The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-05
How TO Grow Corn.

partment' OF your paper, L don't
know OF anything OF more importance
than The Cultivation of Corn"
/ fear sometimes that too many
forget the most important item in
corn culture. believing that IL they
use plenty OF fertilizer. they will
make corn anyway. This. in part is
true. but IL 1 could impress it on the
minds OF the small farmers of South
Carolina, that II Is possible to make
all the corn they need. and to spare.
without any fertilizer at all. 1 would
feel that 1 had been OF untold bene-
NJ to the small farmers of the State.
have heard so many small farmers
say they were not able TO follow the
Williamson Plan" as they could
not get the fertilizer. This is true.
and Il Is not the amount OF corn you
make per acre. but What did II cost
per busilel''
While a great many believe In a
liberal amount OF fertilizer for all
crops. 1 take the position that you
can improve land just as fast and
with great deal more profit. TO use
your fertilizer on cotton. make bale
per acre. follow this with corn the
next year and make 80 or 40 bushels
per acre without any fertilizer at all.
In 1909 I moved into a rural section
OF Berkely county. ten miles from a
railroad. and took the position that 1t
would not pay to haul fertilizer that
distance. and the corn back, as a
money crop. In fact. the man who
plants corn as a money crop Is as fool
ish to his own interest. as the man
who has his corn crib out west. Make
all the corn you need for the farm,
and all the cotton you can. is my ad-
vice TO South Carolina farmers. AS
i said. / did not want to raise corn
as a money crop. so 1 planted 100
acres In corn. and with 9 plows made
enough to feed 20 mules next year.
not using Gny fertilizer at all.
So last year / decreased my corn
crop to so acres and increased the
cotton from 16O to 195. did not use
any fertilizer and made $500 bushels
This year am working the same
number OF acres and the crop now
promises TO make from so TO 40
bushels per acre. Now 1 give the
facts as proof Of the possibility of
making corn without any expense eS-
cept the plow hand. and claim. not
as a boast. that with the proper cul-
tivation. YOU can make more corn
than with 1000 pounds of fertilizer
per acre.
In brief. will give my mode of
cultivation. hoping it will be of bene-
fft to those who want 10 make all the
corn they need. at cost of Is or 90
cents a bushel.
III practical. break land In fall
with two-horse plow. but this is not
essential to a good crop. Run off
rows flve feet. and bed out with six
~ NtAt AbN WIN luth TURN
plow. as deep as you can. Plant in
water furrow. not less than IL or is
inches. About the Goth OF March. If
ground be dry. Is the best time To
plant. II Is better To make one or
two good ears To- the stalk, than 10
put too much corn on the lard. and
hnF
air and sunshine.
While the corn is little. run "a fur
row In top OF the bed with shovel
piow. In a week or ten days throw
two burrows on this with turn
plow. from the corn. In week
run two more burrows. and now the
soil from the bar OF the plow. will
dirt the corn. About the 18th Of
May. side both sides with a II or lG
inch sweep. let stand 10 days and APP
ply fertilizer In side furrow. IL you
are using any. ana throw To furrow
with "A turn plow. I'm week pIow
and the middle I'm two more burrows
with turn pillow. never plow every
other row. In one week side both
sides with a 22 inch sweep. and in
one week more, plow out the midd,,s
two burrows and your corn IS made.
Have used this plan 30 Years and
have never made q failure or bou Int
n grain OF corn.
Respectfully,
B, NJ HUDSON