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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



ing the superanuated and women and chil- 

 dren to cultivate the farms ; men of enter- 

 prise and capital might go farther and fare 

 worse than to settle amongst us ; here 

 lands are cheaper than any portion of the 

 State I have ever been in, possessing as 

 many natural advantages. I have seen 

 much said of late about Wyandotte Corn, 

 which having planted for several years, I 

 will sum up my experience by saying, that 

 I think it about the most productive corn 

 I ever raised and affording a greater 

 amount of fodder than any whatever ; 

 this may be a recommendation to those 

 who approve of stripping the blades from 

 corn (I do not.) 



I think it invaluable for sowing to make 

 corn hay of, as each grain produces many 

 suckers, which grow from the root and 

 not the side of the parent stalk ; can never 

 be a merchantable article, as it is a very 

 light, soft, flintless corn ; may be fed to 

 stock, but is doubtless less nutricious than 

 other kinds or corn ; should be planted 

 early, as the blades are often green, when 

 caught by frost. Should you deem the 

 foregoing worthy of publication, you can 

 insert it in the Planter; but if not, throw it 

 aside and no offence will be given to 



D. H. H. 



Nansemond Co., April 10, 1857. 



Osage Orange Hedges. 



To the Editor of the Southern Planter. 



A few more words if you please, and the 

 last, of the Osage Orange Hedge. 



Whatever may be the expense of preparation 

 for planting, subsequent cultivation and man- 

 agement in Missouri, as practised by the Mess. 

 Sigenors, whom you quote in your April num- 

 ber, I know nothing and shall say nothing. 

 But I do know that here in Virginia, a space of 

 3 or 4 feet (even less) in width, well prepared 

 with plough and harrow, a furrow or trench 

 in the centre, deep enough to receive the plants 

 without doubling up the ends of the main roots, 

 and that furrow made rich enough for a ten 

 barrel crop of corn, will be found fully suffi- 

 cient for successful planting — that good plants 

 of one year old, set from 8 to 12 inches apart, 

 are the best. Of subsequent culture and prun- 

 ing, little need be said ; good culture and for 

 the two first years, close pruning, are indispen- 

 sable, and not materially expensive or trouble- 

 some. 



And as to the time necessary here, to form a 

 perfect hedge or fence — if any respectable and 

 unprejudiced man will make the experiment 

 faithfully and properly, I will give plants for 

 the purpose, and if the experiment does not 



succeed in the half of seven years will forfeit 

 ten times the value of the plants to him, as 

 compensation for labor and trouble. 



Wm. H. Richardson. 



April 13, 1857. 



Peas and Snaps. Bugs in. 



A correspondent wishes to know how to kill 

 bugs in seed peas. The following, clipped from 

 the Germantown Telegraph, contains all we 

 know about it. 



To Kill Bugs in Seed Peas. — J. Perkins, of 

 Euclid, Ohio, says : — On the day of sowing, put 

 the peas into a tub, or barrel; pour on hot (not 

 boiling) water, sufficient to immerse them ; let 

 them remain about two minutes, or until the 

 bugs are dead ; then turn them into a basket, 

 or something that will separate them from the 

 water quickly, and they can be sown without 

 applying anything to dry them. This has been 

 my practice when I have sown peas for a field 

 crop. The degree of heat required can be as- 

 certained by trying a few, before applying the 

 water to the whole. 



Bugs may be kept out of Snaps by sowing 

 the seed from a fall crop, planted in August. 

 Stop them up as soon as dry in a glass bottle. 



For the Southern Planter. 



Land Paying for itself in one Crop. 



Mr. Editor. — I have noticed a communi- 

 cation in the March No. of the Planter, (taken 

 from the Dispatch, ) stating that some gentle- 

 man purchased a piece of land in one of the 

 upper counties for $800, and sold a single 

 crop of tobacco for $1000. 



Now, as an offset, I make the following 

 statement : I purchased a tract of land a few 

 years since, in the county of Surry, for $600 

 cash. Last year, 1856, I sold 1329 bushels of 

 wheat at %l 60, $2110 40 



200 bbls. of corn at $3, 600 00 



$2710 40 



I reserved corn enough for the use of the 

 farm, and 100 bushels of wheat. I used two 

 and three-fourth tons of guano on the wheat, 

 — none on corn. The land, of course, has 

 been improved since I bought it, by marl and 

 peas. The above crop of wheat was made 

 from 80 bushels sown, or 16 J for one. 



W. C. Jones. 



Surry Co., Va. 



Love of Flowers. 



Flowers are considered the ornaments 

 of vegetable life, and have in all ages been 

 cultivated by persons of leisure and taste, 

 for the pleasure they yield to the eye and 

 the fancy. While generally healthy and 



