The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-29
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.l
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.,, Aug. -.



Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.l
CHAMPAIGN, H., Aug. -.
CORN.
On the 1st Of August the wet weather thu,
had so interfered with the harvest had stimu.
iated the growth of corn to q wonderful ex-
tent, and the prospect was highly fatterine.
A few days later and the rains or rather floods
had been resumed, when it became evident
mat the crop on low or fiat land would be Sc
Tlously injured. Add to this hot scaldino sun.
shine between the falls of rain and we have \
condition of things that cannot be otherwise
than serious. In the meantime the ROLLING.
well drained land held the crop well. and on
tins Will be good yield. The crop will he
July up to the promise in June, which was
mat OF nearly or quite an average one; but
had the rains ceased the first Of August. it
would have been immense. Now we must he
content with good fair average crop on all
well drained land, and very light one on the
iiat land, portion of which has been entire
ly scalded out
OF the crop of 1865 there will be but n
shght surplus beyond feeding purposes in the
central part of the State.
The old corn has been pretty f,Ilv u.-l,a..
ed and what is left is badly damaged in the
open CRIBS. 1t would appecr that the losses
IN this direction are little needed bv large
class OF farmers 1t is true that there issa
steady improvement, mainly by the new
corners from the East; but the '.old settlers
Keep on IN the even tenor OF their wav mas
lure Their hogs IN the grove or on the prairie.
let their calves run with their cows mn, mn
their corn in rail pens innocent of n roof %
70 town Saturdays, imbibe more or less. 90
nome with copperhead paper in their pocket
anu suspicious jug in the bottom Of their
wagon. Such men learn economical habits
Out slowly and then only through their mock
Inc loss py rotten corn this season would
nave put a good board roof on every corn.
crib in Central Illinois. A pen of eleven. foot
rails will hold on an average three hundred
pusheis OF corn to make a double roof of
boards would require three hundred feet of
ooafus' costing at the station about EIGHT dol
lars, or trlffe over two cents bushel for the
corn protected in one season: bnt tboso
boards will last for ten years at least. tbns
making the cost but q. fraction of a cent on
the bushe 0e"s vi
IN looking at the market rates for corn. II
Is quoted' No. |, or sound corn. ere: M } |
OF tribe weathered, 63c: and rejected. or |
lnoie seriously weathered, bat from which the |
~, CORN mas peen thrown lout, G0c. Here |
III, ,neh - q leSson directly appealing to the
pocket OF the farmer. and vet to a areo, -
tent unheeded. In the Northern c6nnt;as r.
IN, ,n state, and in the settlements alone ~
iulhois river, we see little of this los e.,
me great corn zone of Central Illinois !, on
pears TO be the rule rather than tho o~oop
ton. ''o eAcep'
look to the daily papers of the city r.
cvIrect inns and other similar evils IT,
class who stand in need of these lessn,s l IN
uon take purely agricultural paper. far hi.
"oa = smack too much of book farmino hnt
on Saturdays they do take home with tbepn
SOME one OF the city dailics, though most
Spnefaiiy some democratic e. sheet bnt -
s;oneli, ohtain 'he market reports, they occa-
,bnra nave a little light break in mon
IT, ~ ieaolhg OF No. and rejected corn
lhey are imbibing new ideas at the J;st io1
school, and comparing the difference hetrr
farm thrifty and farm shiftless e'"eei
Inc season has given a costly lace,
'Pen CRIBS, and thrown out numerous b;nta
-, u u. carly planting and the free uss
OF the two-horse sulkev cult;vators ose
" la' we viii the corn crop is the great fea
lule "a llfhois farming, To which an Oh.
are but secondary. With the nrassn. o a,,
ae" iahroad ireights, We must grow i !.
. ss oos' Oh iaoor save Il in better cond;t;on
. We make but little profit on It's production
WHEAT. /.
Mose farmers charge the rainy weather with c
.ie large loss on their crop but this should a
pot oe, Tor IN many cases the cron i e.,i
soq S order BY stacking in time eu ~
ne practice that so generally prevails \
arg portion Of the State of .threshing f ~
,he neid' Is very bad one, and lasod IN
i ss uses every year. As soon as the yro;,
- si'"S'e,'iy cry, which is usually tho Sasaa
into stoet I,'e Up Delng ent' 1T should be put
tho suaat; Ia u'ls condition it goes thro,ssh f.
'he swearing process, and in three tn > ss
weeks VIII be ready to thresb. WLa,. SUIT =
70 stand out IN the field waiting CO. ~ I,o@eo .
chihe 10 come around, it gets L,ora -, i ,'a
" ea'Hereu, even IN the absence of rain VII.
III oouiu We expect other than LARGO ios
"nen Tue weather prevented threshin, Go CO
ooAs' anu lie weeds in the stubhle HI b
srowt 70 oyertop the standing shocks Y 1aa
suIl Is lne case IN large numberof the ora;r
nelus. waiting for the machine; th;s e saa i
sou, nus proved but sorry business aud :
roo of,an ~ me expensive lessons that farm.rs
\ most valuable rnla l. - -. IL
IS fast as 1t is ready, without wa;,:. gram d
he cutting; and nine times n,', 20 .hn'sh
slli De the gamer Wheat : Sell;nn zen you
iepol at all figures from. st,v ~ ae a. me
ana NIFTY cents busLsl. This dfar e hundred
III me universal cnality, but n ~ e'oe Is not
ianaiing II, or rather in the tmc sc aaasr OF
lnu 'nreshing Little ofthis can be at, ,tthng :
Q the use Of barns, for these are few aa
'etween, but the loss is in most cases anu lar
taceaole to that original habit thresbna t sy
ne snock. One would suppose that tx from
ensive lesson of this year would be- hsraaea. ]
'eeoea put when we consider-that the vases
%. ss;. 'aaugnt the same facts, We must have
Ii VIII be safe tn sav thot a. =
,r ~; o"e W soy tnat the wheat cron u
ne halt, If not two-thirds, by tho csua isas' 70
'rrsd 70; in fact there is but little No 49, re-
Al this part Of the Stafa AZ ~ ~ wneat