The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-28
TIL Il PILOT.
FARMERS COLUMN.


SEED CoRN.-We have frequently called
the attention OF farmers to the Importance
of procuring good seed Of some corn produc
tive, early ripening variety. 4 correspondent,
Of the Country Gentleman who writes from
fIaw Hill, Ill, recommends the Red>Cob
yellow Dent, variety which is extensive
ly grown IN some parts e lllr dis He
Rays: We have been raising this variety
here for several years past, aud tying TO
improve it 10y good cultivation ana yudIcious
s,Ieeilon OF seed ears. Varieties advertised
10 ripea in from so 10 100 days, in other
parts Of the country, will not always do so
here, even when onr Yellow Dent siiI.-
Last year the season being rather backward
wc iclt disposed TO try something new,
which might perhaps Ue better and earlier
than what We had and to that end sent to
Maryland for % day Yellow Dent variety
"a part Of il was planted on the 25th Of
May alongside Of our own Yellos Dent,
and received the same attention during the
season, but it failed to ripen as soon as the
latter by at least week. Neither was
the yield as great, nor were the grains as
even, nor the cob as small, as with the Ill.
inois variety. Instead of ripenng 10 90
days, it went over its time three weeks
Thus We consider that attempt to eclipse
our home growth corn a failure, and are
more than ever convinced that the right
way to mprovc the corn crop Of the West,
Is to cultivate properly, and each year
carefully select and take care of. for seed,
the earlies, ripened and test care.
Best WAY TO Sow CLOVER SEED
Clever il undoubtedly the most economical
and valuable fertilizer that can be used IN
the West. We frequently hear Of farmers
sowing clover seed, but they cornplain that
i, don't take, so that they lose their seed
consequently, they become discouraged and
di<coun,inuc sowing their land, SAYING
that they cannot afford to SOW seed 70 be
lost.
The prics for seed is now high. The
times are said by many to be hard. So let
us ccouomzo II We should leave the corn
and wheat which we plant and SOW. lying
on top of the g:ound, without covering, they
woudn take neither would our cabcages
or rsdlshes and other seeds which we sew
in our gardens, if left in the same way.
Sow your clover seed with Spring barley
or oats the former is better Immediately
after narrowing the last time which should
be thoroughly done, to have the ground
well pulverized. Instead of the harrow,
cut large round brush, (honey locust is
Stphil itp tue lDSiuS IltDDS W udkc al
bear alike on the ground, and brush your
clover seed in the same way as you would
harrow your barley or oats
One bushel OF seed sown in this way on
nine or 10 acres of ground, will make your
clover thicker than the same quantity or
seven or eight acres of wheat ground left
exposed To he drought, and to the chances
Of falling into the cracks, into which hall
at 1t finds a resting place. - Cor. Gin. Goz
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WASHING SHEEP. 1t is aquestion upon
which all DO not agree, whether it Is best
tn wash wool or put it into market unwash-
cd We believe in the West and North
west the rredomina,ing operation is 10 iav-
or OF washing. The strongest argument
IN support of this conclusion is the cost of
transporting the additional weight to mar
ket-for whether the farmer ships his clip
taa commission house, or sells it at home
the cost Of freight is counted against him.
The best remedy for this will be found in
encouraging the manufacturers to erect
their factories IN wool growing localities. -
Then irei2hts upon both wool and cloth
will be saved. Another help to the con
clusion to wash wool has been found in the
arbitrary rule of practice Of the majority of
buys They will pay more for washed
wool, even though it has run long enough
after washing to become nearly As heavy as
before. With those who feel it is their in
terest to wash. the question is, how can We
do it best, all things considered
Where the necessary facilities can be
had, we recommend swimming, as saving
much labor to both men and sheep, and
doug the work quicker and better than by
any other method. A running stream
should be selected, and point found where
the bottom and banks are not muddy
Sheep should be put across as many as three
times, With an interval Of about half an
hour Of sunshine between crossings. 1t in
clean water and deep enough to keep clear,
sheep can be washed no more thoroughly
in any If the modes common among fork
masters. We have known three ueH to
wash y thousand sheep in this manner in
two hours after getting to the water-and
DO it well. too. Ne!y little preparatory
work Is necessary, as most well trained
h,cks can be put across a stream without
trouble, at almost any point.
Whenever you perceive a horses incl
nation 10 rear, separate your reins and pre-
pare for him. The instant re is about TO
rise slacken one hand and bend or twist his
head with ;hc other, keeping your hands
low ms bending comptlS hun 10 move
q hind !eg, and of necessity brings his fore
fees down. Instantly twist him completely
around two or three times. which will con-
fuse him very much, and completely throw
him of his guard. The moment you have
finished twisting him around. place his
head in the direction you wis! him TO pro-
coed, apply the spurs, and he will nc. fail
10 70 forward.
FLOATING CURps- As we have before
mentioned. a correspondent, who claims to
have watched his patrons closely and ad
viscs others to DO SO by setting messes of
milk separately. attributes floating curds to
f,ul aud tainted cans and to milk from dis
cascd cows, especially from cows affected
with garget.
Another dairyman, who says he has had
a. years experience, says floating curds oc-
eur only when cows are in heat. AT such
tines, he says one COW will excite aud heat
the blood OF a whole dairy, and the result
will be a floating curd. He recon-
mendS separating COW, at such times and
Keeping those in heat shut up until the
teyer Is oyer