The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-14
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NEW VARIETIS OF WHEAT.

Improvement. Il his can De QOne III Oh
way only-by disregard of some or {
all the laws of vegetable philosophy.
The customary manner Of procurln
seed wheat, and of all other of the sma
cereals, is to take it from the genera
tanning mill. Such seeds contain til
best grains grown, many that are lmpeI
feet, and the seeds of diseases, az of smut
Such tmpcrfe ctions, joined to ordinar.
or inferior culture must result in depfecl
alton. Every stock grower would ami
such result among his stock, If no bette
plan OF selecting his breeding animal
was adopted. lie, on the contrary care
fully chooses the male and female par
ents, weighing their periectlons anC
faults. and So adapting one parent to the
other, that not fault In both SHOULD
exist. These amin ais from their first O
life, have been well cleaned, fed, anC
housed Everything essential TO then
full and complete developement has beer
observed. The laws of descent have been
carefully studied. Now the laws Cover
ing vegetable propagation are the same
as those OF animal descent. But the one
Is most universally over looked while the
other is observed. If there is any ex-
ception, it is in the Indian corn. This
has been improved both IN quantity and
variety, attributal to the fact that, wheth-
or a farmer selects his seed corn from the
crib, or goes into the field In autumn
END chooses the earliest and most per-
fectly ripened ears, he selects the best
and rejects all of inferior quality. A Sc
lection OF the best is still more important
In the small cereals. because from Its
crowded growth, there are more partially
grown grains. But even the best grown,
from this crowded state and other caus-
es, presently to be mentioned, are no
better than the seed from which they
sprung. Hence there Is no advance.
There are then two things to be done
to select the best and improve that by
cultivation.
Every one has heard Of the celebrated
barrel wheat, grown by a thinking farm
er. 1t acquired SO extensive reputa-
ton that his crop was sold for seed only.
The earlier ripened and larger grains
were separated from the rest by gently
striking the sheaf across the head OF IA
barrel. The weight and earlier maturl-
tyloosened them sooner from the enve-
Looping chat. As these better grains were
separated from the inferior, the amount
was greater yield Of good grains and
fewer inferior.
USES OF ASHES.
Dry, clean wood-ashes are richly worth
% cents bushel, we think, to any farm
er who wants more manure. You can
scarcely use them on a crop without very
sensible results. A handful thrown
around the corn plants at the first hoe
ing will greatly increase their growth,
aud give them highly dark green color.
Scattered In the hill before the potato is
covered, or abont the bill just before
hoeing, will have similar results. Sown
broadcast on the moving fields at the
rate of as small an amount as tive bushels
on the acre, will greatly Increase the
growth and color of the crop. Besides
this, their beneficial results viii continue
for several years in succession. Strewcd
over young cabbage plants, squashes, me-
Ions, or any thing of the garden vegeta-
5les. such as tomatoes, beets, onions, tur-
nips or carrots, wood ashes not only tend
TO disturb the insects that lniest the
plants, but has a decided influence Oh
their growth and quality. All the ashes
made on the farm should be collected
with care, kept dry, aud applied to the
crops Nothing could be better for the
young orchard Spreading ashes broad
u
ful than as mulch for the trees. The
roots will soon lind it if spread 1t Is
better to use moderate quantity annu
ally. than to apply large amount at one
time.
Ashes may be safely used in composts
of loan, muck, straw, or dry fibrous ma
terials; they would tend to reduce them,
1t in composts, where the droppings of
cattle are portion Of the material, the
ashes should be applied Immediately be-
fore the compost Is To DC used-and the
compost be slightly covered by the soil.
The earliest and best way, however, Is
to apply ashes IN Il dry state and unmlX-
ed
SCAB ON SHEEP.
Tobacco will cure scab on sheep, and
this is the way to do 1t: For 100 sheep
take s or 10 pounds Of tobacco, to 100 or
10 gallons of water, boil down to about
one tenth; if your sheep are newly shear
ed dip them IN the liquid.
SO far as my observation extends, the
scab generally shows itself in the fall, or
early winter. The treatment should be
promptly seen 70 as soon as the disease Is
discovered Feed freely of sulphur with
salt at least three times week. 1t III
sgool is long, prepare tobacco as above,
In a large vessel SO as to keep 1t warm,
apply to the ears, open the wool on the
back and pour OF the liquid freely the
full length of the back. If used freely
1t runs nearly ali over the body. Exam
inc carefully and apply freely whenever
there Is any Appearance OF Injection. LIZ
this way | have three times ehectually
cured the scab IN winter, without any
great loss of wool. When treating In
the summer have fed resin with the sui
rhur and salt with very satisfactory re-
suits. | have known several hOc>S eitGc
tulliy cured III mIdwIuter treated as last
described. | would recommend that rs
soon as shearad In the spring they be
dipped in the solution.
Taylor Co. Iowa. f. ". FOUTs.
ToKgEP IRON FROM RUSHING.
kerosene applied by means Of mois-
tened cloth TO stoves, will etfectually keep
them tron rusting during the summer
Ii is also an excellent material to apply
TO all iroa utensils used about the farm.
Give plows, caltivators and the like ::
coating before they arc put away ID the
fail.
4 great mistake is sometimes made
by .drenciainy the roots OF newly set trees
when I'll " d, nos start to grow as soon
as the owner desires The ground be-
comes soddcn, and the roots water soak
ed to their serious injury. Trees never
want much water till the leaves open.
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
The great secret n raising orderly aut
.trac.able animals, lies in treating then
kindly aud gently when Young. \ helt
err that is kicked, roughly treated, anl