The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-02-25
DIvERSIFICATIoN.
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Corn AND Cow-PRAs IN THE South.
1t has long been recognized that corn
and cow-peas are two Of the most valu-
able food crops for stock in general use
by Southern farmers. Their hardy char
acter, vigorous growth and wide adap-
tation to climates and soils place them
in the first rank of plants for general
farm use. In the improved system of
agriculture which the South must adopt
to meet boil weevil conditions corn and
cow-peas must occupy more import
ant position than in any previous Pc
Rod. because soil conditions must be
improved to successfully make good
cotton crops, and this can best be ac-
complished by the alternate planting to
corn and COW. peas and to cotton.
Corn.
The soil should be prepared for the
corn crop the same as for cotton by
deeper fall blowing Tor breaking) of the
land and winter cultivation. Breaking
for corn ought to be eight inches deep,
but where the previous breaking has
only been three or four inches, 1T will
not do to go down to eight inches at
once, hence it will be advisable in such
cases to break only about six or seven
inches so as not to stir up too much
crude soil, but reach a depth of eight
inches or more as soon as practicable.
The winter cultivation referred to is
simply narrowing or discing the land at
intervals of twenty to thirty days so as
to put it in the best of condition for
Plant early as the season will permit in
rows, six feet apart on rich land, and
five feet apart on hill lands and worn
bench, bottom or prairie lands. When
corn is planted five and six feet apart
in rows, it will bear little crowding in
the row. 1t may be single stalks once
in ten to twelve inches, according to the
fertility of the land, or it may stand two
stalks in aplace once in twenty to twen-
ty-four inches; the single stalk is pref
cradle. The wide rows allow the sum
shine to penetrate TO the soil and gives
better ear than where the planting is
done in narrow rows.
SEED CORN.
In the selection of seed corn better
results in bushels will be reached by Sc
lecting promising varities. grown not
more than 200 miles north of the field
to be planted. 1t should not be under
stood that it is necessary to secure corn
grown one to two hundred miles north.
Promising varieties grown in the imme-
date hborhood, if they have been
carefully selected, will undoubtedly give
the most satisfactory results. The OBJ
lection to corn grown in the immediate
vicinity is that it has ct as q rule been
selected with care, and hence 1t is al
most impossible to get pure bred corn
except from some seedsman who has
taken unusual pains to keep it pure.
The ears should be of medium length
with kernels deed and firm we'll filled at
the ends and with small cob. Above all
it should be corn specially selected and
carefully housed, and not taken at ran
dom from crib.
In planting reject the irregular ker-
FERTILIZERS.
The use of a small amount of fertiliz-
er on corn land until the soil can be i'm
proved and filled with cow-peas is OF
great Importance to the planter. The
continued use of fertilizers year after
year is not specially recommended, but
at the commencement in order to stim-
ulate the corn and the cow-peas it is
necessary if the best results are expect
ed. On light soils and uplands that
have been considerably worn,us 4OO
pounds of fertilizer per acre, compound
ed as follows: 100 gounds of ID per cent.
acid phosphate, containing 2 per cent.
of potash and 240 pounds of cotton seed
meal, thoroughly mixed. Distribute in
the rows where the corn is to be plant
ed two to three weeks before planting
and follow with the cultivator to mix
the fertilizer with the soil. On rich
prairie or bottom lands use only one
pound of cotton seed meal to three
pounds of phosphoric acid and potash,
applying only 200 pounds of the mixture
per acre. In general reduce the proper
ton of cotton seed meal used in the
mixture and the total amount of fertil.
izer applied per acre as the fertility OF
the soil increases.
AS soon as the corn is up use the har.
row, then cultivate once in ten days till
the corn is too large. The first cultiva-
ton may be deep-all later civilizations
should be shallow, Many use only the
pillow in cultivation. 1t is not the best
implement, but will answer good pur-
pose if thoroughly used. More depends
upon the thorough use of an implement
than upon the special form of the imp
lement, however, the two-horse Guilt
vator does better and more rapid work,
but it is little difficult to use this imp
lement where there are many stumps
Thin the corn in the rows to stand oil
one stalk each ten to twelve inches on
poor lands and to fifteen inches on very
rich lands. The greater width of the
rows allows closer stand in the row.
Cow-PEA.
At the time of the last working of the
corn nlant four VOWS of cow. meas in each