, 1874-03-14
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

THE FAKM AMI NARDEM.
OnnEe ul.lnts nttd Sccd--AbNlst DrniIi-
Tale salntl Dr;iintng-~Suetl-Co Corn- ksur-
crs In the Hanp1c.Irees. md u Ecm-
ctty..A List of Valuable I1ectl u otan
SiAnale.'rrccx--tFlae Study or Es1t0n,ot-
ogy--Tlao Hattie Of tho IEnra and tho
Vveotls-.Sprtng.
From Our Aaricnlttral corrtspondcat
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, MRrch1t, 1874.
osAoE PLANTS AND BEEps.
...- p1A1Nr1Eln; IT,, Marnh ?, 1874.
nfn IunAhLsIn: IL an tod that tlsr. T. cor
tako my chance tor fall in thu mnrkot3 n. 8.
Whom in Toxaa last July, I was told, aud In
fact could 500, TINT tito OBago-aeed crop wae
nearly faiIuro. Thoro was a groat supply Of
old secd on hsn1, as tho crop Of 1873 WAS largo
and nj tho water was low III tho streams In tho
fnll Of TINT yoar, the seed was piled up to await
tho spring-rainB In ordor to wasll.out tho pulp;
and, In aon,e caseB, this seed waB put in such
largo pilos that Il became teated, and all such
seed ia ruined. Good eQe1 1as natural color,
and Ia not dlHcolored IN any n1annor and n por-
sou In tho habit OF handling GOODS would doteot
1t at onco.
There Is no doubt fair aupply Of old seed Of
good quality; but. OF tho now crop, very little,
II any, could DO obtai,,od. Quo largo doalor In
Usage Bcod, at Donfson toll mo tlo did not Thinks
buabol Of new acod would DO got out, Us thoro
would not bo sufficient to make 1t au object to
atart up tho mills.
Tho stock Of plants On l,nnd ID largo, and It IN
not probable that an much aood Oh usual will he
sown this uprng and, though sced must rulo
high, md old sood at that, there ia no reason to
nnko tho price speculative, M, in tint ovout,
losa will bo planted, mud this leave tlle old GOOD
to 70 oycr whom 1t will DO Of little value. In
ordinary scasons Osago seed, at Donison, Tex,
is worth from IL to IS por busho1 and, as
there is now al-rail to tho North, tho soed
should not bo very dear. Whom it had 10 DO
wagonod 500 to GOO miles, there was good roaaon
to sell it at good round prico. 4
letter Of inquiry might DO addressed to
dealer in Usage seed, Denison or Dat!as,
Tox. Tho Postmaster no doubt would hantl 1t
over to the proper person. III tEia wny so.sd
might bo Ind diroct at largo anvlng Of cost nIs
loRs the whole stock has boon shipped out Of tho
country.
In tho sowing Of old seed, It will be found TINT
a longer time ia required in tho soaking. Had
it not been for tile cutting down OF tho old
hodges. largo quantity OF Re,ed wou!d ho pro-
produce quito freely. It is probable that many
largo lots Of plants will be aflowod to 60 over,
f.-t. T..
anu ne5s . sprlaE II : pa1'oA ouR "upp's u p'Anss
may DC years oo. -
H., .,a.e n'Ais.a..h. -, a. ,
have given up The idea Of using drain-tlo for
tho farm bnt just now tho land IL pretty we'll
saturated with moisture, md the low places mood
tile-drainihg. and tho inquiry is: Who has drain-
nle 1or ha!as ln.1es who naso r. a.o.u m as9s1 ~ r.
t1ao' ~ .a,as puopi' nss Angr "t Wn 30 !" ~ -:
tl,e Country Gentleman, enys TINT 1.noll
au nm "a tat eng NM ea ,;. ~,
1r'.cn ~ su"o ieo:i alo tnA' i,oou aoe1' "n a'a
~ oe .a.t ia nia.s; m HsMn ~ , aesa nav" ap
y9o' ~ lis WHICH E1ees ncm ~ .no!r ~, stefs 1ae
3 IA Tor o. 2 a, apd i Tor Sou u won1d ua' re
tho cost ,o mf sra3;ninn Tr"nanorteion u 1aroa
ill.,, ;u s4st w. ~ ~ t - ~
Il Il m,ac nsar ~ ,vapa ip IL ~ ~ ho ~. ,aeI To
demand for W ti)o o to ~ a. ar,iu in ~ ce1lara md
n rSa;,oa m 3aroo @onmany sns
mi Il nncbt !, to n,nIo At ~, ~ nur
lowo v;1,araa This cn,,,t In dnnc in cnnncc.
tirn viii, liz hrrE.vnrdr. ami ti,i1s saVo largely
in toisht. In 1859 nut 10 1,000 feot to Giraif,
gnrd,n md tint part OF tho garden il roaofv to
piant An oarly aa ary mart Of It. The folio wing
wear I nut in several thouannd feet of iuct-
drain. Thot nut through, slough having. stiff
clny botto1, las rcmninod aorrl, but III the
upland low derrossions 1t has failed.
We can do 3 1arge amount Of drainage wit h tho
NOV. and tho 1aying of tho landa in tho tlircc-
linn ~ lin natural Graiunco hit after al |. we
must hayo tlo-drains and open drains in ,ortler
to take off tho s,rplus water. We can do ONE
thing OF hs work before it Ia possible to d., any
plowipg by cutting furrowB through tho low
grounds to drain OF all standing water.
sEED-con1.
There IL m INJURY for good soefl-corn. .and
tho sunny il not ovor-atundant. In this ps,rt
NJ i'm stato tbo soo-corn in alwaya ta1fen frt.u1
tha crjh. whilo at inc North it ia carofl,ll et,-
jeccd at lila time of hualinr. and M. nm hero
It viii curo ont without dnueor Of iniurinf, Tho
vitality Of t1,o pccd. An oxt,ort can soloct nd
seed Without difficulty. rho chit, or germ. is
cor.1oafa aro ao]enfcd in thia ,yav. and aont tn
other narts Of the State. or to other Nat, ~.
Hare va want m ar Of corn that hna dean rra; n
md n ~ suail cob'Mthat ia. for ali ninntsd m
to tho iaet half of Dfay: and. af str
tlat time. n more nhollnw crnin WITH a ama1 ior
car NV .; IL n 70 ro,ys nf carn To lin ar w a
tho larger kinds havo il to a. with tho groa tor tor
nart Is tn IL rnvs tn tho oor. a@o WA
Dn1;nr Tia nast dnzsn vcnra havo n,antei I a
oroat var;oiw viii Honra nr iaea sotiufoctnr, ~
anifa rrhc Iarra hnckhorrv- m rrojn xv;il
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