The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1872-02-14
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DISCOVERY AB0UT CORN.
In this thinking and obseryant age, new
ideas and discoveries are constantly being
made known, many Of which. if true, are
never after heard Of. while Others pass in
to the treasury Of established fact, when
their merit has besn proven. We have
just met with the following paragraph in
an exchange:
An intelligent and reliable farmer. who
mas for mapy years been making experi-
ments with corn, has discovered an impor-
tanco and value in replanted corn which Is
quite novel and worthy Of publication.
We have always thought repiantcd corn
was OF little consequence, but this geEtle-
man says it is Of 50 much consequence he
replants. whether it is needed or motor
rather be plants two or three weeks after
the crop j. planted about every fifteenth
row each way. He says: II the weather
becomes dry during the filling time. the
silk and tassel both become dry and dead.
In this condition, ifit should become sea.
sonabie, the silk rsviyes and renews its
growth. but the tassel does not recover.
Then fer want Of pollen the new silk IS un-
able to till the Office for which it was de-
signed. The pollen from the repIante,i
corn Is then ready to supply The silk, and
the filling is completed. fle says nearly
all the abortiye ears. so common in the
corn, crops, is causea by the want Of pollen,
aud that he has known ears to double their
size 10 the second filing, .....-.
is stated. was out hunting in the Virginia
forests, accompanied by bis favorite hound.
Governor. A heavy storm Of rain and mist
coming up, he lost his way, his powder was
rendered useless. and. TO add to the perils
and Inconvenience Of bis situation, he found
that be had not Lis pocket compass with
him. In this sorry plight he wandered in
circles, MS people do who are lost in the
bush. wctted. weary. hungry. Cor he had
no food save wild berries. lie was almost
exhausted, when o happy Thought occurred
to him. Tying his pncket-Aask and bis
lpowdeg-flask 70 his DOS tail, lie fastened
his long Ssh arolnd the animaps neck,
holding one end in bis hand. Then he
plsnted tremendous kick in the dogs
lumbar region. The animal was so COM
plrtely surprised at this treatment that he
stood FOR moment paralyzed, then wheel
iug about lie struck bee-line for home.
Its q curious but undoubted fact that any
sndden alarm or attack will quicken dog s
pcreeptive faculties. renders more subtle
! bis scent aud powerful lis memory, and In
dnec him. like Marco BozEaris. to strike for
his home. So the dog fed, and Washing
ton followed desperately, over stumps,
: through boz, into br;ars until finally the
! sash gave way. With one tremendous yell
j Washington scared still further the frantic
animal. the terrible banging and gathering
) Of the TASKS at his heels added to bis speed.
! sni IN moment he was out Of sight, AZ
! ter hearty laugh at the incident, lie lei
/ surely marched IN tho direction the dog
! bad taken. Il was easy 10 do 20 by obsery-
i ing the moss side Uf the trees, the direction
. Of tie longer branches. and the other signs
/. with which an experienced hunter is ac-
) quainted. IL was long, therefore. before
] he reached a clearing and was once more
! in safety. But, lie adds, the dog. once
i faithfully attached to him, could not to the
J day Of is death eniurc his presence or eycr
il hear his yOi,c without reiapsing into al
S agony Of tenOr.-PatoI's Life Of Wash
! ington.