The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-04-03
Short Notes on the Corn Special.

slightest objection to we'll formed ears. provided
they have behind them the inheritance of prolific
yield, for 1T is bushels OF corn per which the
farmer wants rather than merely show ears which
have not an inheritance of yield.
| glad that In North and South Carolina
there to be real contests. and not mere
corn-ear shows, Such contests when due attcn-
ton IS given TO the cost OF production. cannot
fail TO be of great benefit
When q cotton farmer gets TO making "a bush
els OF corn per acre he soon realizes that there
is money In something else besides cotton and
that the crops OF and oats which through
good farming aid him TO make more cotton per
acre have become something more than mere
supplies. but are profitable adiuncts to his farm
ing and means for getting him a cash basis.
know men who grow such crops regularly and
never buy ounce OF any fertilizer but plain
acid phosphate for the wheat crop. the clover sod
and the home made manure making the corn.
and making 1t for less than sss cents per bushcl
They buy cheap fertilizer only once I'm the
rotation Of four years. using lime once in small
amount each round OF four years.
Manure and clover make cheap corn. CONNER
eIaI fertilizers, on poor land deficient in hurnus,
do.
The sooner the manure Is loaded on tho spread
or and scattered over the land tho better. II
loses less spread the land than anywhere
else a man wrote To me recently that no WAS
going to put a handful of stable manure to every
hill. That means that he ia going 10 keep II IN
rotted and wasted that he can handle IL and
then put handful TO "A Hill TO start the corn and
the will soon spread out and b" toraging for
food In poor land, and the start viii not be main
tanned. Always spread the manure AZ far as 1t
will 80. and every year try 90 make more through
the growing of abundant forage. I'LL hnaily you
make enough To cover your corn field every year.
Mr. Ring nnds tho wccder labor-aaving i'm
picmenf II beats the hoe badly. ! worked n
Iarg. hill farm al 100 acres worked an"thc~
of level land behind "A dy he Ia keep the tide water
of IL. ! worked another of level sandy soil: ana
I'm none Of thcs. did ever put hoe into the
corn field. for the smoothing harr"w and the
wec,lcr did allow the weeds tn start
Sod Of some sort. Mr. French says. IL tho foun-
dntion for corn crops. and would Say. tho foun-
datIon for every crop that comes after. for the
whole idea In improving production on th" farm
H. to get back 10 the Hoil tho wasted humuH. NO
amount Of fertilizer applied for tho direct pro-
ductlou of sale crops viii ever do this No amount
of nitrogen bought in "a fertilizer viii ever eco
nomicaiI, take the place of that YOU can get free
i'm the l"gumr crops.
Then remember that you cannot grow prize
crop Of corn with one stalk In tho hill six feet
apart each way no matter how fertile IN" "ol
may bc. You have got 10 breed the corn 10
better stature. aud get enough stalks on tn" i"ha
10 make the corn
Remember too that when YOU strip the blades
aud cut the tops of corn you reduce the yield Just
about az much AS the fodder IS worth. ana you
have the labor for vour pains.
Study Professor Burrow'e article well. and Try
10 breed mn sour corn. Remember. however.
that the largest Is not always the best ear ana
then breed AS Professor Barrow says. TO promo
corn one that viii bear more than one ear per
stalk The corn-show breeders VIII ten you 'h"'
one big ear per stalk is best IL is best Tor them
becaup. they are breeding only for show. You
had better breed for corn. buRhelS OF corn per
acre | have been hnmmering at thlH Tor yearh'
and am glad 10 see that there is something oil u
rebellion beginning against the seore-chrd judging
and the show that merely decides thht one ear IN
nre,tI.r shan anotber THAT article of Professor