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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
assist us in lightening the burden put upon Adam and his 
posterity for disobedience.. But to have this curse resting 
upon us, and the able Editors of the CuUivalor against 
us, we would be in a deplorable fix. 
Before I close, 1 wish to correct some errors in my com- 
munication in the September number, page 28(1, which, if 
it has any meaning at all, causes me to speak in rather 
light terms of the Editors of the Cullivatfjr : this has never 
been my intention, neither was it rny language. The 
words are in the 5th line — believe or expressed.'' Those 
words should not have been inserted ; and the word 
•especially, in the 34th line, should have been expressly. 
Now, Messrs. Editors, as we are inquiring for the easiest 
and most profitable way of cultivating, and for those pro- 
ducts that bring in the most money, I will conclude with 
the appropriate words of Davy Crockkt, “first be sure 
you are right, then go ahead.'"’ E. Jixkins. 
Horse Pen, Choctav) Co., Mixs., Sept., 1855. 
•- P. S. — We have made, bountiful crops of Wheat and 
Corn, in this county; and Cotton is doing about as well 
■as could be expected, but half of it is too late to make a 
full crop. It has now a luxuriant weed, but it needs more 
time than it will get to make more than a half crop. 
E. J. 
PtEMARKS. — Our respected correspondent evidently does 
not understand our position on this question as rve intend- 
ed to be understood. The main feature of our proposition 
was, simply, that the pvlUnx of the fodder before the corn 
was fully matured, ivjurcd the grodn In the full omumnt of 
the value of the fodder, and that, theiefore, it was not a 
ipaying operation, so long as from 3 to 8 tons of good corn- 
-stalk fodder alone could be raised on one acre well manured 
■arid properly cultivated. This latter fact We know by 
■exjkricnce ; but as our correspondent seems to doubt the 
.injury to his corn from stripping off the fodder, we will 
-call upon the stand a “disinterested witness,” IMr. J. H. 
Batte, who furnishes the following article to the Eich- 
/•mond, Va., Southern Planter, of a late date: 
PULLING FODDER INJURIOUS TO CORN. 
IMessbs. Editors — During the past year I made an ex- 
periment to test the effect which the pulling of fodder 
would have upon the corn from which it was pulled. The 
result surprised me not a little: and as I think the exppi- 
ment a valuable one, I herewith send you a full statement 
of the manner of conducting it, and tlie result. I selected 
portion of my corn field in winch the rows ran perpen- 
dic'ularly to a road, and counted sixty rows along the 
roaU.' “T'thdn measured seventy yards along the rows on 
eadh sllle’ df theqiiece designed for tlie experiment, and 
markim^Sff a ^im'e parallel with the road at seventy yards 
distan^t'ofn «:• This embraced 4,200 hills, from the al- 
ternate of which the fodder was stripped to the top, 
leaving thcmtermedi.ate rows untouched. After the fod- 
d|;rwas cured, I weiglied it arid found that I Irad just 200 
pounds, which, at $1 25 per cwt., is worth S'2 50. 
'Phe two parcels of corn were kept entirely separate un- 
til tlfe test was fully made, which was done in the follow- 
ing imanner : 
Plaving the two piles before me. and wishing to ascer- 
tain the number of ears in each parcel, I commenced with 
that from which the fodder was pulled, and counted 75 
ears into a basket, from each draft, until I had weighed 
the whole' of it. 1 then went tlirough the same process 
with that from which no fodder was pullled.' By this 
counting I found that I had upwards of 100 ears more in 
the portion from which the fod'der was not pulled, Tiiis 
surplus I divided between the two parcels, so as to equal- 
ize the numbe's;, and found that 1 had 1,111) pounds in the 
former, and 1,3G2 pounds in the latter portion, being an 
increase of 243 pounds in favor of not pulling fodder. 
I then shelled the same quantity from each parcel, to 
ascertain the portion to be deducted for husks. This 
amounted to one-fifth in each case. 
The result gave 195 pounds of shelled corn, in the place 
of 200 pounds of fodder, which was suffered to remain on 
the stalks. 
This lacks 1 pound of being 03^ bushels, which, at 80 
cents, would give $'2 80; showing a loss of 30 cents, 
which is equal to 48 cents per acre, besides the labor of 
pulling and securing the fodder. 
To show that no exaggeration existed in this experiment, 
the ears were counted, and the number equalized, as be- 
fore stated. The inequality may be accounted for in two 
ways. First, many ears were broken off in pulling the 
fodder; and secondly, many were prevented from maturing 
from having the fodder pulled from the stalks. 
It maybe supposed that this fodder was pulled too soon. 
In the common acceptation of the term such was not the 
case. I suffered it to stand until it was thoroughly ripe, 
or what is termed suffering for the want of pulling. 
This experiment shows an entire loss of 18 bushels to 
the hundred, or one-sixth part of the crop. The above 
was an experiment allotted to me by the Prince George’s 
Hole and Corner Club, of which I am a member. If you 
think it worth publishing, you are at liberty to use in that 
way. J. H. Batte. 
SkeifeeratntH. 
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