, 1870-12-12
The FARM AND GARDEN.

FOR mulch Selling Corn-R Bank
Note NvstndleH for tho Enrmer-
lny EathcrcEs-Cotu Cutting ma.
chimes Feed N1tlls Corn Drili.-
BaltnE Aaay-A Crop OF Elux-
Italian Hees-ficld OF Honey.
lFE0M oCI: AGRICULTURAL cORREsroSpESr1
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Dec. 10.
WINTER WHEAT.
A. II. Haling, OF Piper City, Liringstou
County, writes THE Ta1nrsE as follows:
Your letter IN regard to winter whcat Is cor
rect fos t.is part Of tue State. Toe comnlssioner
OF Agriculture Is ertatnly mistaken In hts views
On nc suntect enc!ost; yon sample of amber
ts fully ohe-shirl more than tat OF spring wne9t,
and II paJs aa good psoht per acre as c,rn. Al
Tire kaIne fimts It does mt lca.eu the number OF
ial,os - done between the Intervals Of the work
ing Of the corn. and Just SO much Is added to the
faTm crop. IN Short, It gives profitable em-
plo, n1ent to fam labor for Larger pan Of the
'tUur practice 10 to Bow the wheat among the
standing coin, during the latter part OF August,
ntsoE oue-boFse Wheat drtl. donole-ah7rel pl ~,
1le that fas been paAtured, OF break up an Old
tute OF 1neadnw. In the latter caae, w add an
sqasl amoon; @ Of oat.: as The oats acs q mulch.
the wRY the following sptlDg.
NJ xxPsRtEScB IN sH1.LtSts coRS
saea :, rn 1has ct ,oas nesnor Jones TO
ratcf cost me fs5 more than TWO cars sent East
ria Toledo, bur surpose the Chicago elevators
S sns ss5 s ny he's ssse sen T ssep
that nc may know where It is to cur best Interests
to Aenu our farm products
The farmer who depends upon one staple,
like that Of corn, will find farming less profit
able than the farmer who gives his attention
to two or more crops. IIia crops must be 40
planted that tho whole time 10 fully occupied,
but not 20 thar his work will push h,tu. The
farmer Who grows corn aud little else, IL very
liable to plant more corn than ho c.n culti-
Fate in tue proper SEASON, aud tho reault IL u
ehott crop per ac1e. II he wonld add few
more AcTes. and BOW portion 10 wheat, oats,
rye, buckwheat, few acres less ito corn, he
would have atl theac crops in addition, and
not 1essen the bushels Of corn that lte could
grow.
Some years since farmer proposed to aall
a new secret process for occurring the winte1
wheat crop aEainst winter-killinE; but, for
come reason, he did not succeed in making
saIee, whether that people had no faith IN him,
OF that he asked too much for his no=trum, ia
not adopted at once, though it Is no doubt Il
valuable discovery. It IL aimply tho sowing
Of oats among the winter wheat, for the put-
pose Of mulching it. II our next Legislature
would establish an experimental farm, and
put it in the hands Of practical men to test all
OF these thingH, the State would reap rich re-
ward. Professor Tutner WAS correct in stating
that, in teaching agricultural And mechanical
science, more attention should b~ Eiveu to tho
calculation OF new farts than to old ones.
Within the past three years The Farm and
Garden" has called attention to this
wbeat-the uulchipg OF winrsr wheat with
oats groHn among it. Buckxheat hAs boon
also tried and found valuable. II IL now toe
late to tcst il for tho scaeon, but It Is not too
late to give the winter wheat alight mulch
iug of straw. II you have STRAW for onlv q
sud. Ii satisfactory, tho euiirs crop Of s:raa
could bo sared for that purpose next harvest.
and applied to tho following crop. Lot u
| try both tho oat and anl straw mulch soon
| 4s the ground freezes il tue time for ths Int
tet. and at tho next seeding time the former
| tiue, and was planted tho 9Th inst, in drills
in order to try tho effect OF late sowing.
| think winter wheat soWn this month will pro
duce satisfactory crop, provided that, il
| case it shnnfd Erow Two or Three inches. Il hi
treated to mulch Of stra~. II We knew jus
! when the frost would stop growth. VIC coust
| sow our winter wheat, and. witho1
the aid OF oats or straw insure good stand
| In England they lave apparently reached TIL
/ maximum OF the wleat crop, bu', on this eide
| We arc inst entering on Investigations in tia
direction. TIC lessons taught US need only
modification to meet the eli sugel condition 0
soil aud climate. Tho man who says tht
equity il not adapted to the culture OF wheat
tIrsws his CONCLUSIONS from Appearances, nc
ftcm the real facts Of the case.
DASK NOTE swIShLEs.
Tie West is being flooded with circular
the genuine plate, but otherwise spuriou,
that ho will ecll for 10 per cent OF the
nominal value These are sent maiuly
lRsmcrs. These men arc 70 fair and homes
that they will send through tho Post Office c
Express, c. o. D. The latest e.lition OF thel
passed on him without any suspicion that
was bad. aud that he passed it again. Saver
parties hare asked me what to do with thes
citcnlate. Put them in the stove: for. il &c
send the money, you will not hcar tro
i, again, as it il not likely these fellows Won
The farmer hoy or the farmer who would snt
money for such purpose il richly earning
eitustion in the Sieto Institution at Joliet,
ought. ae he eurc1y will. loco lis none
| Those who have sent their money. and nc
ask the press to expoao the sWind!e, ha
/ themselves plead guilty to the crime OF ,
!: attempt 1t ssiudiing, and now complain til
they have not succeeded as they had hoped
do. II tho farmer does not wish his sou
! lse cheated By every confidence operator,
! Afm supply Ais lhU1!S MIN ~ .sast onc u
: daily newspaper thst will post him in the da
loiugs Of the world. For one, have no sy1
b pathy With the mkn or boy who makes a
e snch Investment, for they deserve = puuit
uent equal to the nan who aakes the pror
eition. Honest industry and business hAb
are cApit.l that will insure any man 50
living, and lsy him up fortune for CID 81
d that ne advertised arc mere sw
l. dles. At ono time / wrote sol
=. thirty Of these establishments in regard
x business. and, with one OF t<o exception
:; 10 send single samples OF their 3ofihl
:. goods at whole sale prices, but, on further
:. DUTY. few Of then had any goods to send, .
4 Lad not oven = known place OF bnsioe
L Others had a few rectipta copied from meai
y and other works; IN short, The field Tor Pr
ID Oecar pr1fddie, OF Like County, 1ndis
Il Il writes THt TRIBUNE - follows:
q am 5rnag iainfs, and tne1n!ose, S IaSe
- t4ke hay from the Bwh'h twenty feet V1de. :
u thtre machine fst c1tnnE n. q nav vai
- What feed MIL 4 sne best Wmca Il
ne best twc-no1se corn drill Ia uR ::
d. HAT GlTHERER-
e. e. There are several hay gathezers now IN
Ill Int I have ncver sceu one in the field. A {
ae- tlenan from Gsleshurg hid one 1t tho 5
70. rair. By which he proposed to gather the
Hes l 4ud u2uA ~ ~ k&AG Ek4EA$ III N23S ~
*, 10 be s,acked in the came fold It hid
ose appearance Of beiuG p1ac1icahlc. On mehd
: OF moderate sixe il is probable that the 81
NJ NJ rake and common three-tined fork arc
asa beet hay-ga;lc1ert, for, in most cases
Y: hay reeds to b cured in the cock b.
ns. rs. housing,
conS.erTr1So MACHINES.
There are eeverxl machines fos cuttiu
Los corn, but, thus far. none Of them have. a
her as can learn, proved sAtisfac' 'osr. The
tom objsctinn las been In their cost aud
'ons drsugbt- The cutting and shocking OF
Aa' is leFs popular thsa formerly. aad. nov
,eed We have narhipca that will cut IN The q
nde 20 that they maT be easily rlo<ei under
~ cur fatmesa are beginning to grin:
the conk the com for stock-fet dug. We Ia =
e6ta Iced Of cutiirg up the corn. AID it il OF
- rs mcment whether We have tuct imp!cmei
ence not.
yezY few OF the fced-nilts have
PIN satisfaction, ~ the numbe1less old
: tue we rec thrown aeide fully attest
the Empire And the ChallAuee mills
attracting considerable atsoutiou. and,
what ! have seen Of them At the safe
tbirk they will prove se1vieeable, but !
10 give them a thorough t1iAl next uaontl
7;,s-< txo horre farm poaer. We need Il
Il Tne experiment to test the relative value an
o1e to Of grinding md cooking food for our
&c ha. Professor Miles Of tho Michigan AGrie1
1T Msca dividuzl farmers have the time, meat
ia. 8. taste to eazefu11s pu.sue thcte inaussi
' prefer to keep ploddins on in the old
fute. ...-..
It for CORN DRu1k-
s the do not know OF an exclusive corn dri
qutef, 1:tt .sk. tn. i .fnc+ f. .c,oa ~
h uu. il, that with 4 quick motion the corn /
solute time to drop irfo the delivery holes, Ant
10 the | or aeAs places arc blanks In The corn ro