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Agricultural How to Make 50 Bushels of ! Corn per Acre. I By C. B. Williams and B. W. , X.lgore, rf the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. JTrom the Progressive Farmer: Several weeks ago, Mr. A. J. Hloye, of Pitt county, sent seven inquiries to The Progressive Farjner, one of which was : "How to produce in this section of the country upon Norfolk fine sand, iy bushels of corn to the acre?'' All of the questions were promptly answered except this one. The failure to answer this has led to further inquiries by Mr. Moye and others, and wo have accord ir.glv asked Prof. Kilgore of The Progressive Farmer stall', together with Mr. tJ. B. Williams, also *>[ the North Carolina Depart an- nr. 01 i\gricuirure, ro give us i *.v. article based on the several years cf curei'u! Test Farm corn ezperiments, made under their -direction?this article indicating tl:c principles on which Mr. Moye nnd others should work in etrivir.g toward the filty bushel mark. ?Editor. uIl;>w to produce, in this seclion of the country upon Norfolk fine sandy soil, fifty bushels of w>ru to the acre ?"' by A. J. Moye. As increased j'ield of corn on tmy type of soil must of necessity j nsult from the employment of j iii- bee! methods of cultivation j the in t intelligent fertilize lion, coupled wit!, the use of good lieid selected seed and a rational rotation of crops, it may be well if we try to aid, if possible, Mr. Aloye in his inquiry by pointing y... what conditions of cultivation, f< { - ition, seed selection and crop rotation the North Carolina Department of Agriculture has found most conclusive to increased yields of this cereal on its Test Farm located in Edgecombe county 011 a type of soil very similar to that referred to in the inquiry, if by "Norfolk fine sandy riiT' Mr M jye means a due sandy S'.am, underlaid by a yellow sandy c'.fi'j subsoil. If his soil is Norfolk Une sand with an open sandy sub- I eoll, then the statement outlined Bvelow will ulso be well suited, : IIUIJ Vk llill &W.UU HllgUl IUUU1I1 cation in preparation of the toil. 02? E CROP SYSTEM IIITRTS YIELDS, j There is no doubt that quite < frequently (Mir comparatively Small y< ' c rn in the eastern' portion ci' .do state are often due lurge'y t> the one er^ p system that is there practiced ( a a large J ascnle, con being followed by coral icr a number of years, and the i 'bmnus of liie roil thereby becom.g reduced to a quantity far bo>v that which is most favorable v /.he growth of plants and the beet mechanical condition ot the foil. WHAT CAUSES "FIRING ?" IVo hav otte i observi d yic 1 is ?>f corn that were Wiring" during July and August, the months that this cereal does its most rapid growth, that could have been ob viated had it been seen to in previous years that the soil wero applied, with a libeial percentile of decaying organic matter. 'I'b \ n t\ i/i iv.n ttA?? ? ?? n /I /I i t 1 /. *. aiuo ui^uiuv/ uiaiici } in tiuuiiiuu lo supplying available food has *etaiued onoagh of the rain fall ?f the spring to have supplied the growing torn plants with sufficient moisturo to have made a Department. healthy growth at this moot critical period of their growth. Ab it requires about 500 poundB of water to produce one pound of dry matter in the corn plants, this emphasizes the importance of r.onservino-, at all timno. in tho ? ~? * ri soil a goodly quantity of moisture, as tiiis is the vehicle through which the plants obtaiti^ali their food from the soil. CULTIVATE ON LEVEL. Of course, when the moisture 8uppl3' is limited, then the function? of the plants are not normal and small yields aro the invariab'e result. Cultivation is primarily for the dual purpose of destroying weeds and grass and conserving the moisture contained in the soil. We have found that by thorough preparation of the soil by breaking with a two horse turning plow, and harrowing if neces sary, followed by cultivation with cultivators during the growing period of the corn, is a very ellcc tive method of treating this crop. I>KK1' I?P INVINU IXJITRI >US Wll KN C3KN (JKT3 LARC.K. 'I lie corn is planted 011 the level, and the subsequent cultivations are every ten to twelve days, and as soon after [rains as possible, going shallower as the plan's advance in site > and their mot systems extend toward the middles of the rows. Often yields are lessened by plowing deep and breaking off the feeding roots after the corn nlancs; have sent out their feeding roots in all directions in search of4 plant food. The running of the cultivators are continued until about the 20;h of Only to the Jst of August, the ,.V A- U ~ 1 ~ ~ A. 1 A * A.: I 1 unir <j? uif iu>?i cinuvaimn ueui? governed by local conditions, such as season, growth of grass, etc. By these frequent cultivation" grass and weeds are kept in subjection and the moisture of the soil is largely retained in the soil by the surface dust mulch that is constantly maintained. CUT THE ESSENTIAL FERTILIZING ELEMENTS 11Y (illOWING LEGUMES. As the corn plant does its best work in a soil that is well sup put- i wmi nutnus ana nitrogen, then to secure the largest yields attention should constantly tie lirected in maintaining a liberal supply of these in any soil set apart for the growth of this cereal. It must not he understood from the above statement that phosphoric acid and potash can be dispensed with, for without their presence iu the soil in sufli < ;< iit quantities, plants would not be able to make their best growth, and in thmr absence the ; hints would absolutely refuse to produce any growth at all beyond germinating and u -,ing up the small amount of these constituents stored up in the seed. Nitrogen, tho most costly constituent in our commercial ler til.zsrs, nnd humus we have found, as have uisny others, can bo obtained largely from the atmosphere, by the growing of cowpeas, clover, vetch and other legumenous plants on land that is in or that is intrenched for corn. In fact, some of our best yields have been obtained by growing corn after these legumes and making an application of a mixture of 150 pounds of acid phosphate and forty pounds of kainit in the drill per acre just before planting. 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APPLY FERTILIZER IN THE I)HILL It has been found that the best results are obtained when the fertilizers used are applied in the drill, just before planting the corn, and planting the kernels about an inch above the fertiliz er. If ihe kernels are placed 111 contact with the fertiliz r some wiU bo killed, while others, being injured, developed into s!tinted plants that do noi nial.e a good growth and produce as large yields as when the fertilizer is placed a short distanco below I the kernels. Attacked. Kays Mrs. Nancy Stoddard of Fountain liiii, S. (5. ) w.ts attacked l>y il.it tcrrilih monster yon call Klimiiiiatisni. OUR NEW lilSOOVi.UY was recointr ended to mo Ly our (lliiL"_'ist and alter tikim* tun L.-tti..^ i ) imt f;rtnt monster of trouble and snft'oring 1 was forced to take its fl^llt. I gladly rei ' mil ' i.d i? <> any suHning with l.h? miiaj ism. .Sold by Crawior I Itrus. Notice of Discharge Notice >s hereby given that the undersigned as administratrix of the estate of Saml. K. Usher, deceased, will, on the f.th day of February, i I '.km;, make her linal return as such administratrix and apply to the Probate Court for Lancaster County, for a dual discharge. KM MA A. SMALL, Administratrix of Estate of Sam'l. K. Usher. Lancaster, 8.C., Jan. 5, 1900.-1 m. TO THE #IRA! mini rum If you wa your nione> present inoni I Don't A Nic till you get Clothing, ? coats, odd F Jackets and other things. !We have < in all these going to clc the price. k With best patrons gene I "" ^ ^ > f 1 j . I ' Xjjr' S A Jb . . V* i?? Our Mr. Ilood lias just cl( I ^ loads ol Mules and llorses cars come here, one of horse ff of it, 60 head to arrive in ? wires I hey are the best w Jg Some closely matched lean $ that weigh from 1100 to 12i portunity to buy brood mar I ^ finish and family broke. I ? D ? Buggies, 1 ? Two solid ears to arrive this p Wagons, M llave just closed a deal i I stacks 01 them on hand of a 8 four horse with regular or b * all. Those who do not feel; I vehicle can buy a second ha ^ second hand buggies, carriaj ' %r WO nrc <>Yii nir In <oll mimr/ll* , ~ ? w n'""b "" ,JV" *^b"' f : 5 Come an m for we are far ahead of a v dealers east of the Missisfi ^ p harness department. We n ^ ness and have no competitio ^ Remember, we buy as wel 5 Gregory-Hood " I 3ING mi nt to SAVE r during the Spend | * our prices on >hocs, Over'ants, Ladies' a hundred Ddds and ends that we are >se regardless wishes to our rally, * k Comp'y. ^IF ^ I I iI^MS ESI ,p lies, Mules! | * >scd another deal for six car ^ ? ISO head. Two of these Jx ;s and one of mules. Think J a few days, and Mr. Hood & e have bought this season. ? is of extra fine mare mules J >0 each. This is a grand op- } es. Have some with extra ^ Buggies. t 5 week, all kinds and styles. % Wagons. J .'or 100 more, and we have m 11 sizes?one, two, three and M iroad tire. Come one, come V able or willing to buy a new f nd, as we have at least 100 ^ ^es and wagons on hand that ^ iss of the price. Don't fail to P d See Us f ny retail stock and vehicle g ippi river. Remember our ? lanufacture all of our bar- 0 11 as sell. Live Stock Co. % ^