Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-01-07
How to GROW PREMIUM Corn

year for The benefit ~ The competi-
tors for th2big cDrn prizes offered hy
the Corn Growers Association. IT
hope IL may be OF interets and value
10 The corn grover OF this county.
Directions for growing one acre.
Tn those who wish tO compete for
one of the King Corn prizes. I wish
% offer some practical hints on how
To- secure large yields. a good piece
of land, well drained, should be Sc
lected and preparation begun at once
The land should be plowed deeply
, this fall, but before doing so make a
heavy application of barn yard or
stable manure, well rottod this with
any and all the vegetation turned
under. Then level the surface by
shallow harrGwing, so rs To cover i'm
all the manure and growth. AS soon
after Christmas rs the ground will
do To work, the sooner the better,
put on Il light coating of we'll rotted
barn yard manure. BE sure that
this application IL thoroughly rotted,
as the time is too short for the pro-
cess OF decay. Now cover this ma
nure just under the surface, using
any farm implement that may be
on hand without exposing or bring
ing 10 the surface the first applica-
ton. BY this plan the manure will
be well intermiXed and distributed
through the soil, ready to feed the
little corn rootlets that will occupy
every inch of the plowed area. BY
springtime and as early as the
ground will do the work, put on one
ton of lime and cover il i'm with a
spring tooth harrow, then wait three
weeks before applying fertilizer, as
if this caution is not taken the lime
and the fertilizer put on together or
near the same time, much Of the val
lie of the fertilizer will be destroyed
by the action of the lime. so little
time must be given for the lime TO
become fixed in the soil.
Now we are ready To begin the
work OF preparation, which is the
n sharp straight toothed harrow over
the surface three or four times;
roller will also help very much. A
brief wait for the land TO settle, :hen
run once over with the harrow and
apply with drill or broadcast eco
pounds of acid phosphate. If drill
is used, drill in go pounds each way.
The fertilizer should be chiefly phos-
phoric acid, only a small quantity
of potash and no nitrogen need be
used. The manure will furnish all
OF this ingredient that is necessary.
Now, run the harrow over two or
three times and we are ready for
planting.
In order to secure the largest
yield, the variety of corn 10 be plant
ell becomes very important consid-
Grafton.
The closer you get good seed 10
your home the better. But be sure
| 10 instruct the party supplying you
10 send the corn on the ear, and 10
send the largest ears he has, with the
rows running straight with n cylin-
drical ear, that is, ears carrying
the same size all the way, and the
Germ filled out To the tip ends of the
cob. Now, YOU cannot expect this
To be fully complied with as we are
just mt the beginning OF corn breed
ing in work which Commissioner
Koiner began two years ago. But
you should use all the care possible
! in selecting the best seed approach
ing the character of corn we have in
dictated. This is the way TO get our
largest yielding types of home grown
corn AS to quality, we have the
world beat. Where did you ever eat
bread made from meal outside Of VII
ginia that was iit To appear a. III,
table This battle of corn bIcetin,
large yielding varieties, and abov,
all quality and feeding values types.
must he fought out right here al
home with Old Virginia corn. Now,
back TO planting: Having MANFRED,
limed and feTtiilZcd, and thoroughly
prepared the land, and the ground
being warm, lag eff the rows three
and one half feet apart, drop the
corn fifteen inches apart in the row
and thin TO one stalk in one hill
and two stalks in the next, that is.
leave standing one and two.
AS soon rs the corn begins to pee,
through the ground and before ii un.
folds its blades, run straight tooth
harrow with the rows. But, if the
corn is still in spiral form, any
plants covered up will still push
through.
This fist cultivation will level the
land and leave the corn standing con
,spicuously above the surface, giving
the opportunity TO get up close 10 ii
at the first blowing so rs TO destroy
an" cover up all the weeds.