, 1860-12-29
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Correspondence Of tho Chicago Tr!huus.l
CHAXrAlcN, Ill, Dec -. 19Co.


cRANF1cN, Ill, DEC =, 1so.
WHAT cRor STALL We SEED AFTER.
cons,dcrntle discpssion I,as bean had M to |
.,, 80 .:,.,. ..-.,.t, =: so,i 49,, ~
t"e oe9' c1pp "''n "nss' ~ ea ao'A
meado" ana pasture. one oi our Guy 'a1"'
writer's recommends oats as tie best, from the
f,,t +ho+ tba he..v f,,,orc ron1d shu1c fha
''e' 'na. lne neA'y louao "ou4a a.,, sn1us ,'ss ~.
young piaats' oa1s' rs III la'lo''S "sn Aao"'
when the crop Is good, has such large
,,,onn+ of 1eavcs That tho ,r,ound Ii so COM
49,. I'll. s.,, ,z.,,r ,,o,c.tb
p1eteiS shaaea that notuns GU a4o" oea-a.A
It; OF II 1t survives, 1t Is With sick15, 1eeole
eristenec. For this reason, we would never
.a.,.....:a, ~: :. ! xt,+,h,s c,oo with which
ieeonaisnu S~S1 10 u ''A''19'-
to seed down.
WINTER WHEAT is much better crop for
,13. ,r,,>o.- and ,r,an orass or clover seed Is
,.,,
so"n op LIE nsnt sno"''' - sau pe 0oae A.
better than when the gronha il oafe' lo1 Will
the sno" 1t Is easily seen "ne1nes OF no e'efs
mart Of the ground IL corcrcl-a very fmpor-
t,nt mint in tbe seedIner of prass lands. But
T., .,o.t,,
"4hteF 'wheh1 Is not always al naao Ill LUG ho'tn
half Of our State, and We must then choose
some other crop. 1t the farmers meetings
80, =. 81. ~ ,,.+ ctn4,
ue." - o' .1. -
ralf, several persons cofnplalneo tAas ucii
grass seed had failed, and IN some cases, aftcr
It had come M it died out, In the south part
,f tbe &. ,+e winter .xbeot Is ,,v,vs or nearly
o,,v,re tho ,r,, 1r;t1 which the
"@"s, :.
meadows are seeded. NOW, NC IN
sist that the grass will always be
..pod stand If The sced be GOOD. and that It be
80 - 1fsn,,, re ~-,ea srnd
so"" ns'ois '"0 n1s. "a A4 -,
Ia over year Ole, brt little oi II VIII grow,
hence nc hare 1uuumerablc failures with old
seed, Grass seed needs no narrowing after
-. r.t
sowing, but It must be so"n oelotc tne 1'oes
ceases ito pulyerizc the eurfacc- After the
.-~o,.1 t. .o.+,aa g. ro,,or sbou,d In r,as.ei
eoa . ssstA~"' '0~A a..
over lac field to more pefieeti5 pc1'csl&o LII
surface, for such small seeds rs the gTasscs re-
o,;rr +b,t 4be soi1 1,c in verv fine ti,th. On
41A~ S ~ ~ -. ..,. ,,r ~
tae sssstsn WHY sois y. IssP'' .o4 ~
7. II. l. Alton Railroad, it is highly Important
to SOW carly, Is the heat of the sun on this
:o;, ;s .nt,, lint ,,H}ess the plants arc we'll
~. ,..c... ~ 49, -, T. .,,,.,, ,a-.,ccd
soolea pe1ofe LUG sea4oh - lnae'
d,ontb i. M think 4his will account to our
a~1sA' ~ ...., ,aaz
southern fr1ends TOT tneir on lci,eatea oSs "
seed In tue central anu norm part - .ne
State Spring. Wheat y probably the most .,' COZ
ven'ent aid best OF AL our crops 10 seca WIN.
It Is sown 10 carly that the grass anu cover
u well ssarted curing tne cooi, ML oass ss,o, =,
spring. and Us fht grain gives II only Pa..taa
,l17o1rg, 1t continues u sro"' auu VIII ui!en
be iounu covering the gIouna WIN tn'sh w.
ma: OF SsEase- -and mnch Of u neauea , out ~ tns
:l:lc ol Garscsl, anu 1tti ~. 'S9l, p!ouus :,t
largo amount OF feed Not so whcn soWil VIII
the cat crop, with whiel: It survives! IL
makes but feeble Sro"th. IN sowlns WIN ~
spring wheat, it should 9e sown a1er 1ne nal ~.
owing is complete ana rohen; oasle,' to5
the same reason, Is also Eaiuaoie Grop ~ seeo
with. Hungarian G1ass ana nuek"neat ar r.
worthless FOR this purpose; me iatsness st o.
the sowing and their dense foliage IS ucs1fuct-
sons practice seeding in August and the trst
of SeDtembeF. by blowing hastubtle, but tllis
practice We look UPON rs expensive anu mol US