The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-12
WHY NOT MAKE 1T
100 BUSHELS OF
CORN PER ACRE /?
INTERESTING DISCUSSION IN
REDDTNG BY SECRETARY OF
STATE BOARD OF AGRI-
lspecial b. &c Farmer.J


Redding, Feb. 12.-Instead Of being
content with q yield of IS bdshels of
shelIed corn to the acre why not make
1t 100 bushels. when that can be done
by little more effort and the use of
right methodist This was the key
note of the talk given at the Sanford
school last Friday evening by Secre-
tary Ia H Healey of the State Board
Of Agriculture before a good sized
audience, which closely followed the
speaker as he told how the 100 bushel
crop might be achieved. As to soil
a rather light loan, was best and a
large yield could not be looked for
from ground lacking proper drainage
Mr. HeaIey advised against fall plow-
ing and against blowing in the spring
until shortly before the time for plant
ing. Most soils should not be- plowed
deeper than six inches and none to q
greater depth than nine. A liberal ap-
tfa1, and to get the best results there
should also be applied q. good COM
mercia1 fertilizer, but alone the latter
was not sufficient. Mr.. Hes1ey also
recommended the use of ground lime
stone although he explained that in
this detail some experts did not agree
with him. Thorough narrowing was
smother essential requirement which
was too often neglected. This branch
Of the work could be hardly overdone
rs the sail should be broken a1p and
Ing should be in hills, the rows be-
ing marked or at q. distance of three
and one-half feet each way Tt was
well TO drop four kernels to q hill
and when the blades appeared to pull
put two of the less vigorous shoots.
The speaker insisted that two stalks
to a Hill gave the best results, a. state
ment which surprised moist OF his
hearers. The implement upon which
he mainly relied for cultivating work
WAS the weeder in preference to the
4rra nix m p
khe wesder over the patch after plant
ing and before the corn shoots show
ID in order to keep back the weeds.
Afterwards the Weeder should go over
ne ground at least once a. week until
he stalks got too large for it wll en-
he cu5tivatoTs might be substituted
At last cultivation there should be
vowed clover. furnip seed, soy beans OF
Dther seeds to form a. cover crop which
lerved very valuable purpose in con-
Jerving the soils fertility and supply
ng il with hunus for succeeding main
rops. Beans and other 1egumes were
most desirable for this purpose by rea-
pon of their action in supplying to the
oil nitrogen taken from the atnos-
phere.
The corn should be cut as soon as
he ears become glazed, it being a
ault with most growers to delay cut
s es s9S sd a1Rg be a 0ffins ea fet
uI selection of ears made for next
rear's seed. The best ears were us
srown in a hill These ears should
ave a strip of paper wound around
hem and left on the uncut stalk tic
thoroughly ripen. Care should be ta-
ran to store them through the winter
n a dry place. The common prefer
slce was for moderate sized, sym
netricaf ear we'll filed out, but Mr.
aealeyss choice was the biggest ear
md the biggest kernels to be had. At
er The address Mr. Hea2ey was askea
{ ne had ever accomplished his ideal
e a 100 bushe1 crop He said he had
lone better than that, his record be-
ng III IL bushels.
The other main address Of the even
ng was by Charles NJ. Gardner OF
FestdeId, Mass, who talked for more
han an hour in a highly interesting
md instructive vein on Rural Pro
f-ess a1aat is Real" He said thai
country jewellers had a tendency tic
gver-enTp the Disadvantages .o1
heir conditions and enyironment-the
nonotony. the work, and the lack OF
5onvenfences and recreative opportuni-
les. xt was true that these draw
sacks existed to d degree, but they
rere being largely overcome and q
Treat measure Of further improvement
-aa rnmzfbIe. To realize what had