The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-08

this state which ought to be restored.
The methods described, by con-
tributor to the Progressive Farmer,
would work equally well with other
crops besides corn, and other legumes
can be used as we'll as clover
In June, 1888, l bought an old,
abandoned, WORKOUT farm in Dindidd1e
County, Va 1t was so poor that the
neighbors told me would starve to
death; that the former owner, unable
to make living on it, had abandoned
it and suffered it to be sold fot taxes.
| moved on it in November, 1883, and
began operations.
AS | came from wheat country,
l thought | would try little wheat.
| sowed two bushels on the best spot
[ could find and the next summer |
harvested three bushels. During the
winter l cleared three acres of new
land for corn. The new land produced
about twenty bushels to the acre,
while the old made next to nothing,
the most of it tasseling before it got
to be knee high. | hauled it off the
twenty acres at four tWo-horse wagon
loads, corn, stalk and all.
AS [ cut it down, I took up an idea
that the land had not been broken
deep enough by the former owner, so
| began breaking about four inches
deep.
The neighbors cautioned me against
blowing too deep; had always been
used to deep blowing where l came
from.
saw this land was devoid of lu-
mus, so at all odd spells l went to
the woods and gathered litter and
the top soil and mixed it with all the
manure | could make, and applied
it thinly and evenly to the land, and
1t was surprising to see how a little
OF it made the land respond This
encouraged me no little, as it added
greatly to my next corn crop. / had
sowed black peas in my corn at the
last working and got a fairly good
growth of them, which 1 turned I'M
der the next spring. I also used in
the spring an application Of acid
phosphate and kainit, equal parts.
about 200 pounds to the acre in the
row. With the same amount soWed
between the corn at the last work
ing, when | again broadcasted with
black peas, of which [ got a fine
growth. | made a fairly good corr
crop.
This mode Of operation was coli
tinued for three or four years, and
found out | could grow crimson clover
on this land by sowing it among the
corn at the last working
L pillow deeper and deeper every
time [ break the land, make all the
manure l can and save all [ make
as it does not get drop Of rain or
it until it goes to the field where il
is broadcasted thinly and evenly from
the wagon.
After manuring my tobacco land
use what surplus manure I have or
the poor spots in corn land up unit
the last of April, and what is made
from May to July is applied to poorer
land and sowed to black peas or fod
der corn. What manure is made from
July to October is spread ON the lane
not in cultivation and sOWed in crims Or
clover, which is either cut for hay OF
turned under. I made manure enough
last year from May to October, from
seven head OF hOgS 10 manure Two
acres which I sowed to crimson clover
1t is looking fine at this time, and !
expect to make 30 or 40 bushels o
corn after taking the clover off fol
hay.
| always make two paintings of corn
The first from the last Of April to tn;
middle of May, the second on the lane
that | cut clover off sometime in June
Through the first planting I sow blacl
peas broadcast at the last blowing. II