Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-13

the Bows Sweet Corn Club at their big
meeting and contest in Portland the first
of Decem Der, the best one was written
by Chester r. Wallace Of Warren, Maine.
HOW 1 MADE MY CROP
As did not know anything about the
Bows Sweet Corn Clubs until ID was al
most time 10 plant corn, i could not
have the piece OF land l would liked to
have had and bad In the condition that
wanted II, so I took an average piece OF
land that Was plowed and had the dress
ing spread in the fall. like TO have
the land plowed and also have the ma
uure spread in the fall, because know
have better results from an average piece
of land plowed In the fall, than with
selected piece Of land plowed In the
spring.
used barn manure spread In the fall
and narrowed in with disk barrow In
the spring. had the ground narrowed
both ways to be sure that the manure
was we'll worked in. would have rsth-
or the manure would have been harrow
ed in in the fall but ! think the main
thing is to get II spread in the fall, 90 that
the rain will mix 1t with the soil.
For fertilizer / used e. Frank Goes
"Gold Brand Excelsior Guano," at the
rate of 900 pounds to the acre, when
planting. The people through this sec
ton have had very good luck with this
brand and advised me to use IL.
The first time / cultivated used
fourteen toothed cultivator because the
corn was very small. / had never used
one before and ! did not realize the
value of one when the plants are small.
They do excellent work when the corn
is small and also when IL is from twelve
10 eighteen inches high, because at this
time think it is better only to loosen
the top of the ground. The next time
used fve-toothed cultivator running it
deep enough to give plenty OF dirt Tor
hoeing.
believe in hand hoeipg unless the
land is free from weeds, sods and large
Jumps of dirt. Ny piece OF land was
quite weedy, 30 hand hoed my corn.
putting about four inches of dirt around
| it, to serve as support after 1t gets tall,
shortly after hoed my corn there
was a heavy rain which beat the weeds
into the loose earth and nearly all Of
them started to grow again. only had
a chance to cultivate my corn once after
| this and that didn't kill but about bali
of them. As IL happened i got chance
| to weed my corn about the 18th OF
August and i found nearly az many
weeds betw cen the rows as did In
them.
Next came the harvesting. I picked
Itvioe A the corn Was very uneven. The
f,rst time I picked twenty-five bushels
from which got 355 pounds Of cut corn
This n not considered very good weight.
Perhaps I did not let IL stand ions
enough but lay it TO very colo spe'
ve had when it WAS filling out. one
thing In particular. was that the enos o.
she ears we're not filled ont Vel. INT
frost touched the top leaves ct sois ums
Il a very little on the lower end OF tns
niece. The second tins picked twelve
hnshels and got 1SS pounds OF cut corn
IOf course I did not expect ~ muoh 90
lcordInRly from the last twelve oushsi'
lh.c.uss the ears we're short
n cut the stalks - soon - | coui<
.st.r picked the last corn. l left th'
-. sbss hsd naxked for ssed.
A. soop q I cut the oors fodder %,
.,o-s bsenn 20 sroubls the sssd and %
sook : paper be- and put over each ear
This ala not stop them entirely, %
-hsn I rsthsred them had over thirt'
snrs lem some Of then bssag sxsr
sn,nk the Boys' Sweet Cou Club
are going to DO this stats loes Q! gooo y.
peoislly n shsy sll loiiow oen nots
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