The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-31
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krosn 10 bic nsilss coo1,y ~ Old Juds
5unness," Tor hss yests G q rel sr snnuA
priza Of one hundred and ehy dcllsu 81
toe boy undss tvspiy ore sho voult
raise the bes, se'e Of yellov ocro" si,hi'
The eonety Ilni,s. II crested much eIcii,
men. snons The farm boys Tssp,y y.tv,
OF ns ron p.ied Tor II the Ere, year. sod I
ea'ioas inciteoi rsrhea The coolest.
The j1dss c,r a lsss 10 bring ont |
great yield oi corn to the scre thsn TO u
form vhsi be hsd become cosviDced wss |
bad tssdeocr Of Nss Easlsnd farming
Hsw Epsl.nd Tor dsiryins aud the Wes
'or corn sn1 wheat h.d been . msSir
smona us Tor tsan,y years or more, Msoy
E.stsrn farmers esvs up fsisios yeiios
corn. Wheat they had siresdy cesssd "a
cultivate. spd the outcome vas tost Nev
ESsispd eoss spd horses we're fed large
" on corn from the MIDDLE West. Deal
ere in Western csresis multiplied. corn
and coi,onseed meal osme by the Ger load
snd respect Tor the msIim 6ourisbed.
Bat the E,stsrn farmer sbd dairy N 10
filled to flourish quite % well. tue. be
sss selling cream snd mskina srest deal
OF foe yellow butter, bnt when bis &C
ooonts we're bslsnced Of the end OF the
year be often found that be bad paid
| most OF bis income for Western corn and
tor cot,onssed.
The iadee believed that Eastern fsrmers
should begin raising corn sesio. 90 - not
10 be wholly dependent 90 the West He
rode through the coanty. snd on meeting
. farmer would /. Raising any corn
this year,"
No, Judge. I've kiod OF got out Of the
wsy OF that. would be the invsrisble re
ply.
Plant corn sgsin Plant corn, or you'Il
bsve . mortgsse on your farm, the jadee
sould say.
Such vas the judges opinion. snd on
this belief be based the cff,r OF the corn
prizss
My brother Lyman and determined to
com pete for the priz, Oar father ALLOW
si us . vell-dsessed scre OF land.
We ross.plowed end bsrrowed 1t we'll.
snd planted Golden Club seed. The terms
Of the prizs cfisr lef. the variety OF corn TO
the plsn,er. Itmust be yellow corn. bot
Flint" or Dent" or any variety nigh,
ne used
We knew thst IL would be best 10 plan,
some ooe OF the many varieties OF Flint
already scclimsted TO the New Euglsnd
slim etc spd soil. for although curu is nov
raised 10 the latitude Of Quebec, it wes
originally . tropical or sub.tropioal plant
from Americs or southern Asia. Odd.shsp
I'D keroels Of Ipdisn corn, or msizs have
been found 10 sncient Peruvian tombs,
bot corn was slso grown 10 java twelve
centuries ago.
We plsnted q ,lden Club; but the Whit
comb boys Cherries and Loring. neighbors
Of ours. planted yellow Spike. Q variety
shich they had been improving by culti
vs,ion. Pins Kpot WAS the choice Of
Henry and Cedric Tburston, who lived
half = mile down the road on the other
side Of ~, while Alvin Cox chose Old Col
ony seed.
The sore 10 every case vss to be care
fully measured and vouched for. snd i,
must not form part Of . larger fsld Of
corn, II must be BY itself. Any and eveey
kind OF fertilizer OF fsld-dressing might
be used,
Each scre wss 10 be visited on Joiy Goth
and siterwsrd on August 25.b by . com
miltee Of the formers. nominated BY the
Judge. After tbst the corn wss to be top
sssiked. then allowed to stand 10 the nsld
until September 16;h. when each sore vss
10 be husked 10 the fild, snd the corn
seis bed 10 the presence Of three Wit
nesees.
Perhsps no one would have chested,
my wsy, chessips vas rendered well.nieb
impossible The hspdsomest snd besviest
'ore OF corn ws TO be awarded the hun
ired snd ATTY dollars
Corn needs . mellow. loose soil, fairly
veil enriched; bat to get the best results
/ 10 not wise to iertiliz, the land too hesv
ly; else one msy have more rsnk Stake
hen corn.
Certain eypedients other than fertilizers
nd msnnree, hovever, osn be restored
o, II IL is worth while, 10 stimulate the
rowth OF corn. For example, . friend OF
nrs advised us TO ,'pnsb" onr corn during
Iune and the ffs, half Of Jolly BY spripk
log the vouns plants close shout the roots
nth sslipeteI. sa,er. two onnoes TO the
'uctesfol'
That vas . pes ides 10 us. Try it,
'rote our friend, who lived 10 Peunsyl Q
snis. II will mske your corn-6sld smile.
lot don't get II too strong. or you will
Ill your corn. Not more than three !
uncee. P,wder il q oe 10 . mortar end
,iI VI 10 wstsr overnight.
At 6rst Ne laughed u this. But June :
, hsrd month Tor corn 10 middle New
,,sisnd. The ciimste is not warm enough.
'bst IL the time, too. when the "sire
,orm" and the e''mnck- worm 'snd the CROW
reg 90 the youns pisuts. May sa very
Isrm thst season, Cofo started veil. bni.
4 /. often The case siih us. there csme
o cold, r.v time sboui Jone 6.b, which
.sied simost 10 tbs 20.h The corn stood
tll spd loet color.
Tbsi this vss ~ bad Tor one competi
OF % smother vss rome consolation But
.ymsn spd felt snxioos and sbont Jane
s b ve resolved TO try our Psnnsyivspis
lends nosuum 90 . ieu rows. end see
Ibs, 1t would do. We procured several J