The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-15

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EFrcTs or rHs WWTxs Oh Cnoes Akp
Tasss.--Frou the best Information that We
can CLEAN from exchsngs snd correspondents,
We are disposed to believe hat The growing
sheat crop has seldom, u ev0 booked more
promising Of this season Of the year: A. fs
the e5eet of the hard Winter sod deep SHOWS
upon The soil, Ne believe Il has besa highly
beneficial. Many farmers, particularly a the
South, believe that the freezing his destroyed
numerous insects and pests Of the farm. The
eject upon trees. particularly 10 the rich lands
Of tis West. has been anything but bens6cid.
The annexed item tells story not Soly for that
nursery, but 10 all probability many Others II
gay:
Mr.. Burnett Of Vineennes. has been destroyed
by the cold. except about 50 trees"
At the South, great destruction Of sweet
potato seed has taken place In some sections,
Il Ia said the entire stock Of seed has been Do.
stroyed by the unpreesdently cold weather Of
the past Winter against which neither master
nor man had made any provision. The cold has
been comparatively more intense at the South
than q, the North the lowest range Of the
thermometer, however, seems 10 have beer In
the middle portion Of the Wcztan States. II
ID noted that the Ice started a 81. Psui, Min
oesota, On the 4th oi April. and at Oswego 90
the 18th. Lake Ontario was Open for naviga-
ton while Lake Eric. above Buffalo, for aughi
We have seen. u still closed. In this vicinity.
very little blowing has boon done within two
weeks past yet still we shall be disappointed
II the farmer does not reap in The Summer d
1856 a rnost bountifrl harvest.
A GREAT 5rocx GsowAk.--The greste,,
grower Of stock in this county. psrhsps IN The
world, u r. +. HAsRIs, ESQ, Of Champagne
Illinois,
"Sorse Of the finest cattle We ever saw, sayc
an Albany paper. were brought TO this city
Inst Saturday on the Central Railroad. There
were thirty.four bead. With an average weight
of two thousand four hundred pounds. They
sold Tor ten cenB pound live weight. which L
equal to $50 each. They were grown by b
<. Hsrriss, oti Chamgagne. Illinois. who b.,
oue hundred head OF the same weight sthl %
bring 10 market. Mr.. Harris Is one Of the iar'
gess stock farmers 10 the world. His farm
contsius foar thonssnd acres Hekseps usually
about 500 bead OF cattle and 600 head of hogs
About the FIRST OF May be turns the catts O.
The prairie. and they grsye Under the eoutrol d
mouutcd herdsmen, who pen them ct ight.-
BY the 6rst Of autumn bis herds, with the wide
range Of rich prairie, reach the climax u bovine
perfection, and more attractive sight cannot
be found. Through tho winter those intended
for spring sale are stalled, requiring 100 bush
eh OF corn to led good sized OK. 10 thu
winter Of iel6-49 this gentleman Stalled 9S2
cattle, aud bought $4,000 bushels Of corn. Ir
the yesr 1853 Mr.. Harris fed and sold hun
drsd bead Of beeves; their Average weight 800
pounds. These were the extraordinary lo'
which took the premium a the WoridS Fsii
at New York. The average OF cattle herd
usually marketed will not exceed 500 pound.
gross.
STATE FAiRs-A Coon ipEA.--Dr. Kenni
cult, editor Of The Pyaru Farr1g, earnestly
recommends the holding Of the Illinois Stat
nif III tuc 5kluc way NaLIpuicStiHkS AZ
held We like the idea and commend II earn
cstly, not only for that State. but this, and al
others. Il Is exactly the way that farmer
should come together. And then. think Of tn
economy Of the plan. By oil 1esns let II b
tried this year 10 Illinois
/ Corn CsoP PEsrs.--Upon some and tn
greatest pest of the corn Is the little insignif
can't hard beaded wire worm, that destroys boil
SEED and plants From several experiments
made iu Western New York, the editor Of tn
Rigui Ne-r Ycyksr Is satisfied that manurins
land with hog pen manure will ef5ec;ually pre-
vent oil operations OF the cut-worm We arr
equally well satisfied that guano will producs
the saue effect, not only upon wire.worns bu
several other pests OF the farmer.
After all. the greatest pest u The corn croI
Is drouth, which can 10 q very great MEASURE b
prevented by deep plowing. Win farmers tr,
the experiment OF few burrows Of the subsoi
pillow through the field to I've planted with corn
and watch the effect upon the crop,
ECONOMY IN CArrtrFEEpiso.--The time vii
come when feeding cattle with pitchfork will
he considered slovenly farming, even though the
hay may be put 10 racks or feed-boxes just ~
sloyenly as il Is now thought to be TO carry i.
out 10 armfnls and throw it down upon the
ground perhaps that. too, halfleg deep In mud.
The time will come. though slowly, when no
one hut q slovenly farmer viii think d feeding
hay or straw until il has passed through . cut.
ting engine and the time will come when oil
good farmers will grind their hay into meal
Just rs good farmers do now their corn. because
they will discover tina; hay meal is Just as much
more valuable than coarse hay Is corn meal is
more valuable than the whole grain. When
both are ground and daily mixed, then. aud not
till then, shall W learn the true economy oi
csttlefeedine,
To IsrKovE SEED PorAroEs.-CHAst.s
SnAogR. of ST. Louis. recommends the following
essily.tried method Of improving potatoes. 50 n
to restore them to tho original soundness, rich.
ness and meslincss Of this valuable root;
The plan is this Keep back some seed po-
tatocs for six or seven weeks sfeer the usual
time Of planting. say til the lest week OF June
or the frst week Of July. and then plant and
cultivate them the same q stock potatoss.--
The will grow until The irost wishers the vines,
when they should be dug. AZ they have not
had time to mature they win b quite small
not more than an inch Or a inch and half
through but they should Ill b carefully gath
cred. and kept sajs from frost through The win.