, 1869-12-03

Preparation nj Corn I.npd-lkfdioE
Gultsv&sors->od corn and %u1uy
tutliSslsoFs-Sn Summer l5rcAktnE-
Drill II. Cllrc2 -R.otg I'tnntthy-
Ctier aad TsneEnx-fhc Corn Crop
-sEenAuE,n- Germ IN tho Grub
Observation-Disclosures OF Birds.
lrLtY OLE AGRICULTURAL CORRESPONDENT
C4AMrAtGS. H., Suv. u.
NEy EEE1IS, SspsaEon CuaasJ,l
llllnols, Nov. n, 1851.
A am reader Of TuE CHICAGO WEEKLY
TNBrSE, feel 81 tEuu7h had alreaty roric
your aequaE'aner. ash take this Opportunity 10
fhlE G t:r.. tH: c>-arI.i:a. tE.lri.,. E3ua:tt:
tare hetn rrstaent 81 Sarcatnon County exn1-
et,. 5csrs lt6t Fehtnsry. aero t. tat otc theory
or practice that Eon ?stomnc?Is ia your ean-sn.
n'canrs teai LAKE cxccptioIs til: ina the cdl-
tNIluf ( h9i"i ifepA1lr1 Elnatti Tor cur1 cf"as.
acyt'. will yo1 that II VIII 70 Tor the arst ssar or
trn ~h.ls ito ln.t II rev, kui after snak dchsar
t.. Irls !. the IT, Z! cora e;e~EIg secsioa, AID
ctcr ptowne. o. suaas!i.C, y tile W1tch *o'd for
4 seou cr,'i+ arsl aftkr zee E'':S ard hasro 1tn,
w:sca ,:rrs.i.th tn, tel.oS. :c :o:',lt set've!.
r!. w, 1n1 ahe stra:s:.' WY OF tee ro", tat.
lh:ir: .ht n sEosel +-Tt.e. Riding c4tfitator1
Eave saH faer day Nt:a Es, and are lonr tai12 TO
ltT !:'1.,
leu. t1;Lr..zcc In aels.cg c5sresro-Is ~!;a
4 few 4ssrs ago rlewci sha,ts fwo sr..a ct
ttEtble g1or1d tor .luck Ha.cEt s.ose ulss
lf:ts hsrEeE:i' Ta'.c:et1 the Fnt6 .I"! .toSt!,rd
btscsc tte s,or1: .1azr 1p, Il: q. the izEr.1s
one m! ahont sen te4't srars tant
| ntaat hare roolu 10 sAs8 thr.1.h oe:wceu lac
fr.oH he rsre as l'o:atnet about three lee. apart,
covering With harrow, Or hull tonSae-;aeF are
@ mere Iiap:e TO . wssn nut IN tie tpF.cs covered
the .a:tp,s- cur shr ahcst with 4 csaats- a.
as sen,e IS or Eof 5o cs, u
the tors CT The trccs, hrr rut OIL sor which ,saes
no' nat.i:all5 intuse them, though they Will rot
va n IN7 fykF F~37-t, kfh
tfen rlsr, 10 corn os ro'2taes-r'an;irg two
RVS OF statces. or orc OF cory. Il II h5s: 10 CIT
H. IT. :s,' I'd o s 25s h
woFta, Of Sase.v!c Thei we're III nee size, :rue
to ntne, and m excellent rejection. The Ecswick
10 eat. bu1 coo1s Ftr1 trs. aud u saiusots vhe1e
3oCar u pseurJ. The JoltEsn CANCEL BE- heat lot
Fearing tfsn... rasor Eeep'ac. Ae; Vine sop
Red Ats,senan and Repnnt :oo shy .: bearing.
!ehneit'nE no necoutt-Fots oa tee 'rees; no
naso!. Your uulJ, FRANCIS TAlLos-
1,p.So crr1rrAnss
II Mr. Taylor vii again reaI fry letter on the
preparation OF corn land. be ani dad that the I.e
OF the two-horze su1Ey cultEat1rs Is IN coanec;cu
with deep Flowing II see az!uEc. Of, n seae
cases. on corn s.uob'c tha, wAs free OF HecIs. l
do not tie ytEJ deep poE.ne ID :ae ansIuE a. q
se1erA rule. though taat Viii depend on tie cou-
c1ion OF the 1oi; bur via: DO Ike Il s!.ep fall
rlorter and. IN ths care ot s.1ee1e land, the
FVoAAt H@ ~ A1E et2t4 9s hk lGE
The objection 10 faI! t.o wing Is that the sartug
rstns contract the es1th Ia all heavy c;sy ao..s,
sie large rars o. Celra. Il mos AMI H.. Bas:n
Of Ecr..' Tc correct :.4.s T. retJ Simple a1t
sa.{ With tie tx1-Iusse fuisy cult:va.ors Il. the
line Of planting. Such latd~ should be ploEe4l IN
Ls'+.s fo7r rods wide oy hacf-'a1.oxing. This w-l
sse so1d surtae. training, aad caaa:e sce farmer
TO rla1s y: any ti1t that he mat desire, for Al
.ea: !< required Is to p0s 1lsh tcosl 10 tho s1Er
eris:va1o:, vhen ore teau, Vii prepare IRON ts1
10 t:stt ac.cs Gay for plac.tcg.
VIC m1it hare tho soil hfokel u2 l.e2s!. OF ws
carnCt expect good crop OF corn.
SOD CORN IND SILKY cCL!1rAzo.S
Ian nov hctk:ce, AID tcit:aa: raw prairie
taas taa cot been pastI1ed, having bee1 1eaced
els to tie see Of sere2tT-1Se pounl. to the
e1ahel At ltsst one.:nisd at the twenty aces
rIsnted ws< 10 We: tAs: l.: rr5cIcci ve.J l:tt.e.
The ceid Il s2lI r,llc soLG, se 4uI;ug four aad
hAlf roKa 10 the Acre Ta.s swl.1 i4pt WAS
broken IN March acd April, aa,l waa 30 *es q. TIE
t'IEe thar for :a-ge part the later folloEcd the
Pew. For Sh.s 1rzsou 1t rse brokeE.zo.e ahaIo
than Otherwise, - tho deeper ploH1ns made IT
Gre d.nlc1t 10. the horse TO Walk a tha sC1row.
Tee so. or bseattzE p'ow usel was the old pat,
tern Of Moline hreasing p:ov, crtt,ns fur7oT
twelve iEches wide znd Two 4cd / haI deep In
this soft cosdltton Of the soil txo horaes had no
timc1l:y N draFtcg IL Tia WAS followed b.
B Moline Old tAad tVt.Ee-itc1 plow IA The
s2nc fu1ror, ihree inches deep: II should have
bern four inches The three inches did not sup
ry ero1Ea loose ear;a 10 cover the TUT aau 10 10
completely tI up tie .teanA rs to choke
DOVE tie EEahk: Arothcz i1ca Of
looee earth would hive funr accomplished
tn.s vey desirable object. A:t-s plos.ag, the
frst ikltg WIS TO ron, and then planting followed,
uErE ote Of BzpNnS Illinois corn driliA Juls as
the co1u begaa to thor above ground |: was taor-
urghfy narrowed with : tvo-horte harrow. The
aster culture Vas With the twn-hoTte Enlky cnlu-
yA;cr. We tried The stafford, Fu1st 1 bradley,
ard Hspgood h Young, al OF which worked vel
on this french p.owed sod laod. Tet they were OF
little Ea1re4 II compared to The snlfJ ealdya:or, On
thls land.
On eleten acres Of Similar land th1s had been
ras,nrei for sbout eight years, the JielI WI Be
o.er firJ bushels; Bal, - 1t Il rot huafed, viii
gre tie reEutts At not1e future ume. Every load
Of cosn goes On tho scalel with yter of 1scez-
timing the sesul1 ct dirs1e ens Management Of the
so1, and rofhtng II left to guess At
Some tine ktace took ocesatoo to condemn the
practice Of
sCxxn n1KlKSC.
IL being expensive 4nd Of hssle vafce II compared
to the mode t3xt deaQthed. should No: ht4.tAte