Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-10-14

dart harvest. II Il cannot. We should b
provided with substitute adapted to sea.
soss Of shorter dsrstios. The chief oh.
jet sIssys beiss 70 prodses fully mstur.
ed grain.
Proper esss 10 the selection Of seed
from tie crop is too Often neglected. The
farmer who suffers bis corn to remain in
tSe 6eN until mid-vinser. exposed to chill.
ing rains and severe cold, and then selects
bis seed from the crib when needed for
planting. may With safety nske bis ar
rsngemests for . second planting, while
bis more csstioas neighbor il culsivstiog
besidss having fsir prospect Of garner
ing crop Of immstsre, FROST bitten grain
in the fall. The seIscti0s Of the seed will
occupy the early attention Of the prudent
farmer. A. soon - It Is sufficiently sd.
vsnced TO germinats, snd before the ap.
peArsuce Of frost. be will 20 through
bis field and carefully select . sufficient
quantity Of the choices. ears; he will
brsid the busts together and hang them
up 10 bis loft, ready for use when required
Much Of success depends upon the proper
snd timely preparation Of the ground.
When the season for planting strives, the
ploughing should he done. Circumstances
do not always admit Of this, and i, is a
matter worthy Of consideration whether il,
would not be better 70 adopt the p'sn Of
preparing the ground in the !all, 80 thai
the spring work will consist simply Q. fur.
rowing j: out and planting. A practice
which canno, he too strongly reprebended
is that Of neg'ecting the proper cure Of
the crop. Once fully ma;sred, there can
be no reason for delay in cribbing. Ifsuf
fered TO remain in the ield until winter,
or even spring, As Is sometimes p,sc.iced,
the loss from destruction is very larg.
per centage-.he crop 10 Invariably seri-
ousiy damaged. tine pastarage Of the Geld
is lost and the labor vastly increased.
For such ,hriftless farming there is no ex.
cuse. The actual loss would much more
than deiray the expense Of employing help
TO secure the crop at reasonable time.
In the cultivation Of ~bes; but little in.
formation can be CLEANED from our sxpe
rience. A limited quantity Of fair spring
wheat vas raised dsrpg the pre.en. sea.
son. There WAS no choice Of seed, the
farmers being compslled to SOW such a.
wss within their reach. The encourage
ment WAS sufficient. however, TO remove
any doubt a. 10 the success Of this croo.
Of the importance Of attention to the ear.
" cultivation Of wheat it is scarcely nee
esssry to speak. The amour, snnuslly
expended BY the inhsbi,ant, Of Woodbury.
county for Gour is probably not less than
$lj, 900. This sum should he distributed
among osr farmers. and we may no, hope
for success in our vocation until we are
able to supply all home demands for *
ricuIturai products. The seve rite. Of our
winters, and the absence OF snox TO pro
teet the seed, are seripUs obstacles to the
cultivation Of fall wheat. yet they shodId
not deter Us from making the effort. We
should be encouraged by the fact that the
best wheat 10 produced in higher la,i
iude than ours. We should seek the best
and most hardy varieties af Canadian or
other northern wheat for seed. and give
the subject fair test before coming to Z
conclusion.
OF oats, We are warranted in saying.
that. 10 quantity aud quality, We can pro
duce crops equal to those Of ans portion Of
the western country.
For grass, no country exce's ours, and
but few can equal il. The spontaneous
growth upon our rrsiries has to grea, ex
tent superseded the necessity Of any a,ten
ton to the cultivation OF the different VA
rieties. Hungarian grass has been cult.
vated during tbs present season, ard is
found 70 attain its fullest periec,ion.-
There scarcely remains . doubt but this
will become one Of the mott important pro
ductions Of the west. It's enormous yield.
the exubersnce Of its seed, the large per
centage Of nutriment it contsins, snd il.
rspid growth and early maturity are quail
i,ies that commend il strongly to our a,.
tention. Il would seem far superior TO
Timothy. save only in the additional labor
Of annual sowing, and in the absence OF
the rich ta!! passursgs which the latter af
70 rds.
Potatoes, and the variou, other vegetables
Of our climate are readily grown and equal
hose Of any part Of the world. In this de-
pastment, as 10 every other pertaining TO
the farm, no pains should be spared in the
selection Of seed. The difference 10 the 70
risty and quality Of the fruit Of our apple
orchards are not more marked than sre
those which are found " exist in potatoes.
The intelligent farmer viii select ono 70
ricty with reference " early maturity. IN,
osbss ios the sbsods 20 u yield. another
los their qualities for ~..,er sss, having
always 10 sies the sdsp,s.ion Of quality "
The particular purposes for which hs in
tends their use.
Limited expssinentss seem " indicate thst
sas swsst po.stos msy be prol.sbIy cul,i-