The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-06

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shallow, not over an inch and a quar-
ter deep. II early
Plant as early as your seasons and
the nature OF your land will permit,
and only when soil is in good condi-
tion. Apply all fertilizer as directed.
When your corn first needs work.
run on both sides with harrow or small
plow when II is about eight inches
high, give second working by running
around II on both sides. II on sandy
land. with lO.inch scrape, or sweep. set
on point. and II on stiff land use shov-
Ell. Thin now.
Leave these burrows open and do
not work corn again until II is so
stunted as to prevent its ever growing
larger than is necessary TO make what
corn the land is able TO produce This
does not mean that corn should be
left there to die. or even neglected,
but that II should be compelled to use
its energy in earmaking, and not al
lowed to waste Il In stalkmaking. On
poor or cold land from ten to twelve
days may be enough. while rich soil
may take twice as long When you
think that II has stood long enough,
apply one-half OF mixed fertilizer in
the open furrows next to corn OF every
other middle, and cover by breaking
out this middle with turn pillow. And
cf 10 hA "a In 10
with 16-inch scrape, pushing dirt
around II, and covering any grass that
turn pillow has left Corn should now
be about knee high.
Within a week give other middle
same treatment. then go back to first
middle as soon as possible. and SOW
half OF nitrate Of soda in scrape fur
rows next corn, and cover as fast as
sown with one round OF turn plow-
shallow. Then SOW peas broadcast in
this middle at rate OF a bushel per
acre. unless very scarce, when they
may be dropped, and cover by break
ing out middle shallow.
A few days later treat other mid
die same way, which lays by corn on
slight bed with dirt around the feed
roots, before hardly punching for tas.
sci. Lay by early, for more corn Is
ruined by late blowing than by lack
Of blowing. No hoeing should be ne
cessary. and thinning is easier with
one stalk in hill Rub corn with coal
tar II birds or chickens are bad
On sandy soils would use for 25-
40 bushel yield. 100 pounds acid phos-
phate. 100 pounds cotton seed meal
and 200 pounds kainit pel acls, mixed,
and 70 pounds nitrate Of soda at last
plowing, leaving corn 1920 inches in
drill, rows 6 feet apart. tor 1880
bushel yield l would double amount
Of mixed fertilizer, and also use 125
pounds nitrate of soda, leaving corn
1916 inches in drill, rows feet apart.
Clay land is said to require more phos-
phoric acid and less potash; the fer
tilizing not so late nor the planting
so early; but this do not know of
my own experience.
Mix your own fertilizer-you will
then know what you have, save money
and learn what your land really needs.
II you cannot grow peas, then try
velvet beans or iron peas, or some
nitrogen gathering crop which will
save your buying more Of this ex-
pensive element next year than is abb
solutely necessary.
The land in these rows is not vast
ed, for it gives better room to culti-
vate, enables the plant to get more
sunshine and light, besides raising the
vegetable matter, which is the very
life of the soil-without it land can
never be made rich, no matter how
much commercial fertilizer is used,
nor can this fertilizer be made to pay
On land lacking in vegetable natter
however well cultivated.
Never burn vines or stalks or grass,
unless 1t be nut grass; and turn un-
der all dead vegetable matter possible,
gradually deeper and deeper until your
soil VIZ have enough fertility and hold
enough moisture to make good crops
at small cost, almost regardless of
seasons.
Get the best seed corn in your neigh
borhood; that which does well in 9TH
er sections may utterly fail when
changed to yours. Select heavy. solid,
regular ears Of medium size, and
slightly tapering toward silk ends. well
filled out between the rows and at
both ends with grains long, full, thick
and free from weevils Next fall Sc
lect this from small. well-shaped stalks
in field.
Do not pull fodder or cut tops IL you
can possibly help, for either win les
sen the yield.
An acre of strong. stiff land well pre-
pared and fertilized, after cats, and
planted in sorghum or sorghum and
peas, viii make more forage than
many acres Of fodder at much less
cost.
We learn nothing by doing nothing
new; III you are not satisfied with ,,o,,,.