The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-20
MIXING ORN|kS ANDH|llS
plowins Before Planting, Shall
p'.r cultivation Afterwards. and
Iartilizcr Instead of Negro Labor,
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columbia State.)

FERTILIZER instead Oh Negro LABOR,
SIelI the Tale.
columbia State.)
Tn the Editor: The writer would
I'll, il, thank The State for its kind
80. i'm publishing the first piece by
".ss~4 Hitler and. in the name of
s,T, one-horse farmer" thanh The
SAFE for permitting Sand Hitler" to
ear} how the corn was made.
the acre OF lane planted has been
- rD3yivation for probably fifty years.
and 50 far as the writer is informed. |
~av7r had had any fertilizer on the
lard befOre-certainly not in the past
saven years, since the writer has
known it. The land was ne better nor
worse than thousands Of acres Of land
IN Richland county and III other cOun-
t;eq in the sand-hiF belt.
The land had not been cultivated
for three years previous to last year
G90g). nor was there any kind Of ma
nrrq or fertilizer used, except that
mentioned below.
I'm March IS. 1910, which was late
far breaking corr land. ran first fur
row in the cd corn middles with six
inch shovel plow. as deep as one horse
could pull it. After having run this
Yurr0w in each middle with the
shovel, put 2h-inch bull-tongue on,
s2wc stock, and ran down in bottom
Of shovel furroW again. as deep as
possible.
Next hitched to BOY Dixie pillow and
threw, down into this furrow. from
old corn rows. two burrows all over
fold. changing then to bull-tOngue
and running in bottom of Dixie fur
rows until acre was broken. two feet
deem. This is how to do two-horse
blowing with one horse. without los
inc time. When acre was finished as
aoove. reversed the beds in exactly
Same way. only going deeper. Don't
.n0w exactly how deep. but as deep
rs pOSsib'e-mayhe seven or eight
inches. 1htcn land was narrowed
along heds with Averv cne-borse har-
row. twice TO each bed. and then har-
rowed anross the beds broadcast to
}evel land.
TIE rows were then laid of with
si~-inch shovel p1ow. four and one
half feet apart. as deep AS possible.
and badded I'D as hie1 as Ioculd throw
them With Dixie pillow. LEAVING about
4 four-fnch balk or list in middle so
as TO have fresh dirt IN which to plant
seed. All Of this work was done be-
tween March &c and Anril Is. Tt took
about six days to break and harrow
5a0d before planting. but here IS
where most Of the extra sixty bushels
Of corn was made.
On Aprii %, broke ont baik with
shovel as deep as possible and pvt
down by hand in this furrow 2An
pounds OF FOLLOWING fertilizer, Viz. Il
Der cent acid p~hoeohate. TO pounds.
I n"r cent c~otton-seed meal. So
pounds: IS per cent nitrate of soda. 30
ron"ds: As per cent muriate of potash,
80 pounds.
Fan hull-tongue IN the fertilizer to
nix with soil. was now ready TO plant
seed.
Next day dronped The seed-a small
Six-eared sma1l-cob prolific orn-bT
hard orc Grain iii a place. about five
or six '0rhas apart- Covered seed
With hu11-toneue.
Corn came w we'll: so little repiant-
4rg was necesSarv: but on Nav L
raked over corn with 1ong-tooth rake
reD1artiny what few hills were miss
fnp.
on Nav IS thinred corn with a hoe
Until il stood about u TO Il fnche'
In the row. and averaged 1S9 stalk:
10 row ore aere lond.
On Nav q han harrow IN the MID
dies one time. ).
on .Jrne I ran harrow close IL
corn. twice to row.
ON o of tno much rain couit
NOT nlow again untf1 June IT.
2 on .Iu-e II sided or p'owed cor
with 10-inch sweep. very shallow. II
every other middle. and PVT dovr
5nn mounds of following FERTILIZER
same quality as above. viz. 40 pornd
nitrate Of soda. 10 pounds cotton
seed meal. 30 pounds m"riate OF DOT
ash and sn0 pounds Of aoid phns
nhote. and broke ont tho n1iddies Wit
r2-inch eweep. PINT fertilizer only II
every other middle.
on Hume %. it having raIned o.
Ju-e Is. ran harrow in other middies
q, account of almost daily rail
cor'1 not Dlow again until July s. b'1
on Jr'v ! put down broadcast in mid
ole which had hal no fertilizer las
tine io5 ponrGs nitrate of soda
On Tuly 6 sided every other TmfHd'
With i2-inrh sweep. in the rows Whic'
had not been p1nwed last time. an
ONT down 900 rounds of follOwfn
fnr-ili~er: One hundred pounds aci
so pounds cotfonsee'
meal % pounds nitrate Of soda an
q pounds mnriate Of potash, an
nnrnrn6 hr hroaL ont mi00lP Wit