, 1874-09-19
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

THE FARM AND GARDEN.
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Other For1gt-Trrcs.
From Our Horticultural Corre.ronden.
CnAMrAlos, H., Sept. 10, 1874.
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MAEEoeS, H., ssps. 9, 1874
"MTn1h sir: ~ IN Ewing te 1A,tos H. frgamta ~
weight ii, txo s.riloaas aa that rs AZ L eos ai Of
showing, anil It rroyes tilt ths farrnor ean.
not afford to eel hs corn n tho sar ST.. MhS Sra
70 ono thing That you omitted 10 Gull acntien to IN IN
ta connection, and that a. tho rtororlo1 Of eoex 70
aseEuge tie coLa aud wass 1T io4 pon.ds T. sao to
bushe Now that Is loo much for our sor ana 100
Sxty-yo to o5{ ro,nis Of oor, in tho esr with ,,s
l make buske 1t shoc a, 4 son'stimcs r. Pr #
ponds q n1xa osroor Ssnn for Soe se your plan
aoss tic r 10 DO tho asna has nsalf. sd, IT.
fuo-using iat,t- ahellor; Int, whom eoo to mar
kot tho cro, hire Tho work one as tc IT,, aS,efs ~ e
lng. Z. ..
Th,s matter OF cobs can 10 cnsl,natod approx,-
matc1y. NJ tlloy vary in dfroront soasons. Laat
yoar tho cobs woro relatively largo, and this ID
also tho caso this yoar. When tho cars nro wolf
filed, The cob is relatively small. As vo 60
eouth, wo find tho grains long md mora nnrrov,
ouch as tho horBc-tooth and tho gourtl-ncod
vnriotoB; aud al wo go north, II shades or Into
tho common gla2od corn, TINT requires bushcls
Of cars to mako buBhol Of e,elled oorn while
horo 1t only roquiroB half-bashola for tho sRn,o
quantity.
K largo share of tho profits Of hantlling corn
by tho ilcalora is in The difference between car
and a,olled oorn,-n,akipg. on tho average, not
loss than pounds OF shcel corn to the buslaol;
and, whore corn Ia worth &c ccnts bushol. this
ia CENTS OH the busho1. Tho farmor should
mako this profit himself, and thus divide tho
profits with tho middloman.
But 1t Ia not always practicable to Bholl tho
corn on tho farn, hs 1t must from the necessities
Of tho caso, be often sold III aman lots to mcot
tho weekly den,nndp.
In regard to tho
IMPROVED coNN-cnlu.
a dozen years. experience has convinced mo that
1t III tho best one yet presented to tho public.
Our urcommon Russian rat burrows In tho ground
and mover makes his neat In tho corn.crib,
though lie has no objection to going Into 1t for
his meals; but he also likes to havo Ills bur-
row under some rubbish, builling, or similar
protection, w1ero tho dogs caunot reach Him.
but, iu this crib. which is ou posts ~ 10 foot
from tho ground, thcre IL 10 place for him to
burrow, rs tue rat would DO exposed 10 the spade
or to tho dogs; and tho result iB. TINT ho mover
burrows III my such open place. Tho crlps may
81 g. m 1''i f m'' tho and e.pa Of ass eg % ''f}s }ss
long, aud With posts 10 feet high, though
u icot wou}d tRvo been bntsor. Tho omtaido ia
OF stock boards battonod, witb fo1lcing planod
md split. making lilo battcnn . inches wido.
Tho space botweoil the cribB IL II feot wilo,
with loor overhead, with irap:door IN tho
contre for shovellng up through. Tho inside of
tho crba has common toncing put on horl-
sontalls, with spare apaoos for airing tho corn
strips, placed an inch nrd q hnlf apart to allow
tho air to paas up through tho eor and to pro-
wont moidng. On tho inside. it is boarded be-
low tho crib, in order to exclude pigs aud poultry
from outering tho spaoe botweoll tllo cribn and
sliding doors are used. Tie crib ia thus woator-
proof on tho outside; and yet, by oponsnE, tho
DOORS free circulation OF air ia obtained, us
well az tho Upward Ventilation up through the
bottom Of tho slat-work,
ANY corn Tint IL shollcl OF in tho crib pnHacs
down through theso stats to tho ground; and ,yot
it s under corn. aud is good foo! for tho poultry
nnd pigs, ii the latter are permitted to visit tho
PROMISES II tho cribs aro near the ground, tho
rats will burrow under them, filling tho slaco
with loose oarth from slelr hurrowa. aud thua
enllnlo the ctickona III fact, rats md ehickena
antagonissio as tho rats totl! cat BATH cl.sca-
ens and tho chickens food; md, It you canuot
get after tho rats with spindle, the dog. will not
do IT, Such crib will hold over 5000 bushels
q IN tho ear and iooo bnso!s q gran1 on
for wagons or farm-lmploments. A ahoa on ono
silo for tho poultry and OIL tho other for implo~
,nonts will 10 useiul, md may bo cloaply con-
something on this plan, but ttio floor is rather
too near tho ground and I Gud this to ba too