, 1870-05-02

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from personal knowledge know that til Gro
| is plenty of better seed CON- in tho samencigh-
| borhood to be had at one dollar bushal. But
the cry Of poor seed corn has gone out and
few think it worth while to inquire about the
natter One farmer, who has two or three
thousand bushels OF good corn, purchased ten
bushels Of seed corn at three dollars bushel.
WHAT VIE NEED.
We want farmers club in every school dis-
trict, for tho purpose Of discussing rural mat
ters, and then re want our county fairs to be
the exponent OF the eeveral industries,
instead Of horseracing, gambling and drinking.
In short, we want something that will make
the farmer a better farmer, to mako him
so intelligent that he may not be the victim Of
every operator who may wish to fleece him.
This seed corn business will cost tho farmcrH
thousands Of dollars, without any correspond
ing benefit. The changing Of seed is not to be
ignored, but this can be done at amall cost.
At The NORTH, when coEu is not so thoroughly
rpened before frost, and with large cob, it
should be hung up to cure out, or put in some
dry loft, where The dampness from tho cob
may not injurc the germ; but, south Of 40
deg, the early planted corn, for seed, may be
put in largo cribs, il protected from the
weather. No one here thinks Of "ticking" up
their sood corn, and it is always put in bulk.
The dealers buy it from these cribs, shell it in
the usual wsy, and put it in The market for
seed corn. It is simply No. cozn-
II tho cob is bright, the grain glossy, and
tho germ white, it may be considered good.
Two weeks since took from ten ea.a two
'g-ains each, without sos.ins, picking them
frnn, tle crib M tfev ncf.rrred and to-day
corrted the plants and found that evory grain
t,,ro . rood ,h,.ftv r7,,t mn: noor one in
e., so' - y P1-us. ~. NV sa.a.! ,s;,r
.ne los, ~ tnts ee4n ,, am ass a1 ,,,t
prefer to feed it out to my stock. I man.
tion tbis to show TINT if farmers world look
80 -, ~ m.tta- ,1,,.. ,rnnla a.ra
o.ooo ~ 'eIe at41' '' "o
ton poor stand OF corn is the direct fruits
Of the farmer himself, in most cases from
H., A., -1,,,,,r T,st ro,r ba;,o !, . f;e,3
~ ~ a.sP ys. Ts,,...,t.5 sh,t ~
Wne p,1nung ssan sn1' .Met Nc Ast ,m" M
was tho reply-"only two to three inches"
~, ,,,;.,;o,, II y.s fonc,, In ho Ava ;ncbaa
= t-H-.- - 49, a,.S:, ~ ,.., - ao..1.,
a cnanse was maoe ana .ne s'auo was M "ea1s
double at tho timo Of culsivasins. This deep
seed. Plant shallow and vc.wilE SEQ an i'm
,,-,,-,.,,.,,+ i, +ho .,,,1;+r ~ +ha aaad
- s1'o 40~s - ]
fufo Yeuo" corn NJ tots 111ne conmanas
premium OF three OF four cent? over mixed |
corn in the market, md farmers would do well |
tn plnut thi. variety. White corn IL going out
~ date. ha;nc ~ les. v,1ua for fo,d d;st;iI;nc
" aA..1 os.ue " trss 'e.4a 80. ~. a, a5,
VI aol 'eeeAl5. 1ae ooatn a. ono .one paio
better prices for white than for yellow coru, !
but this has at this time no effect on the mat
tor. For starch tho white is the best.
SELLING 'ssA11, Fnurr.
RI. H.. of st. Joseph. Michigan, asks The |
TRIBUNE to tell tho people Of Chicago that \
thew arc badly humbugged in buying fruit iu |
nnart boxed. The TRIBUNE has advised the
selliup Of not only ali the small f1uits but ali
fruits. vegetable, and grain by weight inBtead |
of by measure, and to use the cental instcnl
Of the buahel or other system of computation
This plan il fair both to tue buycr and the
seller, and iB the only one that is go. It must
sooner or later come into general uso Tue
truth il. rs stated by our CORRESPONDENT, that |
tho quart bo1es do not hold : full quart,
nor do the peach or apple boxes or
baskets hold Whit they represent, but this is
Of Little moment so long ae all are OF the
samc sze- The deception Is in making them
appear to hold more than they really do.
Facing" up boxes and ba-keta Of frqlts il
quito an art Some growers I'LL the PACKAGES
inn as they can be pressed down With safety.
Those usually arrive IN better ofdes than Tue
loosely packed boxes, and often sell accord
ingly, 6nt not always, for buyeEs vii not
purchase, and only lind The chest whom un-
packing. II fruit was sold by the pound, as it
should be, it would bo less labor for the com,
mission men and moro just to all parties. and
would suggest that measures bo taken to IN
augurate this system Tor the coming senson.-
wnLows FOE BAsDs.
F. H., Pontlac, III. The golden willow Is