FARM PRACTICE IK THE CULTIVATION OP CORN. 



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Table XXYI. — Tillage 'practices with corn in Alexander County, N. C, showing 

 depth of plowing, implements used in order of use, number of times each is 

 used, and normal yield of the crop. 



[In columns 4, 5, and 7 to 11 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

 farms; as, 1 = first working or cultivation, 2 = second working or cultivation, etc.] 







Tillage after plowing 

 and before planting. 







Tillage after pi 



mting 





"3 





<D 

















.P 





Xi 

 M 



O 



o 



O 

 P 



,g 



Si 



o 



u 

 & 



Harrow. 



fci. 



S 



o 



3 



p 



03 

 .P 

 .p 

 O 



o 



"Pi 



w 





Cultivator. 





Total culti- 

 vations. 



3 



Farm No. 



fi 



o 

 o 



4 



' 'p. 



1-horse. 



2-horse. 



^ S 



o o 

 S3 



53 



M 



P 

 | 



ft 



a 



,p 



o 



to 



•S 



o 

 is 



< 



C3 



ft 





> 

 o 



"o3 

 > 



o 



o 



P 



00 



o 



•5 



2 



'Pi 



a 



o 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



U 



15 



1 



8 



8 



6 



5 



5 

 6 

 8 

 6 



6 



1 

 1 





1 

 1 

 1,2 

 1 

 2 



1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 

 2 

 2 

 

 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 



lto4 

 1,2,3 



1 



5to8 

 4 to 7 

 lto4 

 2to5 









4 

 3 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 



8 



4 

 5 

 3 

 5 

 8 

 4 

 6 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 6 



28 



2 









15 



3 









25 



4 



1 

 1 



1 









1 



20 



5 



1,2,3 







25 



6 



1 

 1,2 



1,2 



2to5 

 1,3,4 







1 

 2 



15 







1,2 

 1,2 



3 to 8 

 2 







50 



8 











20 



9 



1 







3 toO 



2 



55 



10 







1,2,3 







20 



11 







1 

 1 

 1 

 2 





lto4 







20 



12 







«1 



1,3,4 

 1,3,4 

 2to6 



2 

 2 







15 





5 



8 













15 



14 





1 







1 



30 













Farms using, per cent 



6 



35.7 



14.3 



78.6 



Li' 



50.0 



71.4 



35.7 



7.1 



7.1 



50.0 









4.1 



5.1 



25.2 

























a Weeder. 



This land when properly treated is very productive, but when 

 organic matter is not supplied the crop yields are low. No set rota- 

 tions are followed, but an intertilled crop is usually followed by 

 small grain, and the small-grain crops are followed by corn or cot- 

 ton. Tobacco is grown on a few farms, but not so extensively as it 

 was a few years ago. The leading money crop is cotton. Enough 

 corn, wheat, and oats are grown for home use, and some wheat is sold. 

 Considerable rye is grown for grain and also for green feed in the 

 early spring. Very little fruit or truck is grown except for local 

 demands, and few cattle or hogs are kept. 



In preparing land for corn, about half the plowing is done in the 

 fall with a 2-horse plow. In the spring, before planting, this fall- 

 plowed hind i.-; rebroken with a 1-horse plow and the rest is broken 

 with tin- 2-horse plow. After plowing, very little preparation is 

 given before planting. Usually Hie land is harrowed once or twice 

 with ;i spike-tooth harrow. A few farmers use ;i disk harrow. The 

 coin is planted Level and in drills I feel apart, with <>ne stalk every 

 2 feel in tie- drill. Most of the planting is done by hand. A few 

 fnnnei- use ;i l horse planter. 



