18G SOUrilEllN FIELD CROPS 



" Lay off the land in rows six feet apart, and fjed on these furrows 

 with turn-plow until only a flve-inch balk is left between these 

 beds. When reads' to plant, break out this balk with six-inch 

 shovel or scooter, and follow deep in furrow with narrow plow. 

 Ridge on this furrow with one round of same narrow plow. 

 Plant in this ridge twice as thick as corn is to be left, one grain in 

 a hill, and cover shallow. Plant as early as j-our seasons and the 

 nature of the land "\%dll permit. 



"When your coi-n first needs work, run on both sides with har- 

 row or small plow (Pig. 90) ; when it is about eight inches high, give 



second working by running; 



around it on both sides, if 



on sandy land, with ten- 

 FiG. 90. - The Williamsox Method j^^.j^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^ 



OF C OHN Culture. . ' 



point, and if on stiff land 

 -Showing condition of the ground aitov i i mi • 



.,£,,,■,■ ;wi 1 i 1 1 use shovel. thin now. 



the first cultivation. (After sketch liv 



Molver WiUiamson.} " Leave these furrows 



open and do not work corn 

 again until it is so stunted as to prevent its ever growing larger 

 than is necessary to make what corn the land is able to produce. 

 On poor or cold land from ten to twelve days may be enough, 

 while rich soil may take twice as long. When you think that it 

 has stood long enough apply one half of mixed fertilizer in the 

 open furrows next to corn, of every other middle, and cover by 

 breaking out this middle with turn-plow. And side the corn at 

 once in this middle with fifteen-inch scrape, pushing dirt around 

 it, and covering any grass that turn-plow has left. Corn should 

 now be about knee high. 



"Within a week give other middle same treatment, then go 

 Imck to first middle as soon as possible, and sow half of nitrate of 

 soda in scrape furrows next corn, and co-^-er as fast as sown with 

 one round of turn-plow, shallow. Then sow peas broadcast 

 in this middle at rate of a bushel per acre, unless very scarce, 

 when they may be dro]5ped, and cover by breaking out middle 

 shallow. 



"A few days later treat the other middle same way, which 

 lays by corn (jii slight bed with dirt around the feed roots, before 



