CORN CULTURE.
Article by R. J. Redd'r.s, o Gwgia, Who h Nov
Conducting Fanners Lzsthrti-s .v. North Carolina.
For svpn:e'ii consecutive yar
theexpi'inai-iits iu cirri ctHure f
this httti.u) hiive b.en under tbt
Baint) iIiipoiIjii mid superintt-ndf.H'e,
on the frame farm. It id reasonable
to eTptct ihut some dtfiuite conclu
sions hiixe rvuti rciicl'il tl'.lt slinnid
be of irit"i' al value to the fatmcr.
The abuse i,tnt..H't'iil, in si'.l.staiH'-1,
was in;nle in Mi.lli-ti i No. iuci:
in Novt-m nr. IN'. t9 a'-d ceitum c n
elusions im! eugirostio'is were Riib
miitcd ut iK-r tl: he d of 'Ten
Wnr8 of Experiments in ".r i Cnl
1ute." Si'M.n intce vi:, of I 'ijieii
nienN niaiiv f tliet rcj-.eiifu is uf
former wot k huve con .ntie l
that was clximeii at t!i'f Iure o' that
bulletin, und ti. result vf in i x
Iefiiuei ts have jiisiiticd si.-me addi
tions ti' i lie su.'j:. btiontj and l oiu.lti
eioi)8 tu -rein ettf rth. The follow
ing, therefoie, is uirely u re pi in t
of the article referred to. hut con
taining a few amendments and ad
ditions. Soils nuil Prrpnr.il toil.
Character f Soil. The bc6t soil
for corn U moiat bottom land. On
upland the red or chocolate colored
soils, with red clay subsoils are bit
ter for corn than the gray soils with
yellow clay suWoils. Hut it is ud
visabh. ttpecially on uplands, to
adopt a bys'eni of rotation, and
therefore ic is not often practicable
to locate the entire corn crop on a
particular character of soil. As k
rule, corn should follow cotton iu
the rotation.
Preparation. Thorough breaking
with a two-horse turn-plow, gradual
ly increasing the depth every year.
Eight iuches deep is considered good
plowing. If there is much grass,
weeds and other litter on the sur
face it is advisable to plow under in
October or November. If the land
is clean (as cotton stubble) plowing
may be deferred until January and
February. After plowing, the sur
face should be well harrowed, and
repeated at intervals until the sur
face is fine and smooth.
Subsoiling Repeated experiments
in subsoiling the soils of the Station
Farra indicate that the results in in
crease of yield do not pay for the in
creased expense of the operation.
Planting. Very early planting is
not advised. In Middle Georgia, as
a rule, March 15 to 20 is early
enough for the earliest plantings.
Indeed there are good reasons to be
lieve that corn planted a mouth or
Bix weeks later late enough to
escape the "bud worm" and to silk
and tassel the latter part of July
would, as a rule, prove more pro
ductive. Distance. On uplands capable of
producing, of a good year, 25 to 40
' bushels of shelled corn per acre, and
- ."when planting ordinary field varie
ties common in the South, there
ehould be about 3,630 plants to the
acre. This number would be se
cured by planting in rows 4 1-2 feet
wid aud spacing the plants 32
inches apart; or 4 feet by 36 inches;
or 3 1-2 feet by 3 1-2 feet.
If the soil is of a capacity te pro
duce from 15 to 25 bushels greater
distance should be given, say 16
Bquare feet to the plant, or 2,722
plants to the acre. This number
would be secured by spacing the
ws and hills 5 feet by 38 1-2
riches; or 4 1-2 feet by 32 inches; or
preferably, 4 feet by 4 feet
On soils of still less capacity, say
from 10 to 15 bushels per acre, the
distance should be still greater, say
18 to 24 square feet to the stalk, or
from 2,420 to 1,815 hills to the acre.
Eighteen square feet to the stalk
would be secured by spacing 6 feet
by 36 inches; or 5 feet by 43 inches;
or 4 feet 3 inches by 4 feet 3 inches.
A soil that would produce less than
10 bushels per acre, with good sea
sons and very light manuring, is not
fit to plant in corn.
Spacing. For the largest yields
the plants should be as nearly "on a
erj'tare" a? may be convenient. Corn
planted i by 4 will jleld more than
if the same soil be panted 5 feet by
38.4 inches the number of plants
per acre being the same in each case.
But the narrower the rows the great
er will be the cost of cultivation.
Ilence, on more productive uplands
tne rows should not be closjr than 4
feet, or thereabouts.
Fancy Planting.Double rows and
other similar plans of spacing the
plants, must be considered as fanci
ful, and of no advantage, but result
in? in loss of yield.
Varieties. As a rule it is advis
able to secure seed corn every few
J ears from a higher altitude and
atitude, not farther north than lati
tude 36 or 38. Seed corn from
North and Middle Georgia, Middle
and Jast Tennessee, southwestern
Virginia, Western North Carolina
. and .Northern couth Carolina have
riven best results as a rale.
' Seed from Different Parts of the
Ear. Selections from the small end
n;-mug t:i.- wry ive iisy;...-
lv cirn as qo.ki res-.Hs a3 grains
f i v.ii! rhi- pv.diil or troi:) the butts.
.-iMUii.2.
Corn requires a highly nitrogen
ous fertilizer. The average ,:gua
nos" sold iu the market do not con
tain enough nitiogen for corn on
o'd uplands. Tie best proportions
of t Ie three elements for nidi aoi's
in available p'-umnhorio yoiil. 10 pei
cent.; nitrogeu, o per cent.: poUsh,
2 per cent. j
it is better for the farmer V, btv I
t-ie ir.privt,.'at3 and do his own tii..
.,. The following is a gefci lorniu-1
la Tor corn, on old worn upl-itfd:
Aei 1 pliosp'nale (14 per cel t. Avail
able) 1,000 lbs.
Cotton meal 1,2 IK Ibb.
Muriate of potash 'd'i lbs.
2,25 J lbs.
The above would analyze ubout:
Available Phosphoric 7.58 per cent.
N'itro. (Am., 4. SO) 3.70 per cent.
Potash (K O) 1.50 per cent.
The propoition is about the s;wi:e
as 10:5:2. Instead of the muriate of
potash, 4 times us much kaiuit unr
be substituted.
Instead of the cotton meal, 2 1-2
tunes its weight of whole orcriishei!
cotton seed may be substituted, oi
1 1-4 times as much cottonseed ker
nels. Suable manure may be mixed with
the above foimula in equal or great
er quantity; the amount would not
be material.
On new lands or bottom lands,
the cotton meal may be reduced
and the potash greatly reduced or
left out entirely.
Heavy Manuring. Owing to the
uncertain outcome of a corn crop
on dry uplands, and to other causes
not well understood,. it does not pay
to fertilize corn very liberally.
Three hundred pounds to the acre
of the formula above given, or an
amount that would contain about1
150 pounds of acid phosphate to
the acre, is about the maximum
amount that would be safe to apply.
Composting. No great advan
tage results from composting stable
manure, cotton seed, acid phosphate,
etc., several weeks in advance of
applying to the soil, in comparison
with applying the same material,
directly in the furrows and bedding
on them.
Applying Manures. All coarse
manures should be applied as lonr
before planting as may be practica
ble. Broadcast manuring, unless
of large applications of coarse ma
terial, does not give as good results
as applying in the planting furrow,
or the bedded furrow. After the
land has been well plowed and har
rowed as already described, lay off
the rows the desired width, from
one to two weeks before planting
time, distribute the fertilizer along
in the opening furrows and mix it
with the soil by running a narrow,
long plow in the furrow, and list on
the furrow.
Nitrating. Very good results
have followed the application of 15
to 20 pounds per acre of nitrate of
soda, dropped within a few inches of
the plant seed at time of planting,
and the practice is recommended.
Intercultural Applications.
There is no material advantage in
dividing the fertilizer -into two or
more doses, one before planting, one
at planting, and one or more at in
tervals during the cultivation. Ni
trate of soda should never be applied
before planting and one or two
slight doses may be profitably ap
plied during cultivation, say 25 to
50 pounds per acre at a time, but
not later than June 20.
Cotton Seed as a Manure. Re
peated and carefully conducted ex
periments have conclusively shown
that it is not expedient to apply
sound cotton seed, either whole or
crushed, to corn, if the same may
be exchanged for cottjn meal on a
reasonable basis. As a fertilizer
800 to 900 pounds of cotton meal
are the equivalent of a full tan f
cotton seed, the two substances in
the amounts named containing
practically equal amounts of phos
phoric acid, nitrogen and potash.
The cotton seed hulls are worth two
to three times as much for cajtle
feed as their value as .a fertilizer.
The oil contained in the seed is of
no value as a fertilizer and is an
absolute loss when the seed are
used directly as a fertilizer. (See
Experiments No. 2 and 3 in this
bulletin.)
CULTIVATION'.
. It is a good practice to broadcast
harrow the cornfields about the time
the plants are coming up, and it
may be done to advantage until the
plants are several 'inches high,
using a harrow with elantback teeth
or a weeder.
Plowing should be at intervals
vh. psing n
I' ll ' :.:,:
'. 'll ll. V,.l.l P cil, nil
l.t n i he !i .v i;
'il' ai..! ;.l :! i.
;v j'-s I on'.! Li
.a t no rar. of 1
Cll.llSiitl it
.6 1-
r.::- ' '.-tini';.
rnlhiii !' lu 1 A- a rub-, pull
iugoflthe Iiad -s iiies not seri.iusn
injure the corn, if tot done too
early; but it is a laborious proceed
and should be discontinued. Pull
ing od all the blades kills the plan:
as effectually as if it be cut down
the H.ttfacc.
Shocking and Shredding. It i
far heller, ev. ry way. to cut don
till! stains when ih- ' ;iii '- -i.-u
ind tht? chuck c. n.nieiict t- fade
pr JSC ;o "?5v f'ulk ii: a -shook,
...id when dry, chuck out the tart
.ind Biued th. stovtr. 'i l.e teinltin.
i - m stovoi- '.:.) ' an tMellei t art'
v.ti .tshle lo.id ii'r hoist p, multF
iad Cjltle, and the yield of K'aiti if
not sensibly diminished, iu eompi;
lisou with auy other method vi
liMiviRling.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
There is a disease prevailing !n this
eountr v most dati gcrous because so deeep
mill ll IslrrCvA tjve. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
lie.ut failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
ai lowed toadvance
blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Madder troubles almost always result
from a derangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
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great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and
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It stands the highest for its wonderful
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afraid to let his voice be heard, not
on both sides of the question, but
one side and that the side of the
children.
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We say hurrah for Senator Over
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