Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-23
Agricultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

LACKING OKEEN CORN Fol! MARKET. - nc
following method OF packing corn for mar
ket is recommended by several market
gardeners, WHO supply large canning cstab-
lislments: The ears OF corn arc thrown
| intiscrin'inatcly in barrel, the number of
ears, however. being carefully kept, until
| IL IL filled within six or eight inches of the
top, when the whole is finished up with a
number of good large ears placed upright
the point Of the ear downward. After these,
last cars are fitted in nicely, the butts arc.
driven down with the flat side Of a piece OF
board Two ictt long by eight inches vide
THIS mctilod Keeps the corn III its place in
| the barrel, and prevents it from bc,n, in
iurcd while in transit. When corn is in
tended for open market, it can he nackcd
in truck-baskets holding from four to xiv
dozen ears, tho whole finished off in the
manner described above. He,uih ma
Home.
GREAsINa WAGONS. Few people fully
appreciate the importance OF thoroughly
lubricating the axles, etc, of wagons and
carriages, and still fewer know what are
the best materials and the best methods OF
applying them. A wcll-made wheel will
| endure common wear from ten to twenty
five years. if care is taken to nse the right
kind and proper amount of grease; but il
this matter is not attended 10. they will be
used up III five or Six years Lard should
never be used on a wagon for it will pcnc-
tratc the hub, and work it's way out around
the lemons OF the spokcs, and spoil the
wheel. Tallow is the best lubric4.tor for
wooden axlc-trces, and castor oil for iron
just grease enough should be applied to
the spindle of a wagon to give it light
coating; this is better than more, for the
surplus put on will work out ut the ends,
and be forced by the shoulder-bands and
nut washers into the hub around the ont.
side of the boxes. TO oil an axle-trcc, frs,
wipe tho Hpi,ldle clean with cloth wet
with spirits Of turpentine, and then apply
a few drops Of castor-oil near the shoul.
ders and end. One tea-spoonful is sutli-
Gent for the whole.-M.
WHAT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES HAVE AC
coMrI lsNEp. - Hon. Andrew D. White
President Of Cornell University, in his re-
cent address on agricultural education
gives the following examples Of what aer
cultunsl colleges have accomplished i,
France. II tAeiY influence is such there
why uay it not be the same, here?
SIN 1918, De Dombasle established til,
Agricultural College of Royille... For somf
years that establishment was a blessing Il
Fnnce. Records of ita practical and ex
pe1imenta! agriculture We're published, ani
with tho best effects; but at last Dombaslt
had sunk in health and fortune and the
college stopped. 1t was spoken Of as 6
failure. Was. it failure? Two young
men quietly went out from it and wrote a1
answer on the soil Of France--wroto il
in letters so: deep and wide that il
will never be effaccd. The first of these
young men went upon the barrtn hcatls o.
Brittany took over 1900 acres, brought te
bear upon it the science and practice he
had learned at Rowville, anil produced d
noble, fertile farm. That farm is now the
seat of an agricultural college, and a cen
ter from which has raliateil scientific ani
practical knowledge for the reclamation @
all that part Of france. Another pupil
NJ. ReYieIa, event forth. He went TO til,
southeast of France. There he found
near the confluence Of the Rhone ant
Saone, district. of 81 square leagues,
marsh, supposed to be irreclaimable, wit,
i Il seanty population, dying Of fever. Fl.
took farm Of 1000 acres, applied meth
DDS harmed ct Rovillo, and reclaimed it il
a:years. The reclamation Of he;remainde
followed, the fever rate sank from 20 pc
!. OF. to per ct. Of the farm hands, and th,
y; district is now the scat of thrifty, health,
! foPu1ANIphS AAtA Ala lilly 4A2USL VI II SIn1lu
the agricultural college Of La SauIsaie.
centro of scientiAaand practical knowledc
for all that part of France. :.
: AT the Imperial College of Grignon the
a showed me a mapof France, oil dottedovet
Each OF these dots reprcsentel q graduate
There they were in every corner of tn
country, each man thoroughly trained j,
the best science, and practice of agricul
: tuse, and Justly indeed is that institution
proud Of their character and influence"
FALL PLoUaHNG.- Farmers generally ar
not aware Of the great benefit derived from
it's usefulness, they aye anaccountably dc
: linqueAt, short sighted, OR worse in neglect
ing it to snch an extent. tt should be a
E much the regular business of tho farmer il
! tho fall to plough upall the:land he design
| to cultivate the next season, as to SOW, O
, plant. or harvest, in their respective sos
sons. We're he impressed with its advan
J tages, he would net leave 1t to be done
, convenient, or to be taken hold of whel
!, the teams and hands could not be set a
work elsewhere; but would do it anyway
getat it early and keep at it until it was done
Al One great benefit derived from it is the
, increased fertility which results from it.
, opens up the soil TO the influences of the al
and weather at q season when the atmos
phere is charged with large amount 4
those gases and vapors, generally absorbe
, | by the earth. Where the ground is throw
i up loose at this season, this material wi
:: be stored up for future use In create
amount. We have no doubt bnt that Z goo
share of the benefit, thought to be the re
from the extra amount of nutriment ful
, 1,ished by the land on account of this fa
/. blowing. Thus it is a cheap way to ma
nure, and for this alone it would pay well
Besides this, where tho soil is light an
: the fall rain fills up the interstices, the nc
ton Of the frosts Of winter carries on til
, disintegration and further subdivision {
the materials. Of the soil; which, adds esse1
: TALLY to its productive energy the comm
, season. Where land is plowed in tho ia
, lit is always in q condition to be Worke
a earlier in the spring; the surface waite
evaporates and drains off, SO that it is dr
some days sooner than when packed dow
hard. Every farmer knows that this is
, very important consideration; for. these fe,
: days usually add much to the quantity r.
! ccived, and give great security against t.
) tai failure, if the season should be unfavo1
, able. 1t also contributes materially to til
success of a crop by the destruction of injr
rious insects, that have taken up their VIII
ter quarters; thrown up at this season, my
raids Of worms and insects: and eggs nj
, destroyed, and great loss prevented.
= also aids in keeping tho farm free frol
I weeds; by throwing up the roots of the pr
rennials, where the frosts of winter wi
destroy their vitality; by covering the seed
, of tho ANNALS. it causes them to germinat
in the fall, and they are also killed by III
frosts.
! On our clay lands to al the foregoing az
n vantagcs, we may add that, in some seasons
it is the only way in which wo can wor
, them successfully. Though this kind {
soil is the most productive of any we have
in favorable years, yet often, and rery Otter
q the spring opens wet and backward, and
il necessary to work the land wet or put o
the seeding until it is too lato; the result
, II poor crop in either case; the land bake.
a if wet; if dry, it is out Of season. Sue
a land should always be plowed in tho tal
Even if wet, plowed then it will not bals,
the freezing and thawing will pulverize
thoroughly, leaving it in a condition to Il,
out early in tho spring.
= Again. blowing Mt this season, does muc
. to relieve the l,ross Of work III the sprins
A thrifty farmer will always find plenty t
:, do, but the opening of the year naturall
brings great amount Of labor, crowded {
:, necessity into 4 small space Of time.
the farmer drives the work, and not til
!, work the farmer, no will find more time
,, do this in the tall than in the spring. A
objection has been raised that heavy rain
, nnd SHOWS pack down the soil, so that it
: not in us good condition to receive t.
= seed. Some seasons are worse in this II
sl,crt than others, but tho remedy is &
hand; 90 over it with q cultiyatOr or drn
and it will be in good shade again. Eve