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AMERICAN AGlilCULTURIST. 
FRONT ELEVATION. 
RESIDENCE OF JOHN R. CHAPIN, Esq., AT RAHWAY, NEW-JERSEY. 
PLANTING DARLING’S AND STOWELL’S 
SWEET COEN. 
As stated on page 56, Darling’s Extra Early, 
as it is styled, is chiefly valuable for its rapid 
growth and early maturity. It is, in our opinion, 
inferior to Stowell’s in point of excellence and 
amount of yield. It however fills a valuable 
place, and deserves to be cultivated for early 
table use, as soon as sufficient seed can be pro¬ 
cured. Stowell’s, though late, is the best for a 
large crop, and for planting thickly for soiling, or 
for green or dry fodder. 
Roth varieties may be planted at the same time, 
and in the same manner, though Darling’s being 
smaller, will require less room than Stowell’s. It 
is well to put in a plot of each, at two or three suc¬ 
cessive intervals of a week or ten days—the first 
planting being as soon as danger of frost is over. 
The Darling will probably arrive at maturity, and 
be used before the Stowell comes on. Where 
pure seed is to be raised, the two kinds should be 
kept entirely separate. 
Last Autumn we preserved a large quantity of 
the Stowell variety by boiling the unripe ears a 
little, and then cutting off the kernels and drying 
them. It has furnished many a nice dish, cooked 
with and without Lima heans. At this time it is 
as good as when first taken from the ears. We 
^dvise all who can procure seed to put in a large 
plot this Spring, say before the 10th of May in 
this latitude, and earlier South. At the proper 
time, we will refer tp the mapney pf preserving it. 
ESP See page 92. 
PLANTING THE CHINESE SUGAE CANE. 
We have before directed in general terms to 
cultivate similarly to Indian Corn. The ap¬ 
pearance of the stalk is shown on page 37, 
where suggestions were given for planting, to 
which little more need be added. As most of 
our readers will merely plant for experiment the 
present season, we advise to divide what seed 
they have into say four portions, and plant a little 
on two kinds of good corn soil, as soon as it 
will do to risk it against the frost, and reserve two 
portions for later planting on two other portions 
of similar soil. As stated in our November 
issue, we did not plant until near the end of May, 
last year, and yet most of the seed matured before 
the frost on the 2nd of October. The soil was 
comparatively poor, and unmanured. A little 
bone-sawings were placed in the drills with the 
seed, and in July and August three or four water¬ 
ings were made with sink-slops. 
At the north of this, it will be a good experi¬ 
ment to cut a few square pieces of turf or sod, 
say two inches in diameter ; place a seed or two 
in the centre of each, and put these into the sur¬ 
face of a box of earth, to he kept in the house or 
cellar until all danger of frost is past. The plants 
will get a start, and the separate pieces of turf 
may then be set in the open ground. These may 
be prepared at once. A few experiments of the 
above kind can be made with little trouble, and 
interesting results may thus be obtained. 
The Chinese Sugar Cane will not mix or hybrid¬ 
ize with the Common Indian Corn, but it m i.-t he 
kept at a distance from Broom Corn, as > II .is 
from the Dotira or Guinea Corn, or the seed will 
be vitiated and unfit for future use. 
It may be planted in hills three feet apart each 
way, on poor soil, and four feet apart on rich soil, 
where the plants will grow larger and require 
more room. If seed is abundant, put eight or ten 
in each hill, and afterwards thin out to four or 
five stalks. If seed is scarce, put four to six seeds, 
in a hill. We prefer, for smaller experiments, t<?< 
plant in drills, dropping the seeds two to four 
inches apart, and thinning out to five ar six inches* 
when the plants are well started, ?ay at the* 
second hoeing. The seed should not covered' 
deeply. Unless very dry weather prevai&s, one 
inch of fine soil is full as much as is needed «j>ver 
the seeds. The subsequent treatment, hoeing asad 
weeding, is to be the same as for Indian corn. At 
the appropriate season, we shall speak of trial's 
for feeding, syrup-making, gathering seed, Sec. Iff 
one seed in every ten we have distributed comes* 
to perfect maturity this year, there will be plenty 
of it another year at a nominal price. Every well 
grown stalk will yield from twelve hundred to 
two thousand seeds or more. A dozen or fifteen 
stalks will furnish seed for an acre at least. We 
are not so certain as are some that the seed will 
be in great demand next year, though we hope it 
may. This plant has to go through its ordeal the 
present year. 
PLANTING KING PHILIP OE BROWN COEN, 
This variety requires no different treatment 
from other kinds, but is to be planted and culti¬ 
vated in the same manner. The chief excellence 
claimed for it is, that it grows rapidly, and comes 
to quicker maturity. It is valuable for putting 
into hills where other varieties have failed to 
come up, or have been destroyed, as it will over¬ 
take its slowei growing neighbors. But when 
seed is to be saved, it should be entirety sepa¬ 
rated from other kinds—not even in an adjoining: 
field, for all varieties of corn readily cross with 
each other. Let it also be kept in mind that the 
King Philip produces but a small stalk, and that, 
the hills must be nearer together if a large yield 
is desired. Three feet rows, with the hills two 
and a half feet apart in the row, will give ample 
room. However, where but a few kernels are 
put out to raise future seed, it is well to give 
them plenty of space. But for its weight, and the 
expense of postage, we should have been glad to 
send much larger quantities to every applicant. 
In every case the parcels sent out have been 
weighed, on a Post-Office balance, and there has 
been put into each envelop every kernel that 
would not increase the postage beyond the one cw 
two stamps affixed. 
WHITE POLAND OATS. 
There are two varieties of Poland Oats, the 
Black and White. Reports of the Black variety 
are not favorable. The White has generally 
yielded well, and promises very well. As previ¬ 
ously stated, the lot from which our samples aie 
being sent out weighs full forty-two pounds to the 
measured bushel. To get as much seed as pos¬ 
sible, these may be put into a moderately rich 
soil, and sown in drills with plenty of room. Sow 
as soon as the ground will bear working well. 
The general cultivation of the Poland Oats does 
not differ from the older varieties. We have a 
fair supply of these for distribution, and will still 
be happy to send to any subscriber desiring them, 
as many as will go under a double stamp, if a 
ready-directed, prepaid envelop is furnished for 
enclosing them. They should, however, be in the 
ground by the middle of this month, except in the 
colder northern sections of the country. 
