The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-22

on this ridge, dropping one grain
every five or six inches. Plant early,
as soon az FROST danger is past say first
seasonable spell after March l5sh, In
this section. Especially is early plant
Ing necessary on very rich lands where
stalks cannot otherwise be prevented
from growing too large. Givs first
working with harrow or any ploW that
will not cover the p!aut. For second
working, use ten or twelva inch sweep
on both sides of corn, which should
now be about eight inches high. Thin
after this working. 1t IS not neces-
sary that the plants should be left all
the same distance apart, If the Fight
number remain to each yard OF row.
Corn should not be worked again
until the growth has been SO retarded
and the stalk so hardened that 1t will
never grow too large. This is the most
difficult POINT In the whole process.
Experience and Judgment are required
to know just how much the stalk
should be stunted, aud plenty OF
nerve is required to hold back
your corn when your reighbors,
who fortified at planting time and
cultivated rapidly, have corn twice
the size Of yours. CThey are having
their fun now. Yours will come at
harvest time The richer the land
the more necessary it is that stunting
process should be thoroughly done.
When your are convinced that your
corn has been sufficiently Inundated,
you may begin to make the ear. 1t
should be from twelve to eighteen in
ches high, and look worse than you
have ever had any corn look before.
Put half your mixed fertillz ,rS,
(this being the first used at alD In the
old sweep furrow on both sides Of every
other middle and cover by: breaking
out this middle with turn plow. About
one week later treat the other middle
the same way. Within few days side
corn in first middle With sixteen inch
sweep. Put all your nitrate of soda in
this furrow, II less than $50 pounds.
If more, use, one-half of 1T now. Cover
with one furrow of turn plow, then
SOW peas in this middle broadcast at
the rate of at least one bushel to the
acre and finish breaking out.
In q few days side corn In other
middle with same sweep, put balance
Of nitrate Of soda in this furrow II 1t
has been divided, cover with turn
plow, SOW peas, and break out. This
lays by your crop with a good bed and
plenty of dirt around your STALK. This
should be from June 10Th to Goth, un;
less season is very late, and corn should
be hardly punching for tassel.
Lay by early. More corn iS ruined
by late plowlng than by lack of ploW-
ing. This is when the ear is hurt.
The good rains after laying by should
making you a good crop Of corn, and
it will certainly make with much less
rain than If pushed and fertilizsrs In
the old way.
The stalks thus raised are very
small, and do not require any thing
like the moisture even in proportion
to size, that is necessary for large sap.
py stalks. This NAV, therefore; be
left much thicker in;the row. This
is no new process. 1t has long been
a custom to cut back vines and trees
in order to increase the yeild and
quality to fruit, and so long as you
do not hold back your corn, 1t will go,
like mine so long went, all to stalk.
Do not be discouraged by the looks
of your corn during the process OF
cultivation. It will yield out of all
proportion to its appearance. Large
stalks cannot make large yields, eX.
cep6 v extremely favorable sea.
sons, TO. ley cannot stand lack Of
moisture. Early applications Of ma
nure 60 to make large stalks, which
you do not want. and the plant food
Is all thus used up before the ear,
which you do want, ls made. Tall
stalks, not only will not produce we'll
themselves, but will not allow you to
make the peaVines, SO necessary to
tho improvement of land. Corn raised
by this method should never grow
over u feet high, and the ear should
be near to the ground.
I consider the final application Of
nitrate of soda an essential poiDt In
this ear making process. It should
always be applied at last plowing and
unmi1ed with other fertilizers.
am satisfied with one ear to the
stalk, unless q prolific variety ia
planted, and leave a hundred stalks
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