Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-02-28

directed; is turned zip. Break with
two horse BLOW il possible; br better
with disc plow. With tlla.latter. cot
ton stalk or corn stalk as large as
nc evei make. can be turned under
sihout having been chopped, and in
pcs-viries it will not chop or drag.
Never plow land when it is wet, If
you ever expect to have any use for
it again.
Bed with turn plow in six foot
rows, leaving five inch balk. When
ready to plant, break this out with
scooter, following i'll bottom of this
furrow with Dixie plow. wing taken
off. Ridge then on this furrow with
same plow going deeper. Run corn
planter OH this ridge, dropping one
grain every five or six inches. Plant
early, as soon as frost danger is past,
say first seasonable spell after March
18th, in this section. Especially is
early planting necessary on very rich
lands where stalks cannot otherwise
be prevented from growing too large.
Give first working with harrow or
any plow that will not cover the plant
For second working, use ten or twelve
inch sweep on both sides OF corn.
which should now be about eight
inches high. Thin after this work
ing. 1t is not necessary that the
plants should he left the same dis
tance apart, If the right number re-
main to each yard Of row.
Corn should not be worked again
until the growth has been SO retarded
and the stalk SO hardened that it will
never grow too large. This is the
most difficult point in the whole pro-
cess. Experience and Judgment are
required to know just how much the
stalk should be stuntcd, and plenty OF
nerve is required to hold back Your
corn when your neighbors who ferti-
lized at planting time and cultivated
rapidly, have corn twice the size Of
yours. (They are having their fin
now. Yours will come at lawSst
time.) The richer the land the moro
E.cc5ssary i s ths sse,ssis
should be througllly done.
When you are convinced that your,
corn has been sufficiently humiliated
you may begin to make The ear. 1t
should be from twelve 10 eighteen
inches high, and look worse than you
lave ever had any corn look before.
Put half your mixed fertilizers,
(lhis being The first used at alll is the
old sweep rulrow OIL 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 i'll this fur
row, if less than $50 pounds. II more
use one-llalf of it now. Cover with
cne fulrow of turn plow, then SOW
peas in this middle broadcast at the
rate of at least one bnslel TO the
acre and finish breaking out.
In few days side corn in other
middle with same sweep. put balance
of nitrate Of soda in this fllrrow If it
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 10
Goth, unless season is very late. and
corn should be hardly punching for
tassel.
Lay by early. More corn is ruined
by late plowing than by lack Of plow-
ing. This is when the ear is hurt.
The good rains after laying by should
make you a good crop of corn. and
it will certainly make with much less
rain than if pushed and fertilized III
The old way.
The stalks thus raised are very
small, and do not require alsy thing
like the moisture even in PROPORTION
to size, that is necessary for larger
sappy stalks. This may, therefore. be
left much thicker III The row. This
is no new process. 1t has long been
custom TO cut back vines and trees
in order to increase the YIELD and
putty to fruit. and 50 long as You
do not hold back your corn, it will go.
like mine SO long went, all to stalk.
DO not be discouraged by the looks
OF your cotton during the process Of
cultivation. 1t will yield out Of all
proportion 10 its appearance. Large
stalks cannot make large yields, ex-
cept with extreme favorable seasons.
for they cannot stand lack y
moisture. Early applications Of N.
nure go 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, is made. Tall
stalks, not only will not produce well
themselves, but will not allow you 10
make The peavines. so necessary Ia
the improvement of land. Corn raised
by this method should never grow
over - reet high: and the cal
should be near to the ground.
I consider the final application oi
nitrate OF soda an essential point Ill
this ear making process. IT should
always be applied at last plowing and
unmixed with other fertilizers.
| am satifed with one ear to The
stalk unless prolific variety j;
planted, and leave numbered stalk:
for every bushel that l expect tc
make / find the six foot Tow easiest
to cultivate with out ;njurin:s the
oo,.p For fiftv bushels TO the acre