The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-09

hardly probable that they will be willing to
spare him from their midst another winter,
but will insist upon his remaing at home
hereafter.
P.S. Mr.. Doozenbury did not write
or pay for this sketch. e
Legislative Agricultural Meeting.
The Club met in the Representatives Hall
on Monday evening last, and good mum.
Der were present. Col. Stevens, President,
in the Chair.
CAN DENT CORN BE GROWN HERE?
Mr.. Ford asked Could good Dent corn
be grown here
Mr.. Shrewsbury said in reply that it could
and in shorter time than several degrees
southwark. A Mr.. Ames, on Crow river,
had tried all kinds in his mill, and thinks
the Dent the best brought 10 it for meal.
The Flint gets damp and spoils. In the
Big Woods it Dent had done better than
other kinds. We can certainly raise as
good Dent corn here as anywhere-perhaps
not in luxurient perfection, but enough for
allipurposes. Dent corn cribbed in the
fall, rather damp, will freeze dry; Flint will
rot. He had never seen any mouldy Dent
corn.
J. w. Selby, of st. Paul, had raised corn
for several years, and had good crops. He
was of opinion, however, that Dent would
not grow well, but was liable to mould in
crib. When he had planted good seed be
had never failed of getting good crops. He
had never been troubled with frost, and
planted on May Goth or 25th, generally.
The dampness Of the base of the cob was
supposed to be the cause of moulding. His
crib was well ventilated.
THICK PLANTING INJURIOUS.
Mr.. Shrewsbury had generally raised from
80 to SO bushels, on land full of stumps. He
had planted too close, he thought-four feet
was about right five stalks in a hill. Two
will produce more weight of corn than four.
Corn planted thick and close shades the
ground-delays the growth, and Injuries the
corn. He tried "Jones' Yellow" ian In.
dian variety, which ritens in IS days. but
it ran to stalks, many of which were II feet
highland the corn did not mature. Corn
must be acclimated.
KING PHILIP CORN.
Mr.. Ford had tried the King Philip corn.
1t ripens well, but the blackbirds prefer it
on account of the open husk. He lost nearly
all OF it. He considered the Dent the best.
He had heard no complaints of its moulding
among his neighbors, and they raised 40,
SO, 60, and even 70 bushels to the acre, on
poor prairie soil, too.
CORN IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
Judge Dayton, OF Fillmore county, thought
if he wanted such success, be would have to
come farther North. He had got an aver
age of4O bushels, though, and had concluded
one great trouble was in getting good seed.
He had raised Dent successfully.
FROST IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
Mr.. Stock of Blue Earth Valley, thought
some other than the Dent had been most
successful in that district. The corn had
suffered from frost. The great frost of June
4th, cut down the young corn. and in the
fall again on September 4th, heavy frost
killed it. Corn has been known to grow
half foot in that region, for days together.
1yHE STALKS AS FODDER.
Mr.. Selby said that latitude had nothing
to do with frosts, it seemed, as he had never
been troubled with them. Last fall, up to
October 5th, there was none. He urged
farmers to save the cornstafks for fodder.
Cut them before they get dry, and they do
for food all winter. He fed COWS on them,
and made as excellent butter as on grass.
THE PROFIT OF CORN RAISING.
DR.. Brooks, of Winona county, had
bought, fenced, broke, and planted in corn,
six acres on the Whitewater, costing $3.50.
The FIRST crop was 400 bushels, worth 5000
Il thus netting him $50, while he had the
fodder besides. He spoke highly of the
"Canada" variety; ripens early, and is out
of the way of the blackbirds. Can be used
for seed without risk. Dent is not so safe.
SAVING SEED.
Mr.. Welles, of Fillmore county gave an
extended account of raising corn in that
region. He said in regard to saving seed,
it should be picked before it is glazed-it
may shrink up, and seemed as if spoiled, but
will grow. In reference to frost, the corn
on the high lands was injured.
THE VALUE OF EARLY PLANTING.
MF. + Oru Sdlu ~ was d pTOVtrU IudG OuG
week for corn in the spring is worth two in
the fall. Now to plant about May 18th to
Goth, would thus gain month in the fall
over corn planted June LIST, and get it out
of the way of frosts. In reference to frosts
he had learned that about twenty miles north
of this, frost never come during the mild
season, while to the Southwark they are
more frequent. On the highlands they are
not notised.
FROST IN THE SOUTHERN TIER.
Mr.. Langworthy, of Mercer county, said
that in his district, the frost in June killed
the corn down to the ground, and again on
Sept. 4, when it was in milk, destroyed it.
It was worse south of them in Iowa.
FROZEN CORN TURNING OUT WELL.
Peter Wilkins, of Sibley county, gave
some very interesting items of experience.
In 1857. an acre piece of corn on the farm
he bought, planted May 18th, was frozen on
the 4th of June, to the ground. He let it
be, and it grew again, and was the best piece
be had, and ripened earliest of any. The
18th Of May is the right time to plant. We