of Sioux
City, Iowa. They make them 2 or g.
rowed. Geo. Fish, when IN the imple-
ment business, handled them.
/ take my plow after the corn is
listed, whether up or not if the grass
or weeds have started, and throw
about an inch on it. These plows are
adjustable so you can throw l or 6
inches, as the case may require. This
first inch il necessary covers up any
weeds that may start before the corn
comes. Each rain terminates a new
batch Of weed seeds. The object the
Inventor had when he built this ploW
was to keep the corn clean when
small, If you can keep corn quite
clean when small you never have any
trouble when large. Here is where sc
many fall down when raising corn, fol
without these plows they wait until
their corn is high enongh to cultivate
If they try to plow it when two OF
three inches high they cover it all up
If they put shields on they leave {
streak of weeds along the row. Here
is where / claim advantage for The
three rowed plow. l can take my
plow with corn three inches high ant
throw on inches Of dirt around it anC
knock it down, and cover up all weed
or grass.
AS l said before, if necessary rul
over the corn before it comes up
When the corn is three inches higl
run over it again. Each time yol
must adjust the discs SO they will Gu
slice off the bank. BY this time th
grass has started on the bank or ridge
Then l take my four horse harrow, Sc
the teeth straight and 60 over i
lengthwise and my field is as clean a
the floor.
Some keep after it with the three
row plow until they have cut TIA
ridge all away or nearly so. But
like to mix the harrow in with it, q
lit prevents baking and packing
There is no system to govern the e.
act number of times to use this plov
A man must use his judgmen
They were never intended for an.
thing but to keep the corn clean unit
you can do it more good with som
thing else. That would be a goo
system for every farmer to adop
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