The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-03-01


dead vegetable matter is being turn
ell under Ii may, however, b. sub
soiled to any depth by following in
bottom Of turn plow furrow, provided
no more Of the sub soil than has been
directed. Is turned up. Break with
two horse plow If possible, or better
with disc plow. With the latter, cot
ton stalk or corn stalk as large as
we ever make, can be turned under
without having been chopped, and in
pea-vines 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 in bottom Of this
furrow with Dixie plow, wing taken
off. Ridge then on this furrow with
same plow going deeper. Run corn
planter on 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 be 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 50 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 stunted. and plenty OF
nerve is required to hold back your
corn when your neighbors who fertl-
lized at planting time and cultivated
rapidly. have corn twice the size of
yours. (They are having their fun
now Yours will come at harvest
t:me) The richer the land the more
necessary it is that stunting process
should be throughly done.
When you are convinced that your
corn has been sufficiently Inundated
you may begin to make the ear. Ii
should be from twelve to eighteen
inches high, and lock worse than you
have ever had any corn look before.
Put half your mixed fertilizers,
(this being the first used at alb is the
, old sweep furrow on both sides Of
| every other middle and cover by
, breaking out this middle with turr
plow. About one week later treat
, the other middle the same way
, Within few days side corn in frs
; middle with sixteen inch sweep. Pu
all Your nitrate of soda III this fur
] row. if less than $50 pounds. If moro
t use one-half of it now. Cover will
, tne frrrow of turn plow, then SOW
: peas in this middle broadcast at th'
) rate Of at least one bushel to th'
acre and finish breaking out. ,..7.
2 In few days side corn III Othe
< middle with same sweep, put balanc
: Of nitrate of soda IN this furrow if i
l has been divided. cover with tur
: plow. SOW peas. and break out. Thi
Y lays by your crop with Il good be-
5 and plenty of dirt around your stalk
= This should be from June 10th t
e Goth, unless season is very late, an
t corn should be hardly punching flo
5 tassel.
h Lay by carly More corn is RUNE
s by late blowing than by lack Of ploW
X ing. This is when tie ear is hur
|. Z he good rains after laying by shoul
Il make you q good crop of corn. an
d it will certainly make with much les
:, rain than if pushed and fertilized /
e the old way.
d The stalks thus raised are Yer
:. small. and do not require any thin
r like tho moisture even III proportlo
=. to size. that is necessary for large
IL sapry stalks. This may, therefore, h
i left much thicker in the row. Th
is no new process. 1t has long bee
d a custom to cut back vines and tree
+ in order to increase the Yield an
n pulity to fruit, and so long as yo
le 10 not hold back YOUR corn, it will g
Dt like mine so long went, all to stalk.
Ia Do not be discouraged by the lool
Of your cotton during the process {
N cultivation. It will yield out Of q
es proportion to its appearance. Lars
of stalks cannot make large yields, e,
es cept with extreme favorable season
so FOR they cannot stand Il lack {
T. moisture. Early applications OF M
ut nure 60 to make large stalks, whlt
be YOU do not want. and the plant fot
it is all thus used up before the ea
he which you do want, is made. Tf
re stalks, not only will not produce we
themselves, but will not allow you
nd make the peavines, so necessary
Is The Improvement Of land. Corn rais'
to by this method should never gre
a over ID feet high, and the e
nd should be near to the ground.
its | consider the final application
ice nitrate Of soda an essential point
IN this ear making process. 1t shou
IN always be applied at last plowiug a
ice unmixeG with other fertilizers,
ith I am satifed with one ear to t
IRE lstalk unless a prolific variety