The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-06-18
FARM AVID FsREssDE.

"A DISCOVERY ABOUT CoRN.-A writer
Of the Western Rwal says. An intelli-
gent and reliable peighbor Of ours
has for years been making an Importance
and value in replantng corn, which IL
quite novel and worthy Of publication
We have always thought replanting corn
was Of very little consequence, but this
gentleman says at is Of 80 much consc-
qucncc he replants whether IL is needed
nor motor rather, he plants two or three
weeks after the crop is planted a hill
every fifteenth row each way" lie
says: "If the weather becomes dry dur
ing the filling time, the silk and tassels
both become dry and dead. In this CON
dition, IL IL should become scasonable, the
silk rcvives and rcnews its growth, but
the tasscls do not recover. Then, for the
want Of pollen, the new silk is unable to
fill the office for which IL was designed.
The pollen from the replanted corn is
then ready to supply the silk, and the
filling is completed" lie says nearly all
the abortive cars 80 common in all crops,
are caused by the want Of pollen, and he
has known ears to double their size in
this second filling.
STRAW BEE-IIIvEs.-A little pamphlet
by J. w. Pagden, Of Sussex, England,
gives the following concerning straw
bce-hives, very frequently used in that
country:
After making patient trial Of almost
every description of the various scientif
ically constructed and furnished bee
hives, and expanding no end Of money on
them, have not found them 10 possess
any advantages over a properly made,
well-managed straw one, in that to us all
important commercial object, the weight
of honey produced for disposal. The
straw hives must be made with fiat top,
and hole in the center three inches in
diameter. When the bees begin to show
symptoms Of swarming, and before you
put on any extra or top hive, place on
the crown an adapting board, with Sits
cut in the center corresponding with the
hole at the top of the stock hive; but re-
member il is an all important arrange
ment that the Sits through the adapting
board he exactly three-sixteenths Of an
inch in width. Ihave found that drones
v;ll novor nass tbroucb an onor,rro ,his
size, and the queen will rarely ifever do
-, a. sbo vary frenuontlv docs when tho
opening is left the full size, causing much
annoyance and injury, by laying eggs
and producing broods in the suPers, to
the deterioration in quality and lessen
ing the quantity of salable honeycomb.
The cheapest and as good rs any stand
! find is an empty American cheeso-box,
of circular formation. First place four
bricks fiat ON the ground. turn the box
upside down, and place it securely on the
bricks, leaning from back Ia front, the
better To carry of all moisture; place
your hive bees on this, and cover them
well over with sack, or artificial manure
bag, and be careful that the ends of the
sack reach below the hive, 50 that the
drip may he carried to the ground with
out settling on the fioor-board and then
with milk-pan for roof over all, the
hive is secure from all weather, and
will stand sound and good for many
years.
TUE Woo, C,rp FOR Is=5-Tba Us,,.
eyn R,,rol saws that il seems 10 he Gen.
erally admitted that the wool clips Of
California. Oregon and Texas this season
will be larger than those of last wear and
that the average quality, EXCEPT perhap.
of the California woods is also improved
These woods come into market befor,
those of the rest of the country. The
clip of Kentucky is said to he yery good
quality. The very great injury to sheer
by dogs has done much to decrease tn,
Gins in several of the Southern States.
In the more Northern States, shearing
will be somewhat later than usual onae.
count of the backward sprinp: hence the
clip will not 90 into market quite 50 early
rs usu,L Generally there seems ,o he \
very firm feeling as To prices. and il /,
nat imnrobable that those who seu early
in the season will realize "a much "a ,bos,
who hold longer Notwitbstandipg the
severe winter there has heep comnaro,
,;vcIv r,,Ic a;soase omonc sheen and
they come through the winter in at least
usually GOOD condition.