The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-15
NcIDer Williamson 5
Corn Method

Southern Corn for the South. Z

should be broken broadcast during the
winter one-fourth deeper than II has
been piowed before. or IL much vege-
table matter is being turned under.
1t may be broken one-third deeper.
This IL as much deepening ss land will
usually stand In one year and produce
well, though II may be continued each
year, 90 long as much dead vegetable
matter is being turned under. 1t may,
however. be SUBSIDIZED to any depth by
following In bottom OF turn pillow fur
row, provided no more OF the subsoil
than has been directed is turned up.
Break with two heavy plows. II pos
sible, or. better. with disc pillow. With
the latter. cotton stalks or corn stalks
as large as we ever make can be turn
ed under without having been chopped.
and in pea vines II will not choke or
drag.
Never plow land when II is wet II
you expect ever to have any use for It
again.
Bed with turn-plow in six-foot rows.
leaving fve-inch balk. When ready to
plant. break this out with scooter, fol-
lowing in bottom OF this furrow deep
with Dixie plow. wing taken on. Ridge
then on this furrow with same piow.
still going deep Run corn planter on
this ridge. dropping one grain every
| ave or six inches. Plant early. as soon
as frost danger Is past. say first sea-
sonabIe spell after March H. 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
| work, Use ten or tweive-inch sweep
on both sides of corn, which should
now be about eight inches high. Thin
after this working. 1t Is not necessary
| that the plants should be left all the
same distance apart II rne right num-
| Der remain to each yard Of row.
Corn should not be worked again un-
| til the growth has been so retarded,
and the stalk so hardened that II Will
never grow too large. This is the most
difficuIt point in the whole process. Ex-
perience and judgment are required to
know just how much the stalk should
be stunted. and plenty of nerve IL
required to hold back your corn
| when your uaighbors. who fertilized o.
planting time and cultivated rapidly
| have corn twice the size Of yours
| (They are having their fun now. yours
win come at harvest timel The ricn
| err the land the more necessary " Y
that the stunning process should b
/ thoroughly done.
When you are convinced that you
| corn has been sufficiently Inundated
| you may begin to make the ear. I
/ should now be from twelve TO Fighter
! inches high, and look worse than yot
/ have ever had any corn to look before
| Put half of your mixed fertilizei
| (tfis being the first used at alb In tn,
/ old sweep furrow on both sides OF ev
/ cry other middle. and cover by break
1 ing out this middle with turn pillow
l About one week later treat the othei
i middle the same way. Within a few
| days side corn in first middle with six
| teen-ineh sweep. Put all your nitrate
! of soda In this furrow. IL less than ISL
/ pounds. II more, use one-half OF 4
l now. Cover with one furrow OF turl
| plow. then SOW peas In the middle
broadcast at the rate Of at least on'
bushel TO the acre. and finish breaking
i out.
In few days side corn in other mid
| die with same sweep. put balance o.
i nitrate of soda in this furrow IL II hai
been divided. cover with turn pillow
SOW peas, and break out This lays b.
| your crop with good bed and plent.
OF dirt around your stalk. This SHOULD
be from June 10 to 20. unless season 4
very late. and corn should be hardl!
hunching for tassel.
Lay by early. More corn 10 RUNE,
i by late blowing than by lack OF plow
ing. This is when the ear is hurt rw,
| good rains after laying by should max
| you a good crop Of corn. and II viii
| certainly make with much less rail-
/ than was required In the old way.
1 The stalks thus raised are very small
! and do not require anything like tn
\ moisture even in proportion TO size tina
| IN necessary for large sappy stalks