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Show CULTIVATION OF COrtH. t..m!u.l..i. llrt,i. I...... I iierlutei.u at (lie Kmiiib aiutlim. At tho Kuiiwi expirltntnt utati .11 ut Manhattan exurlmi utiwuri'iimlertuk. n todeicrmluo I. Ib.wofteint ntoughtto b. iiiliiiuiid, 3 Whin to hnrieht 11.111 for giuln an 1 f'-ld. n J I.urn ami em ill kintelafi.rwMl, Uutt tm Idle mid lip kirnel for md, 1 DM tin. I) 1 U-it corn for grulii and f nidi r tl Dud tm i to pint! eorn furitialliiKi. T lb mown it la iel from 10m, H 1'lwter an I illnual a ftrtillient for corn, u Treating mul com with cToiwotet fi r iniut, 10. Tet of artt'ti"i( torn, The iiiulu of tin., full n tlng exirpieiii nru reirfiil ujK.it iu detail in u bulletin rerei.tlj -Muil rullowiug la a iun.inai) cf. the luuie Tho result from tho oiirlmeuti Willi cu't ni m In lit nto thut it 1 jhb. il bio to kil t 0 much n well n tco (It lo cullurfe Tho I lat3cultlstctl four ttiucs during the icaion cavo tho ltt yli Id Tliln I for n wi t mumui, howcieri Inn dr) eron geitcril experieneo iw,lnla to I ho conclusion that moro frequent culti lion I advantageou S. Corn should tu.t bo cnt lieforo It 1 rlim Thteo )mrs' vrlmenbi I,l glim prictlcully tho aamo reetillH Tltey liullcalo thut thero I n los if at lotut ) per cent. Iu tho ) kid if grain when tlio corn h cut In tl . "dough" stalo. nnd 50 l.r cent wlult tut Iu IIhi "milk ' stnto. The yield of fodder, loo, In greatest w lion tint corn h allowed to ilpnit, but It I l-iferi-jr iu ipiollt) to that nit at an earlier idage 3 1.1-nctr ally tho )iehl waa tho aame, whcthir largo or small kernel were um d fi r aswil Tho rin ill kentt 1 nrcr ngi 1 slightly less soun 1 innrkot tble ears titan tho large ones did, lait tho dllTir-1-nca Hltonmsll that but llltlo weiidit um Iie'ghill it, nnd Iho tleiti lent y W11 fully initio up by n greater jlild of SMiill curs. I In Iho trial of bntt, mld.llo and tip aeruel lor seeti. 1110 nuiiKeiius gate Iho best jhlit (Jul) thoi.ntitln..t, tie fortnetl butt it'td tip kt mil wire timd. .1. Tho eirprriiiteiil e f growing com at dlfftrent distances wu triinl ou pnrtittll) oxhuttsled soil, and the ce.ni then foro did not grow witlt thuilgt r it would on richer soli, nor It'll it will On thl. nil 11 imt found that small tolttillutn aorta, like tho I'rido of the North, ) It Id lt Tfheil the M uro !) fel t nlrt I lid thostalko 18 ini In apart iu tho row, learning alaiut the rauie, tin ugh tho lct )lold of men halitublo eoi n w.l rraelteil when tho rows were ll1 fit ajurt and the stalk lit) Inches In HO row. bt. Cltirlim gaotlitlt jkldof Inert hantnblo if rn whin the rows mi re 3 feet lipart nnd tho stalk 30 llthea tiltart. I.istiil, tho lent ) lelda were ole bdntl when tho row wire 1 feet n.irt and tho ttalkaH IS nnl III litiho iill f. r l'ridc of lite Korlh, Learning nud lit. ('harlot ,resIctUil) HlldtlieU-stithl of 1111 rt hnntnbln 1 itru whan Iho stalk wcrof Inthoaf iriln rap4it,inie)ietio lu general, corn gruwtf for tho grain slioull la.t l planted closer than d fuel, norfarthtr ihuu U'j feet Utwiwi the rows, nnd the stalks, shottl I Ite frt m ltHo9ui!ii).Hvirt for iiutlfina nrlu-tltrt, nrlu-tltrt, surface planted. Tho hlght tt Weights of 'fodder were obtainoil when the stalks wore but 4 Inches Apait lu tho row. 0 Tin htm leat weight 1 ffood material for tnidliiirc, 1 incs and mm. was oh tatlu I win 11 Iho rows wi re ill;, fe. t apalt un.l tin stalk t int h. upitrt In thn row Neat to I hi 1, the lfi.t re-lllts wt rt It at. lied w I 11 1 bo row itt.mj foot apart unit I he stalks from 12 to 10 Inthea or tin M u'j leet anu 1110 siaiaa 11 lo ij lncnes, with lmt little eboieo ltctuecli Hit in. 7. There wa u ihhletl gain lu the )!cld of corn he pulling tho tassel fnati ir) otlnrr ir. H. IaiuI i lio.lt r, npplle.1 at the ruto of Suo itm.l i r aire w 1th the nv n tin. row, liad no erTw-t wluiteier ou the yi. 1 1 c com. Castor bean oilmen! (pomiicui. It) piled at thu luto of Sot) pound t J r nrro lu tbu row, did net incrtasu iho ) iel 1 of corn t. H.Ntktng seed corn lu solution of rreosolt. does hot jreMllt (milt, lilt It div liijiire the yeriuintitloii t f the seed. 10 Inn ccinparlson f 110 Mtrlttl.-t tho ft.llowlia ten gio tlio Ut)lelds, In thn ordir iiiintili Mammoth Whltn Dent, Itartin m'a lairly White, Mhir'a Matinnotli Yellow, Mummotli Iit.ry Dint, North btnr, I'liua e)neeu, learning, learn-ing, l'rile of Kunsai, Ltgnl Ttiibr Iirgodolbu Dint, tho )btl lunging fromMMnitltt biihfliiracrv, Tho-o found lolw excellent iiislhigoioriiti.s were Illnwasso Mammoth, I.llilo Ktd Cob, Musby a l'rollilc und l'arrUli S Lite. 1 s.rrtrne In rNbbee ( ullurr. At tiro Virginia station tli-ro wu tt t-cd t-cd lt si ason fifteen lullctle of i ib-baKe. ib-baKe. Tlie i Inula w ere grown from m i tl started In n hotbed lutein I'ebrnary or iarl) In Marth.niil trnnsibtuttd ton col 1 frame nlanit three weeks 1 iter, an 1 set In the e.aii groitn I as early lu Al rll on tho ground wa fit to work. The growth wits n I irded b) seiero drought, but set en kinds wero lit to cut for cooking cook-ing ou July'.1. Thiy should huobieu rootle netil) four week ciirliir. Of these mm n early kiwis Iho Wakefield or Kirl) Jem) Wakctin! 1 wasj rouounci 1 tltolait. lulling light or tin bead lit for i uttiug out of t w i nt) 11 vo plants, and lalng thn largest, wilghlng 2 iHiunda !!) oiuties. I Uht) niut. jhtnM lu n hiindretl formed hcadf, Tito Winning, studt heatleil nltict) nlno pi nils out of n hundred, and tho nwrnguw light w ru fix iKiuudntwoouuecs, but wai from fliototwelut days later lu tlmo of cut-rUi( cut-rUi( C'uulltlowirs wero grown, hysow-Ingiinl hysow-Ingiinl Mttln.t nt tl.o tamo tlmo a tho cnbbages.aud tl e Ust weroof tho Ilirly Dttrarf Krfurt t)i, although known o.i l!arly bnowlsdl or oil ir nanus, iu cording cord-ing lo tho fancy of tho scetbmau or of tune) who urig'lnatcd litem, by si lectin j tho Hed. |
