Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-08
Selection Of seed Corn.

Mr.. MAUNsEL. WHITE contributes the following ar
ticle to the New Orleans True Deta It should be a
matter of careful consideration and experiment with
every corn planter TO get variety suited to his soil
and climate in the first place. Having got a variety
toerably well adapted to the circumstances of his
cultivation then his selection of seed should be d-
rected to the Improvement of points in which he may
find the chosen sort deficient. In the general mix
ture Of which Mr.. WHITE is making trial he may
have his trouble well rewarded by falling on one or
more very good crosses among 50 many We shall
he glad to hear of his success.
For some years past have been experimenting
with Indian corn, with view of testing the various
descriptions as to obtain kind exactly to my
mind. have tried every kind that has been recon-
mended as prolific and otherwise suitable
TuscarOra, Bread Flour, Baden, White Flint
Yellow Flint, Sugar, Peabody, besides sam
pies from the Patent Office, and the common
Yellow Flint Creole to determine, from actual
experiment, the best suited TO soil and climate
prepared my land for these various seeds careful
ly kept each variety distinct, and had the cultva-
ton duly attended to; yet no results commensurate
with the care and labor bestowed rewarded my
endcGvoTs Despairing Of any special success
directed on the gathering of last years crop, the
selection of the choicest of each variety indis
criminately to be put away for seed | again took
especial pains in the preparation of the land for
seeding commencing on the 18th of February my
seasons planting without any particular regard 10
the color description Of seed. The season has
not been very favorable the drought up to this date
continuing almost without intermisson vet the plant
has hOurlshed, and the subscriber sees this mo-
ment four hundred acres covered with crop aver
gng per stalk from one to twelve ears The num-
Der Of stalks having the larger number are of
course few-still there many with four or five
fine, healthy ears, and three quite common If
these should maure-and they look as if they might
the subscriber intends TO take the most prolific for
seed and thus test by experiment the result of such
selection If any planter wishes to make a similar
trial. some of the seed will be given him appica-
tion for we all know the Importance Of having corn
that will be both good and prolific under fair cult
yaton.'
Hints about Fruit Culture,
From the American Farmer
The planting season being Just ahead of us, we do
hope that our hints may induce some few to do
the good deeds of planting fruit trees shrubs and
vines. We believe it the duty of every head of a
family TO provide fruit for his or her dependents
Most people lie ripe fruits their natures craze it ard
will not be denied. This reminds of one aspect
of the subject that do hope some ADLER pen than
ours will notice. We aude TO fruit stating. Many
who cannot obtain fruit honestly, get it they can
and unprlncipled people-both white and black
steal 1t for their own and the supply Of those
who do not rals tie. And great many wellmeaning
people, who would spUrn the thought of dishonesty
do not hesitate TO buy fruit from very quesOnable
sources. We repeat it, the head of every family
should provide an abundance of fruit for the family
! dePendancetand thus while dscharging home duty
he viii perform an act Of simple justice to his more
provident neighbor.
The operations Of budding and grating are ex-
eeedingly simple; any person of ordinary intelli-
gence, past the age OF twelve, easily learn to
| perform them. But we advise all these who have
not pretty good supply of bearing trees on hand
to lay in Immediately goody number Of two year
old trees from some reliable nursery. and then to
keep up supply by their own work in budding
| and grating We love this kind of work and speak
| from experience. We prefer two year old frees
! decidedly to one year old trees True YOU NAV get
one year old trees for ten cents apiece while at the
same time you will have 10 pay 20 cents apiece for
! two wear old trees. But remember these two year
old trees come into bearing year sooner than the
! others and make much stronger growth; more
over it is surely worth 10 cents TO manure, work
| prune and care for tree for twelve months. We
have moved apple, pear peach and many other kinds
. OF fruit trees OF three years OF age, and always
I bore fruit the first year. BY all means have
/ succession of apples from the earliest to the
( latest We urge this. both from the pleasure and
profit to be derived from IT. About the pleasure
of good fruit all seasons, some OF US tR0Ir, and
ali agree Some, however, we presume, are not
/ convinced Of It's profit they would raise more
! of II. We risk the assertion that there Is no
crop more profitable than the apple; as feed
for farm stock it is nutritious and healthtuL
We know that some people say that cows and hors-
Cs must not be allowed to eat apples, because the
acid f. ON them VIII mt their teeth on edge" We
will simply state our experience: As soon as the
apples are as large walnuts, we daily send out
the little chaps and have them all picked up. We
feed them to the geese and other poultry the mich
COWS and the hogs. We have them mashed with
mallet for the poultry, which eat them sreedIy,
and yield US IN return an ample supply of eggs,
young fowls and feathers. We feed them. once
day, TO the cows, at the rate Of a bushel to each
COW. and very soon the milk becomes yellow, creamy
and abundant and the butter sweet, firm, yellow
and plentiful. We believe that every one agrees
that apples fine food for hogs. In the summer.
| when the pOughing season is over our horses eat
apples al will; we have never examined their teeth,