The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-25
VIM. Hutson of Bardwell, Tells
How He Produced Enormous
Yield.
231 BUSHELS ON ONE ACRE
WITHOUT USING FERTILIZER
Competed With Farmers ALI Over
The Country-Cost 5.3 Cents
Per Bushel.

w. II. Hutson, of Bardwell, Ky.
the champion corn grower of the
world, was in Cairo a few days ago
and supplied The Bulletin with the
following clipping from the Lex
ington (Ky) Leader of Jan. I. y
"Tha worlds champion corn
grower, W. NJ. Hutson, of Bardwel.
Ky, Carlisle county, is attending
Farmers Week at the Experiment
Station, and is more or 'nss thc CEN
ter of interest as well as the rccir-
lent of much questioning from his
fellow agriculturlsts and even the
idly curious, who are anxious tJ
know How he did it,
'Thc worlds record acre of corr,
which Mr. Hutson raised Oil his
farm in Carlisle was 231 bushels
and 3 pounds. The record acre was
grown the past season in competi-
tion with the farmers OF the entire
United States for number of prizes
offered by a large seed corn growing
concern in Ohio Mr.. HIutson cab-
tured the first prize of 500 in gold,
which was given to him on the first
of December. A remarkable fact In
connection with the raising d this
enormous yield is that its grower
used no fertilizer on the fertile acre.
"In speaking of the method hy
which he produced the remarkable
growth MIR, Hutson said;
"'Tho ground on which the corn
was grown lies east and west and
has slope Of about five feet from
west to east and is part of a valley
formed between two hills. 1t is al
luvial soil and is very rich. |
plowed the gr""s.u eight inches deep
and followed with subsoiler five
inches deep, thus stirring the ground
to a depth of thirteen inches. The
ground was then narrowed twice and
followed with pulverizer, going
twice over then used a plant drag
to level the ground and followe |
with Iu,ier to firm it. | drilled the
corn, which was the Reeds Yellow
Dent variety, on May IA, dropping a
kernel of corn about every six and n
half inches ir the lows. | laid the
rows off by hand about three feet
wide and had twenty-six rows in ali
upon my plot. During the early
growing season thinned the plants
TO q stand of 8 to 8 inches, an av-
erage of about 10 inches, and at the
end Of the season had about $4,000
plants upon my acre.
"T narrowed the ground. before
the corn was up, and in eight days
after planting began narrowing
with a light one-horse harrow, 60
ing through the corn twice a week
for two weeks. | then used dou-
BILE shovel plow with small shOyels,
going through twice per week for
two weeks. then hoed the corn,
after which | went through it three
times with light harrow and block
when the corn was laid by
1t cost Mr.. Hutsur just So
cents per busnel to produce his re-
marka3le corn crop.
Mr.. Hutson has taken many
prizes for corn growing in other con
tests, having Won the first prize for
the best acre of white corn in Nash
vile, Tenn, three years ago. with a
yield of 127 bushels to the acre.
and number of prizes at the
Farmers Week here.
"Mr. Hutson has an exhibit and is
a competitor at the corn show
which is being held in connection
with Farmers Week by the Ken
lucky Corn Growers Association.
The prize is a silver pitcher donated
by the Lexington Commercial CmU
and SO in gold. which is offered fer
tne highest Weld ner acre"