The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-12-01
1000 BUSHELS OF CORN ON 20 Acres

OF the Most Successful Gf0EefS OF
Corn Ia the South, Tells How
he Grew This crop, and
Gives bis views OF
Fertilization.
This twenty acre field produced
100 bushels of corn per acre, which
would have produced only fifteen
or twenty bushels in the year 1909.
Peas were grown and moved off
this land in 1909. About March /.
1910, about ten two-horse loads Of
cow manure per acre were spread
on land with manure spreader. fol-
lowed by grain drill. SOWING 1000
LBS. THOMAS PHOSPHATE TO
THE ACRE.
Immediately afterwards, land was
broken thoroughly with two-horse
steel beam Oliver chilled plow. This
breaking turned the phosphate and
cow manure under deep. After break
ing the land, used grain drill to
spread 300 lbs Muriate Of Potash
per acre. About April 20 land
was thrown into four and one-half
foot beds, with a two-horse Oliver
chilled plow. After this about 200
lbs. of Standard fertilizer per acre
was sown in water furrow between
the beds. Two small burrows were
thrown on guaDo, making a small
ridge in water furrow.
About May 1st corn was planted
on this small ridge, about eight
inches below the level. Corn was
planted twenty-four inches in drill
three grains in a hill, to secure a
good stand without replanting, as it
does not pay to replant corn. There
fore, it pays to use a plenty of seed
to secure a good stand.
After all danger of dying is pass
ed, thin to one stalk in hill and keep
suckers pulled off. When corn was
large enough | ran harrow beside it.
When corn was knee high | sided it
with cotton plow. Following in
furrow behind cotton plow, with a
mixture Of 800 lbs. cottonseed meal
and 900 lbs. nitrate Of soda per acre
| Behind this came turning plow with
large wing, running deep in beds,
throwing them to the corn which
put about six inches Of dirt around
the stalks, which covered meal and
soda deep, and left land level.
About middle Of June, which was
six weeks from time corn was plant
ed,I broadcast one bushel OF peas
per acre and plowed corn very shall
| low, which was the last plowing.
took off my hat as good-by corn,
for it was dandy. 1t was so green
and vigorous that it looked almost
poison. Then came the peas, which
nearly covered the corn, and such a
growth of peas | never saw before.
Peas and corn both stayed green till
shucks were dry on the corn, which
showed that the corn thoroughly
matured.
attribute this vigorous growth
mainly to two things: first, high
ly improved seed; second, the kind
of manure and the way it was ap-
piled. ONE OF THE BEST MA
NURES is THOMAS PHOSPHATE
and | CONSIDER 1T THE BEST
SOURCE OF PHOSPHORIC ACID
THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO A
CORN CROP, and also that it keeps
the plant green until the corn has
matured, and it is very valuable for
the pea crop that follows.
I BELIEFE THAT 1T is Il
WONDERFUL SOIL RENOTA.
TOR. as / had a bottom IN nq field
that i'd never been able to make corn
: ON before. Corn youM come up ana
look aceN till about tacelre or Jteeu
) inches high, then Mould die doacn. l
: applied about 1900 pounds Thomas
Phosphate per are on this bottom
: and hare grVwn tins year Deanf!fn
rrop Of c,rn on this bOttOm. l AT,
TRIBTTE TINS EN7IRELl
TO THOMAS PHOSPHATE, as
I had nerer been able TO make any
rorn on this bottom before, neither hnn
/ erer uxed any Thomas Phosphate
I MaH rontiAur to Nse II.
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