FALLOWING. '•^^ 



earth?, which hare no clay in them. Gold or wet 

 loams are as unsuitable as stiff clays, unless well mana- 

 g-ed. 



It is not considered best to plant maize on green 

 sward ground. It is apt to be backward in its growth, 

 and not to ripen so well. (See Rotation of Crops.) But 

 if this is to be made the first crop, the ground should 

 be ploughed in the fall, or rather soon hWgt mowing, 

 re-ploughed in the spring and made mellow with the 

 harrow ; and if very wet, it should be formed into 

 ridges. As a general rule no more land should be plant- 

 ed than can be made very rich, and kept perfectly 

 ©lear of weeds.* 



If 20 loads of good manure can be afforded to 

 an acre, it should be spread on the surface and plough- 

 ed in; if but ten it should be put into the holes. Or 

 spread a quantity of green manure over the ground as 

 evenly as possible, and put the compost manure into 

 the hill, or drills. In this way the rotted manure will 

 supply nourishment to the plants the first part of the 

 season, and the fresh manure, which was spread over 

 the whole surface, will assist the plants most materially 

 abont the time the ears are filling. 



The seed should be taken from the finest ears, and 

 if possible from the largest and most perfect plants, 

 particularly from those which have two or three ears. 

 It is said that by selecting the eariiesi and ri')est seed, 

 the succeeding crop will be a number of days earlier. 

 Shell the seed by hand, rejecting about an inch at each 

 end, and all imperfect seeds. A change of seed will 

 doubtless be found serviceable. 



If planting a second time should become necessary, 

 we would advise to soak the seed about twelve hours 

 in a strong soiiition of saltpetre, or common salt, and 

 then rolling in gypsum. This is said to have ^ a very 

 imporlant effect in bringing the crop forward. To pro- 

 tect corn from animais, take equal parts of tar and tr.;in 

 oil, siDimer them together and turn them over the corn, 



When if. is planted on sward recenfly turned over, holes jhoiiM 

 be made quite Thrui!2;h the ir.rroTr-slic e. aui.! duiis; piu ir* the 

 holes. If this caution is not observed the crop ^i\\ be uneven, 

 as <he roots, whare the fi-rr^^w alice i=« thickest, wiii have but lit" 

 tie benefit from die rotting of the sward. 

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