The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 07, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
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
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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. Of course, the
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and cushions them. When
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cotv-pea vines, clover, etc., should
he returned to the soil directly,
or eloe after passing through the
bodies of animal- and so getting
a feeding value al . lly judici
ous car9 in saving fie manure 1
from tiie animals, ar least T."> per
cut of the fertilizing value of
thy vines, clover, etc., will he
found in the manure that should
go to increase the fertility of the
Imd. It should he remembered
that in every bushel of corn that
is sold from the farm twenty
ci'.its worth of fertility is thereby
removed which should be replaced
in some well-combined
form, if it is expected to main
tain n permanent fertility.
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.
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