The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-26
RECORD CROP OF CORN
) Z AIKEN FARMER DEMON.
sTRATES THAT THERE Is

iarger Profits in Big Grain crops
That There is in Fourteen Cents
cotton, Even.
Recently j. A. Shuler, one Of
Aiken county's foremost farmers,
harvested three acres of the finest
corn ever grown thereabouts, and
perhaps the equal of any grown in
the State. The three acres netteu
o4S 1-2 bushels, an average of 1l6
IS bushels to the acre. In addition
to the corn harvested, 1900 bundles
of fodder were stripped from the
field, averaging 2 1-2 pounds each.
The States correspondent at Aiken
says: -. 49,,
rhe land upon which this remark
able yield was gathered is not extra
ordinary land but average rich up
land, and Mr.. Shuier ascribes the
magnificent yield TO the mode OF
cultivation and fertilization, exclu-
sively. Similar land last year made
yield of about rs bushels per acre.
Mr.. Shuler Is SO enthusiastic over the
field this year that he intendes to
carry out the principle on wider
scale next year, and perhaps plant
the entire corn crop, using the same
methods and fertilizer.
The land is now planted in peas,
and a yield of about 20 bushels is
expected. The pea crop was consid-
erably cut off by dry weather.
Considering the fine yield of corn
the acre on this land, it beats cotton,
even at the present good price, the
clear profits going well above the
best that could be expected from
an average yield of the heecy sta
pie.
The following is the detailed state
| ment of the mode of cultivation anu
fertilization, In which the field was
| worked this year:
The land was broken during the
latter part of December with TWO
| morse turn plow, broadcast. The hrsf
| part Of February the land was again
broken, crossing the previous fur
rows, with the same heavy plow,
! following with a deep two-horse sub
soil plow. During the first week
IN March the land was laid of In
rows FIVE feet wide, and the middleS
| we're broken out with q large one
norse plow, and the subsoiler was
| again run behind this plow. The
ridge in the middle of the rows was
broken out with heavy two-Winged
| turn plow, the subsoil plow again be.
| ing run in this furrow.
The corn was planted in this fur
row, - inches apart, two grains
% the hill to insure good stand,
1nu it was covered with CAN'T gu
mo distributor. The corn was drop
| ped by hand. 200 pounds per acre
| If So 1-2:1 ammoniated fertilizer
vas put down at the planting
| .nrough the distributor.
When the corn came up and was
% days old it was thinned to one
talk in the hill. For the first cul-
,lvation an ordinary cultiyator was
,.sed to pulverize the soil, running
round the corn. The middles were
LOW broken out very lightly. Ii
o days time the corn was rub
round with a disc cultivator; in IL
lays days from this 800 pounds o..
same fertilizer as previously usel
.yas put down on one side of the
row. This was followed in 10 days
With another application, 800 pounds
Jeing put to the acre, on the sidL
left unfertilized at the previous cul-
.lvation. Two weeks after this the
corn was laid by and zoo pounds o.
Peruvian guano and nitrate of soda
we're put on one side. After two
weeks the same application was put
Town on the other side, laying that
side by at the same time.
The corn's first two plowings were
deep, using straight shoyels, after
that sweeps and small cultirators
were used.
The brand of corn used on this
plant was Mason's Prolific. The val-
ue of the fertilizer used is $22 a
ton for the 81 1-2:1, and $36 a
ton for the top dressing, a total val
uation of fertilizer used the acre
of SIG.
Eighty pounds of the corn in the
shuck, by actual measurement ami
weight, sheiled out 6S pounds OF
corn, and, after removing the shucks,
there remained 76 pounds on the
cob, from SO pounds in the shuck.
Inc total acreage averaged about
three good ears 10 the stalk.
The corn was put into crib, i'll
which last year the yield OF II
acres of what was considered eooL
corn was piled. The pile from three
acres makes as good showing as
the yield from - did last year. q
statement OF the cost follows:
Breaking OF land for prepara-
ton. - o'oo
Corn dropping l.ou
Putting down fertilizer and
cultivation :. :. o.oo
Value of fertilizer used 16.oG