The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25
GOV. WILLIAM MANN ON
VIRGINIA CORN GROWING
Ctanufac cturersR Record
Manufacturers Recorl.I

United States and Il bushels in iowa.
The boy making the highest weld lives
in DinWiddiG county, and made Is.
10 bushels Of corn on an acre OF
land which few years 400 would
not have produced 20 bushels. He
made this crop at a cost of "A 3-4
cents a bushel reached by charging
him with SIS for the rent Of the land
and all of his fert lizer and labor.
and not giving him credit for the
increased value Of the lond which is
in condition to make two or three
crops without much help. Upon this
basis he made q profit Of about $50.
putting his corn at SO cents a bushel.
but as he is selling it for seed at
about $3.50 Der bushel. his nrofit will
be over 5000.
will say that 100 Southern boys IS
from Virginia. made exhibits at
Columbus, and these bows. on 100
acres of land made 500 bushels
OF corn. Or an AVERAGE OF 133 bushels
to the acre. and the Virginia boys
made the'r crops at an average cost
Of Is cents q buShel.
ITO produce these crops the land
must be full OF humus. which can be
gotten with peas, crimson or German
clover and ordinary red clover, and
the land must be limited with from
900 to 1000 pounds Of caustic lime
to the acre. or if ground limestone Is
used. about three times that guam
.tity. ana this latter while more cost
" on account Of extra freight on the
bulk is by far the best. This applica-
ton need not be made oftener than
every three or four years. The land
should be broke up about the ord. :
nary depth in the fall or winter and
subso'1ed SO as to present a seed bed
of from l 6 to p inches. and, Of course
with a capacity for holding a con-
derabie Quantity of moisture. IF
stable manure S to be had, liberal
coating shoul1 be given the land, and
should be applied. The land should
be gotten in thorough order. and
the corn planted in rows three feet
six inches apart and about eight in
ches IN the step. and the seed should
be carefully selected. as this wifi make
a difference Of third in the yield.
When the corn is about eight. or ten
nches high All application Of some
good fertilizer should be made. and
again when the corn commences to
shoot ANA taSsel. The crop should
never have a turning piOw in ii, un-
| less there is an emergency. such as
| q very wet season and strong growth
! of grass but should be worked Level
with cultivator after every rain.
50 as to make q dnSt mulch OF about
Il
| prevents evapora ton of the moisture
| in the 1an1 and enables the farmer
| to make a good crop III very dry
| weather. These are general direc-
| tons. but accurate instructions are
rivan nv the United States Depart
I ment Of Agriculture and by the coun-
| tv agents. When the croD IS laid by.
or between the 1st and 18th OF
August German clover should be
sowed between the corn rows and
liohtly covered with q cutivatOr. If
his is done the land will be ready
| for crop the following year and
| can he kept in Il constantly improving
| condition.
"Wh le the efforts Of the United
! Board and the United States De-
| partment Of Agriculture have been
mainly directed TO improved methods
Of producing corn, grass has not peel1
| neglected. and from four to SIX tons
| Of hay has been made on iand Wnich
a few years ago was thought not TO
be adapte1 to grass
"A gentleman who came to VIZ
ginia from California made last year
on $50 acres of land 5000 worth
of alfalfa, and will do it again TINS
year without reseedlng
I'VE have now some 80 county
agents in Virginia. and expect 70 e1l
| large our work until each one OF our
100 counties is supplied. These nave
to report TO supervising ulStTlt
agents, who in turn, report to the
state agent While corn was taken
as 2 leader, improved methods are
being applied to all crops made I
the State, and the farmers are en-
/ couraged cor in every possible way te
adopt them. and their attention Is
| called to cattle and farmers are urgeo
to procure well-bred stock ana U
1,oan an account of the milk given
tand food consumed by each COW IL
his his dairy. to the end that all !, nn, n,
and only the profitable retained. "s
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