The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-08
SOME GOOD ADVICE TO FARMERS
Mr.. t. MCver Williamson Gives Good Advice to Farmers
Who Wish to Have Good Corn Crop.

der the corn, planting on a level or
higher, six by three feet, pushing the
plant from the start and making big
stalk, but the ears were few and fire.
quently small. | planted much corn
in the spring and bought much corn
the next spring, until finally was driv-
EN- to the conclusion that corn could
not be made on uplands in this section,
certainly not by the old method, ex-
cept at loss.
did not give up, however, for
knew that the farmer who did not
make his own corn never had succeed
ed, and never would First, | planted
lower, and the yield was better, but
the stalk was still too large, SO dis
contInued altogether the application of
fertilizer before planting, and knowing
that all crops should be fertilized at
some time. used mixed fertilizer as
side application and applied the more
soluble nitrate OF soda later, being
guided to this by the excellent results
obtained from its use as top dress
ing for oats. Still the yield, though
regular, was not large, and the small
mess of the stalk itself now suggested
that they should be planted thicker IN,
the drill. This wa,-donc the next
year, with results so satisfactory rs.dt
| continued from year to year to in
crease the number of stalks and the
fertilizer, with which to sustain them.
also to apply nitrate OF soda at last
plowing, and to lay by early. sowing
peas broadcast. This method steadily
increased the yield, until year before
last COOP with corn eleven inches
apart i'll SIX loot rows and $Il worth
OF fertilizer to the acre, I made 81
bushels average to the acre. several
OF my best acres making as much as
I25 bushels.
Last year Cr9o5), | followed the
same. method. planting ih. -I.rs.- week
III April. 20 acres winch had produced
the year before 1000 pounds seed cot
ton per acre. This land is sandy up
land, somewhat rolling Seasons were
very uniavorable, owing to the trc-
mcndous rains in May and the dry
and extremely hot weather later. From
June 18th sW July 18th. the iirne when
it most needed moisture, there was
only fve-eis,hts OF an inch oi rainfall
here; yet mith :S7.oI cost OF FERTILIZER,
my yield w7sS 81 bushels per acre.
Rows were six feet and corn sixteen
inches in drill
With this rsscthod, on land THAT will
ordinarily preduoc 1000 pounds OF
seed cotton, with 800 pounds OF ferti-
lizcr, so bushels oi corn per acre should
be made by using 200 pounds OF acid
phosphate, 200 pounds OF cotton seed
meal, and 400 pounds OF Kainit mixed.
or their equivalent in other fertilizer.
and I25 pounds OF nitrate OF soda. all
to be used as side applications as di-
rected below.
| On land that will make bale and
0ne-half of cotton per acre when well
tertilized, hundred bushels OF corn
should be produced by doubling the
amount OF fertilizer, except that 300
pounds OF nitrate OF soda should be
used.
In each case there should be left on
the land iii corn stalks, peas, vines and
roots, SI2 to $I6 worth 0i icrtiiizing
material per acre, beside the great ben
ellt tn the land from so large an
|
amount OF vegetable matter The place
OF this in the permanent Improvement
OF land can never be taken by CONNER
cial fertilizer. for it is absolutely i'm
possible TO make lands rich as long as
they are lacking in vegetable matter.
Land should be thoroughly and deep
ly broken for corn. and this is the
time III system OF rotation to deep
en- the soil. Cotton requires a more
compact soil than corn, and while a
deep soil is essential to its best de-
velopment, it will not produce as we'll
on loose, open land, while corn does
best on land thoroughly broken. A
deep soil will not only produce more
heavily than shallow soil with good
seasons, but it will stand more wet as
well as more dry weather.
In preparing for the corn crop, the
land should be broken broadcast dur
ing the winter one-fourth deeper than
1t has been plowed before, or il much
vegetable matter is being turned un-
der, it may be broken one-third deep
err This is as much deepening as
land will usually stand in one year and
produce well, though it may be con-
tinued each vear eo Io,o, o., -..,..l l.