Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-02

plOu6A, IA Al AohN
larger plough may be used, making d
higher and broader ridge. Plant IN
this ridge twice as thick as corn IS 10
be left, one grain in a hill, and cover
shallow, not over an inch and a quar-
ter deep, if early. /
Plant as early as your seasons ana
the nature of your land will permit
and only when soil is in good cohdl'
ton. Apply all fertilizer as dlrecIeo'
When your corr first needs WORK
run on both sides with harrow or small
plow; when it is about eight 1nches
high, give second working by running
around it on both sides, if on sandy
land, with 10-inch scrape, or sweep, SET
on point, and if on stiff land use SNOW
ell. Thin now.
Leave these burrows open n 90
not work corn again until 1t is so
stunted as to prevent its ever growing
larger than is necessary TO make "ha
corn the land is able to produce. lhls
does not mean that corn should De
left there to die. or yer neglected.
but that it should be compelled to use
its energy in earmaking, and not al
lowed to waste it in stalkmaklhg. Oh
poor or cold land from ten to twelve
DAYS may be enough, while rlch SOIL
NAV take twice as long. When you
think that it has stood long enough,
apply one-half of mixed fertilizer IN
the omen burrows next to corn OF every
F other middle, and cover by breaking
, our this middle with turn pillow. Anu
side tine corn at once in this middle
, with 16-inch scrape, pushing art
| around it, and covering any grass taa1
turn pillow has left. Corn mould ho"
5 be about knee high.
, Within a week give other middle
same treatment, then go back to first
middle as soon as possible, and SOW
1 half of nitrate of soda in scrape 1ur
q rows next corn, and cover as fast a.
+ sown with one round OF turn ploW-
k shallow. Then SOW peas broadcast II
this middle at rate of a bushel pei
acre, unless very scarce, when theS
v may be dropped, and cover by DreaK
d ing out middle shallow.
A few days later treat other mo
u die same way, which lays by corn OF
slight bed with dirt around the fee
q roots. before hardly punching for tas
sci. Lay by early, for more corn Il
ruined by late blowing than by lacl
of blowing. No hoeing should be ne
n cessary, and thinning is easier Wit
~ one stalk in hill. Rub corn with Goa
,r tar if birds or chickens are bad.
,e On sandy soils l would use for a z;
t, 40 bushel yield, 100 pounds acid phos
phate, 100 pounds cotton seed mea
IS and 200 pounds kainit per acre, mike
and IS pounds nitrate OF soda at las
re- Moving, leaving corn 1920 inches
7 drill. rows 6 feet apart. For 4O-6
N bushel Weld l would double amour
or of mixed fertilizer, and also use l.
G mounds nitrate of soda, leaving cor
In 1916 inches in drill, rows 6 feet apar
Il. Clay land is said to require more pho
or nhoric acid and less potash; the fe
oc tiljzing not so late nor the plantin
ed so early: but this l do not know
ii my own experience.
IN Mix your own fertilizer-you WI
then know what you have, save none
and learn what your land really need
If you cannot grow peas, then t
velvet beans or iron peas, or son
nitrogen gathering crop which W
all save your buying more OF this e
pensive element next year than Is
so solutely necessary.
is The land in these rows is not wa
ca ed, for it gives better room to GU
vate, enables the plant to get mo
tie, sunshine and light, besides raising
it'll vegetable matter, which is the We
ire life of the soil-without 1t land c
!. never be made rich, no matter N
arv much commercial fertilizer is USE
;npinor can this fertilizer be made to p
,ve on land lacking in vegetable matt
h q however we'll cultivated.
Is Never burn vines or stalks or gra
his unless it be nut grass; and turn
rse der all dead vegetable matter possit
he gradually deeper and deeper until "
h soil VIII have enough fertility and h
,on. enough moisture to make good CIT
md at small cost, almost regardless
,uc. seasons.
MT Get the best seed corn in your mel
ca,, borhood; that which does we'll in
uch er sections may utterly fail WI
ring changed to yours. Select heavy, SO
regular ears of medium size,
slightly tapering toward silk ends, v
filled out between the rows and
both ends with grains long, full, til
nv and free from weevils. Next fall
lect this from small, w~ell-shaped sta
not
in field.
Do not pull fodder or cut tops if
can possibly help, for either will
vour sen the yield.
in An acre of strong, stiff land we'll
YOU pared and fertilized, after cats,
lore. planted in sorghum or sorghum
ting peas, will make more forage
row. many acres of fodder at much
cost.
part, We learn nothing by DONG notl
turn new; if you are not satlsned WIN I!
k is present corn yield, try an acre by