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fl successful experiment. in Corn Planting On a recent tour to the farm of B. R. Smith Esq. near the race-course, l was gratified a his success in planting this important staple of our country.

 On the last year, much surprise was ex- pressed by planters that Mr. Smith should have succeeded in raising 76 bushels and Is quarts of corn to the acre. He then stated that his experiments were not yet completed -that the ground, by judicious management. would admit of still closer planting, and he hoped yet to succeed in raising 100 bushels to the acre. He doubted the old theory, that what is called ring in corn was the result of close planting, but believed that it was occa- stoned by the poverty of the land-he believ- ed that the milling of the corn was not attend ed with benefit, and that if the land was tho roughly prepared previous to planting, it re- quired but little other attendance than that given by the improved plough called the cul- tivator.

 The land on which the present crop is planted was originally poor, and much ex- hausted by injudicious cultivation. It was thoroughly ploughed and manured with sta bic manure, in proportion of 60 single cart loads to the acre-the corn was soaked in saltpetre, rolled in gypsum, and planted on flat surface in double rows, the stems eighteen inches apart, in rows of four feet Very lit- tie use was subsequently, made of the hoe the cultivator was run through it few times the luxuriance of the growth kept down the grass, and rendered all further culture un- necessary. The ears are now filled, and the crop is considered safe from any vicissitudes of the season. The field has the appearance, in its rich green foliage, of vigorous growth of young forest. It is the finest field of corn have ever beheld, and its believed by good judges that the product will not fall far short of 100 bushels per acre. B.

 Charleston Mercury