The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-08
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Psepara,.on ct seed Corn-scarecrow..

PrepaIatIcE Of seed Corn --scarecrows.
MrssRs. EDrToRs subscriber to the Co.
Gent, Hartford County, Conn, to whom
sent barrel Ofseed corn, asks Jne to an
swsr through the Co. Gent, the following
"Havc you method Of preparing the
seed for planting, to stimulate It's growth,
&, prevent ia beng destroyed by birds =
DO crows grow more bold every year with
us; Last wear scarecTcvs did no good, and
thSy were very destructive. Information
from you Will he than fuliy received
have tried for years in succession ali
Of the uostruus to prevent birds from Put
ling. worms fTCm eating, and sleeps oi va
rIous kinds 70 stimulate IL. growth, an. ma
that tlrriug thc seed uIaEt5 II tI't=sltiu1 10
birds; they will pun and eat hu; Ht'!e;
but a. 70 UCrtBS eating o. they seem " re-
i,h it equally ~ well. IAe sleeps To SUM
ul1te growth, rolling IN ~ sum c,aEouut
10 but LITTLE. You cannot make enough al
here to the seed TO make any VeFccstiH'e
d ference. and unless tLe sci and -casor e.
vor. the corn viii not come - well - II plan
ted DIV. For Instance, !! yon steep t!sr s--a
and alter planting, Il = very w.t AID ,o'Ir
IL vii not grow - wei, CT Il II = very Cly
IT will not come as well: tairiug IL vi! re-
tard its gernIjHation in any case For the
last five years have planted the sex! dfy,
recently hand Shelisd from the cob.
For scareorows, lhe bsst know "f l. a
few crows Shot and hung up ~ deterrent
parts Of the field by one ie-, or l=lt and
cats,I them in a;cd traps. Ia Eiy younger
DAYS, for ycarf these srarecrows wC-l ample
to keep OF birds. Every Yankee farmer
should have good gun and ammunition,
and know how 10 u.e L. Find all the crows
nests in your immediate IeiGhborLOOt, break
up their nests, seize their young, ana then
IS the time 70 shoot some OF the old ones
l once secured sixteen IN two hours. Go
over YOUR caru.i ID daily, and II the crows
have drawn any. Be there the next morning
by three o'clock with your artillery. or the
crow, w!lI be there before Won, and salute
the first conner with cold lead from your ear-
Is morning CUR, and Il YOU DO not succeed
IN ba..in. him. he AMI lis ucigi.borS - !
come To the conclusion that they had better
let that mans com alone Another way OF
keeping crows from your fed, Is by twin
Ing. String wool Irvine from stl!," T. stake
once in fifteen r0ws, directly over the TOW.
You can cultivate the first time. and let II
remain. Do the tEiuius Immediately after
planting, and il wound br rare 10 Lave a
Crow light or the field while the ,viue re
mains
Crows grow bold hy the cry Of their Young
for food, and by IraH being slack and easy ;
instinct teaches tarm whose com u viii do
10 pull. The fields sJr whiru crows have
50 strOu- taste, arr generally shallow and
half p'owe!, less than hall MANFRED, border
cd around ~ bushes, triers, ard weeds,
and oly.oScG ~ a mere .P1.o-v for a fence.
ears 20 one Of your l,.'re men had 81 field
with one Of those usiv borders, which al
WAYS have 4 great tendency = widen; ii
hoeiug sone wanted 10 noe the outside row.
tile a.t.rcats1u Ec;wee the boys would fa-
ally be settled by the old man saying, " u
,he devil Ike the side row, and a les,
years be hal the whole fed
Should the above mentioned sca~ecroEs
fail To- keep the crows from pull ing the corn,
soak other corn In rum or wLsk-y and
strychn;ne, ard scatter broadcast on the
field They, Ike the humans, vii Ike the
taste, hut a. certain IS they eat Of it they
die. You viii, IN mos. Of the liquor on sale
find enough strysAujuc. without adding more
to do the work for the gTcws.-H. ". LIS
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