, 1869-02-10

-haucc TO make more out OF this little thlag
Than you can make out OF your farm la two
years BY The hardest kind Of work. Al you
have to do Is TO make ia Of these machines
and sell them sor. the small sum Of
j. IS done Wen. sH We dida't quito s 80
II, but our neight,or A.. did. for i1
times ptst be had worked ut the bench, and
this would give hun good winter job: Its
pota was Given payable l1 one year, With In
terest, Tor one hundred dollars.
Mr. B. sold tic note lor colt considered !
worth stventy.ayc dollars, and, leh The town
with The colt, happier man. Mr. A. made
one machine at 4 cost OF material and labor
Of over twenty-fye dollars, and spent oycf
Week In trying TO SOW his twenty ceres Of
wheat and oats With It, but with very indif.
nele hbors, md ilually paid the note By work
Ing ont ~ the day, To the neglect Of bis own
crops. The loss footed up as follows:
Note hnd interest. o1e aid hall year5. ......SlNo
tEA EAeGs aue MaAlpR....... .................... y
LOIS On crop bj Unequal seedinK .........'... 10
Two dass cAnvassinE town to sell machlue... 4
Total tash lots.................. .,...,..,..$16o
And this Is about the average result of
farmers getting rich out of patent rights. It
Is not part Of his business, for, as d farmer,
he Is the producer Of the raw material, the
manufacturer to pnt It In shape for u se, and
the dealer 10 distribute it. Each Is to act his
part III the drama Of life.
Our County Fairs should be rendered useful
schools N many respects. Let ns give up
pected with other Industries.
While on the subject OF fairs, 1t would be
well to look at the premium list of the
EN- Z COUNTY FAIR.
Coln, noL less than ten acres, SIS. to j. n.
Gibbs 11o SO bushels. Number OF entries,
eight, OILY three making returns.
MODE or CULTURE.
The soil is ordinary prairie ground, Flowed
eight inches deep; time Occupied in plowing,
tour days, with one man and team; variety
Of corr, large white. The corn WAS In drill
rows, three feet ten inches apart, ard hills
thilty;tWo inches apart IN the rows; time
ot Dag one man and team occupied one
day III narrowing corn astride the row, when
corn was about three inches high. Corn
ploEed three times With Stafford cultiva-
tor ; time occupied In blowing, one man
three, and team three aud a halt days. Whole
amount Of time occupied, one man aud team
nine and one-fourth days; one man and four
horses one-half day.
bushels
Potatoes, halfacre, $500. Lyman West. 1ao
bushels, teing 2i0 bushels per acre. unto1.
l1AdttJ5 luE fuGlGLf Is not given.
James Ackissick makes q return Of ten
acres OF corn, properly certified as to amount
OF product, but without statement ot labor,
Yield per acre, IS bushels. Alsn, one-halI
acre Of potatoes, which yielded III bushels.
/ SWEET CORN.
The culture Of this corn is no: well under
STOOD, even by market gardeners, who often
! fay OF stand. 1hayc often been annoyed al
failure for family use and hare been at los!
tor 1he cause. The great difficulty Is 10 tht
terminating, even when raising my own seed
anu taking great pains with 1t. At one time
NOT three or Jour years was particularly
successful, SO much 90 that ! sold serera
bushels OF seed to the dealers. which wa
| pronounced first rate. The seed had bee,
gathertd carly, aud Epread ont on the uppc
noof of the coTnhouse to cure. It was pu
through common hand-sheller aud sent X
market The third year complaints cam
that fhe seed was not as go-d, resulting In
| poor stand, but this was attributed to tn
bad condttton Ct the ground but, on tryin,
It In the greenhouse, not half OF II woull
grow: The seed all worked we'll, but snellc'
a little musty.
in barrels for shipping. Early g April 1 ia, la
orders to ship 1t, md proceeded to put th
heads In barrels Tor the purpose, but found
slight, covered with white mould, and d
turning 1t out. OF the barrel found It dam
and the same mould al through it.. tn
whole was poured out to dry, and to test /
handful was taken to the grcen- house, bu
not one grain Of 1t would grow. After dry
Ing few days the monld disappeared or
white dust, and tho grnin looked as fair q
ever; Il was again tried and tuilcd, and va
fed out to the pigs.
That spring ! purchased peck direct Of
scedamau, and another peck at etor
IN Chicago. The first vas total failure, an
the latter nearly 90. Since then have faIlc
OF good stand, in almost every case OF pu
chase, and find that this complaint is genera
In looking back over these results au sal
teGed Just where the difficulty lies.
1n my case, It was the ehclling aud pacl
Ing IN barrels, that slightly heat tue corn,
oyinced by the white mould; but subsequci
drying nud WinnoWing will take away a
appearance Of damage, and tho seod lool
bright Us ever. therefore the corn shoul
be kept spread out in the left until the tin
and on arrival sprcnd the seed out 10 d,
loft. In all cases tue socd should be teste
for II may mould In the car before belog tul
dried In the faco. To avoid thls It Is often
KILN DRIED,
which is good plan II carefully attended, /
but have no doubt that large amoants Of
have been DESTROYED by thls process.
eecdsmcn should test thclr corn In d box
earth or fIowcr.pot, TO guard against frau
for they caun't tell from appearance whcth
it Is Of value or not.
Inst yearI planted orer bushcl Of see
. but With tho exception oil two small! pac
. ages l1lled Of stand, and tho result |!
have yet 10 louk up my seed for the comil
j. ecason, but shall buy Of no one who Ii
! not tested tho seed. and who will not sht
until the order Is received for shipping.
1havc conycrsed with several sccismcn
the subject. aud who consider 1t one OF Il
vagasica Of this gratn that Is lnhcroht In
l al aaffafyT that Nnr
, kept In Just as good condition tor ssed as O.
common 1cld corn. The good, careful wi
:, who hangs up bali a dozen cars in Il
: kitchen. and which she shclls rs
l. planted, seldom falls Of q stan
aas alad sS1s esa 81 @ III Nsz sEi to The he pots
crop III Importance Ia q full supply Of swe
corn, and when we once master the nrt
tusuring a good stand, and make week
y paintings until the last Of June, so as to ha
!. succession, it will hold high position
u any Ii. chen. garden in the Suite. When
seed purchased, we need not wonder tt
u people neglect to plant more It.
) There Is one other thing that We must tn
"a into consideration, aud that is that the Sc
y 4 must have warm soil, or 1t will not Ct
% like common field corn, but The seed II
ing Of some hardy, quick maturing corn,
y our early roasting ears. The fremont G
% dens have also pursued this course, BY pla
n ing white dent com that has given 20
y r. satisfaction, Several acres OF this corn :
- planted on the Industrial University Farm
tsst Its value for lats PLANTING: We 81
IS for when cut down By frost 1t has remar
: bic vitality, and will 5000 recover. We n
g have cur gardens large enough to giye us
y ample supply of roasting ears. and Iii
n left over fer drying for winter !
r. In the garden, We shall be able to extend
:. usefulness, as We add such valuable produ
- as sweet corn to Its staples for sweet c,
y coutalus many OF tue elements Of meat 70
~ equa4 in value, in many respects more
= ccptable and decidedly cheaper.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HORTICULTURAL
- C1ETY.
y This society meets ut Aurora on the Il
~ 17th and lSth list. A large ATTENDANCE
- expected. Subjects of great lmportancs
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