, 1870-02-07
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.

I !
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.
now to Cultivate Corn, by a EArua-
er OF Wlnnebezo County-scioncc
OF Corn EulGure-Hoss to Cultivate
PotntoeH-rFntrlc Farmer Annual
-Kcpof1 OF The Com missioner OF
Agriculture for the Year 1SGs-Thc
Wlutek>
lFRoA AoCRAGR1erI1CRAL CORRESPONDENT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Feo. T.
HOW CULTIVATE COIN.
WISNEBluo Co., Jao. Is
hR. Editor: Seeing N inquiry IN TEE TR1BCsR
nc III hin M eIrc11spcc aud otders ia raiz1ng
c4tn9 Land that s :all. plowed Anoud be c1lftEat-
ed Or plo sed three Ec1e. deep 1ost before Pant
Ing. sp1tne.plowtRE should be harrowed as soon
~ ploNed, before the cIods get dy. ~ tneJ WIN
harrow to piecea mole, And the Rt0oDd will keep |
nore mo!as II dty time ny way q ral.tng .. Sorn
McGscs5 dall have put my corn u tal ta1ee
lnchea QI rot iolrl deep. NJ WAI IL 70 drag aod |
1ol. all trs lonpa out, aad p1Yel1zs sns ~. aaHsse &C.
A. koon Al Jou can see the roTs OF corn, drag |
with 4 light Scotch harrow e1ossvaJsof the foHa,
the oner way, ard lhea II the land Is iunpy Toll
4; 1t VIII nor burt corn u !! T. PCT II more 3asn tnan
three or four inches hlxh. what nsEe ! ioaaa 70
irchea deep then the roots Of the coIn sre cut OF
tne way OF the n4rYpw; dout disturb the roots M.
tour at sxe tLcees ntga with llaht harroz; twice
h1osah r!sa suik' Saissio5 ~ al nsea' 1td
perfect sacccss. A harrow Tor CON should %
made Of The Atrcuses. light tirohes, such as white
with tori! teett. cur zen feet wide, Is the SORT
HOW TO GROW r0TAroEs,
meT to 5a,s ~ p sIsef sae
mari ont she rrouLd three and shree-quatter feet
Woe utn nlos ssse ny sTivAs1F ,san ,,n 40" nse
ects, Two eyes on piece. eighteen tCcaes apass,
| tnen take the cutiVa1or ami cover the POTATOES
Ma ,nsne. Two asep ises G6s Iasa ii W ae III ~
your team aud drag lenEtaw..s Of ne rows
! i'll the RrooLd II abtltei5 clean or Eeeds, II
1uupr. io: 21tcr the potatoes are up 50 III to tee
| tae roNs h,csiy, dlsR and cultivate tie sane a.
corn. prefer manure piore., 10 ios cora asd po-
ta,oeA have tarmc,l ID tllnois 1of thulJ yeaia1
| - STAINING POTATOES FOR Hoas.
/ hare three.haffel Lett.e sns II N arch IN ny
| hog pen. Ltst fall, II potatoes were cheap.
| wauied to aseAm them for iced, 90 got ho2r
nsds q ttovepipe Ion. swen'y ,Lene, @ w,d" s wa
| quarters OF Al Inch VIDE and oueauafts1 OF an
| Inch thick At esch edRe,-1nss the eze OF tne top
| Of the Kettle; where it Nld not rt tight enough u
| hold tbs sgeam next to the Kettle, throw oo =
| little tran ct meal; that, vita the Reste, *oaiu
hold 1tteen tuIE Ees Of totstoc-: ave o. TX ptns
| ut KAter il sufficient 70 bol, and 6tean in ~
| hours. / cogeEed the top with o!4 peeea OF CAT.
PEI. thlak pays well 10 raise Pesatoss ~ fof
noRE- Y. E LAs'
We will reply. arss, IN regard to
TIE SCIENCE OF corn cCLrrnE
I ---d to tns
Our orsespoudenk Il correct IN rs*--
| p5epateyon OF the SOL, for upon this, ID great
ucaku,e, viii depend the suceess Of the crop
When fs1mtra throw aside The fallacJ Of apecols-
uve potaniAss, that the lasres absorb
from the atmosphere nine-tenths OF tho
1000 Of the part. we shall lhen be ready 70
learn some 9. tie lu: Conditions Of vegetable
agriculture. insist upon 1t that sR1ic0iture q
stenee AID that Is aaou'd be taught ~ tucn, not
| wtsha.andlug rome would, be teachers OF a2ftcal'
ture tel u that, at present, It IL mare "enplrt
| cau, 'srd that It Ia lett for them TO dash TIC
| true loruulaa OF Agr;c1ltule on tho world
TIE toll rust be noels counsnated IN order
[ that tue ar. tee dew, aad tae rain may caHJ 70
the reotp Of plants The food that goes 70 build ut
| their ttruc,pIet and tissues. When We nadcf
x1aso that III the Eooi Of plants, waetnei
supplied BY the soil uAuufes O
TIE atmosphere, must he taKen up by III
: roots, szd The zoos Oily, ne can 80 Wy on
| farmer makes = better crop than his ne!ehbof
tiu ply from the fAet that tue soll Is kept IN coc
d.son to attract snd hold the plant food that IA
dkwa ND the lumMes ano ~eta wash CO. ol IN
Atmosphere, Is well ss ihat which heat An
no stare rendex folable nom the soil aud Ii
nanures. In Chemistry we talk OF 2to1s aud tn
= atomic tncory; {et no eye OF usn hAs aeea Al Il
! comes steam II ls inv1so,e. 50 Of plant food
when IN = coud..ton 10 be saken up and approps
&.ed TO The growth OF plants, II u inT1s be- "
: I End lAnt AID petaAh IN the sotl+ pota IN VII!
chemists call u nxed condition; heat al r.o!ssuI
reIdtr the Inter free, act. II that eondiloa,
can act on tho former. and the Two combine
= form ,au,d e,oas THIS u tsteu up the roots, L:
II further compounded with carbon IN the lAbosaso
1e Of the leaves and coats The stem aid leaves OF Il
com and t,her grasses. to enable them 10 ztal
g the shocl Of the c1na:c and 10 form tie ra3c2.
"a bystem Of The plan:. AE, heat, sud nolsfn
-. must be present, or ths ua.estal-thn i'qa
s.oss-wEl not be pre7h-ee. nnd W.tacot IL tae CO
III stalk callot to formed ....-..-.
We nov turn to the atmosphere. and dnc In Il
portion Of food that Il essential siso 10 The EroW
CT Of the rant, carbon IA the fora cf ca-oo1c 81
Arste In the form Of ammonia, and oxygen IN !
X air i,selt. There ore sent 10 the soI " neca&u
cal or dynamic toIces, aud u the SOL IL IN MT
n. condition, II will hod them At the co
he msrd OF the roots, which abacto and sesd taen
no | the ltssy lnbo7s.pry. 10 oe compounded ID
In t,sht proportion for root4 Tor sem. fos leAF
IL. | and fos f.r!t. TIE aAc1e ms:er!A 1orms Vt
u. cells cclluote, starch, the fa11sa Q! fee1s,
70 | OLE and Wax OF seed Ard cowrr1; bos AZ N
satJ In the proportions Of material used lo
n. several eoIpoundk
nd II tie coil IS sa.urAsed with water, ING hes'
expended tn cElrorscng It, and the p.aat u
all either laceu4a for the &Ant Of food or ssant
,ta,u e.to. 10 prevent tnis condition. tae
rs must be dsaited, either tT under dfsn5 OF
r.crd I'D tt2t the Ea'er cauto: Fo"ssoI feI
oY@ Oh II. II large share Of tie e.enenss OF p.s
Ies, growth vas aeso:oed bJ the leaves, ~ taaan
n. hoots cros,n wculd coau1Ee ucdef Al
zen ..s,r eonttt,nn Of the sos. Thas II viii De 3
it, ,hay inch docu:ne IL na!sch.evoas IN its resi-
s.n~ for II tends TO sake rs care.ess culuSators.
Ap- the old doctrine OF: mAuufes Vas 10 1pl
or them On the SOL and p:o| then IN, II ofots
ned the roots coa!d reach the rAu o. mAAnEe
ex- take IN is sosid rarticles- PfActlce nas 'ns
list, ,n., the manure should be snreas OF 'ne aafi
lsa- Tor ,be fa,tA to uxiv!a;e and Dissolve tns pl
du. fox, AID IN that form, pfessnt 1t 70 Inc sooi
me rrre or plant. TIE rtfnse, OF woodJ nef
hips NE uanurc, 1s gradually worried into tie sou
soor h+tou e. hum VI, changing the Eecoaalcal co
he'd. | rou ot the SOL, .Ecreas!1EiA power 10 no!a
An lpod gases, ard 10 S4Ee then op 70 'ae y
,eea vhrn The cond,tons OF al, nett, and no!s:si
soS / them fcr inst purpose. --.,
oonld hsre the sALe annual tanperAt
onee N. s,nr 1a;nt,l., 1ne 1Aroe onltorm pow
.1aooya,tou, tcexe Would be no d!tocolty 10
atto- ,a.r;Ec ,hc farae rci:oEnn cto7si o1s, ~
a.r.r 10 wide1s nom yeks 10 5rar. Fe are
e to rel cd 10 adapt pystem that 1tl meet these
caaEgns coEd.uon. Tue SANE genera sse'e
,7Aso, cu,ure fh.t u1I s!re uniform good crops IN
.opes r.hsrn cnuntF. wu. On s:Gtl1r kols, gire
and nntferrn rtsc,,a "a ali d.ltt1c:s where cora
he grown; not, perhaps, TIE sane nurnu
ousA, ! &utrels ptr acre. but ae same loeal I:
'e11al yield =. ,,,
d1ed We nuxt s,uds Mote the Gciecce OF GU
lh1u 10 depend upon za.ss Et- II ens
urcdrcesa !l1re J1eId Of c5rn, there u {
forft It1 20 sccae1t Of 13s1re, BAT It T.
ents | an ACCIDENT 10 hin In ura1ilg up TIE eonaa
etfai but II he VII reptAs theu, tic result vii
reated. We uuat remember mat III fael
{ Of scjtrce. md that theories cay OF may not aeF
o1.e,, | "a, the eaaas Ct The facts 1ne uus VIZ
fs1utr. VA plotd,nR routd OF e3aeuu
from | bet now the successful farmer uust oe Sa41
des- edrcated roAusser, who briggs 70 his aid mex
ID for csl md chemical forces and tnus Eatsea nl5a1
1port. | the level Of &1,erest kcd FOCAL SunaloS
. and | other trdrs:stea asd F1ofezsiooa
q T.! We now coEe to the sec end PropoGaoas
! and HOW 70 cr1 71vATK ro7ATok4
saon! 1nare ansEn Why raAaure aaoe!d - Aaa
the culture OF coEn, ard ihn same feasonl
! PEI rood IN III application to the po:aso crop
be.s pota,o-gIouefs row plant one eye
lesve piece, ard p!ow them n!re Ct ten hcaes
send | oY:u A recouncnded p3 Nj. LAMB. have
it uu4aie TO the plants 10 hassoW ove1 me
st1rr ,hey a5e well up; but, 50 sooa a nc ra1
patch, | be followed, toe5 arc worked with = 6o1k1
tsid: yn.oy, AID weekly thereafter ustu oloe
ee hks wien the n1lA 1-o not d3:o1oeo
press the rows s1e keps fIee Of Weeds of aSa
doue,e shovel ptow. ) cood time to app
), uto manure u af:er the crss wortinf. By spe
1mnles | 1t ereIlJ over the sc1aot No douos t2as
ntre5al uarures hare EnAde 1reh Ct 1nelf
ri tst,op, from The fact that tncJ Ne G"hsa
111E1. 10 ne suttsce, wnLe those rom tae "a
have besn ceeplJ ousseo WAN toe pae
md to statement Of cur eoHs$penoes. VA ,s.. 10
u the cd n msroi9 tn1'f yeGs Fo'es .s 80
Z nm sone, md Il tast most ot or poorest ca's