Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-24
RAISED BROOM CORN FOR
THiRTN.EleHT YEARS.
(sy John r. Snyder. Areola, M

During the past thlrty-elght years
the writer has not missed a crop OF
broom corn. Sometimes seed is rails.
ed by myself. and at other times
secured from reliable seed dealers in
Illinois.
My method Of testing seed is to
take pan and an old wooden sock. or
rag OF some kind. place in It about
one-hundred seeds, and pour warm
water over them, and then pour il off
Just so as TO keep the covering wet.
The seed will sprout in from twenty,
four to thirty-slx hours. II they just
about all sprout ! plant them. and if
not, seed Is secured from someone
else. and tested in the same way until
the quality Of seed is found that VIII
just about all sprout.
Forty TO sixty seeds Is planted 70
the rod, and would prefer not TO have
more than fifty, and over sixty ON
the ground, depending however. upon
the nature of the land on which the
broomcon is TO be grown
The first breaking is done after the
oats is sown, and left lay until after
the Indian corn is planted. then from
June first to 18th, according 70 the
season, the ground is narrowed to
make Il smoother so that the disc
will cut even. Should the ground be
run together and hard. Il Is vel to
single disc, and sometimes ddible
disc across the breaking. then d BILE
disc the straight way and hap ow
until It is In fine shape. After i ls,
the planting Is done and as a gehe 4
rule the corn comes up with an es
stand, and continues to grow even.
After getting up, from one to three
inches, II should be rolled. Thii
makes the ground smooth and teve
so that II does not cover up. NheI
about three to four inches high Al
eight shovel pillow, or what Is cAlle'
an eagle claw pillow" is used and Terl
seldom ever pillow more than twice
This year my crop averaged a top u
three acres, with good brush, viii
only one ploughing. II the ground q
put IN good order and not planted zoe
early, two ploughings are enough. i
ploughed too often It makes the brusl
grow rough and shorter.
Cutting should begin about the tim,
the bloom begins TO fall, and shoul,
DO hauled in and the seed threshe,
off after II lays on the table one o
two days, according to the weather
II the sun is very warm it should nc
be allowed to lay on the table yer
long, as It makes the brush very bri
lie, taking the life cut OF It, also IN
weight; and color and weight shoul
be sought after
The shed is 2iXj6 feet. ribbed u
seven inches apart. with x 4 inc
strips, using ia.inch pieces Sinche
long TO shelve the brush on.
Brush should be taken right tror
the seeder 10 the shed, and shelve
up, left on the shelf until dry enoug
10 60 in bulk. then taken from N
shelf, bulk down and buited dow
wen. By bulking II makes the brus
hold the weight better. and better an
tighter bale is produced, and 1t stand
handling and shipping.
As 10 the variety q seed. We hay
planted the Tennessee Evergreen unit
the hast two years, when We plante
most OF the Austrian, as u grow
longer and Is a better color How
ever think the Tennessee Eyergree
Yields the best, and Il the welthe
conditions are dry enough for n
brush to head out and 90 cut and sheJ
6, is long enough, and just as green
Forty-fiye or fifty years ago. "
Used the hand cylinder and Ucte con
relied TO take the boots lll OF $
We could hold TO It Thcr the see
was taken off. and We hardly eve
rad any damaged brush on IN
shelves. however. now The malorit
a. the growers are In too ,.r O burr,
and leave threefourths o. the boot
On and about half Of the seed an
pace II in the shed too THICK. Their
fore resulting in a lot % damage
brush. II the boots and seeds wet
al taken off as they should be
would take one.fourth 70 one thir
less shed room. and the boots ar
seeds are what causes broom corn