The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-22
CORRESPONDENCE,
SHA LII WE PUT IN 4 Cy,OJ,7

EDITOR ADVANCE: Almost every
day we hear the question asked, "Shall
we put. in crop this season?'' Some
answer that they are going to put in
all the ground they can get seed for,
some intend to put in all their ground
as usual, while others say they do not
intend to put in any crop.
Suppose, Mr.. Editor, that a majority
IN this county should fail ID put in Il
crop, what will be the result? Simply
this: those who put in no crop will be
sure to have none to harvest, aid they
will he in the same condition next fall
that they were in last; whereas, if they
put in a crop they will, at least have Il
chance TO raise Il crop and be prepared
to winter. [ refer to those that intend
to Stay here the coming summer. If Il
man intends to leave for the summer
and make what he can elsewhere. it
may perhaps be us wise IL course us any.
but if a man intends to Stay here, fail
to see the wisdom of standing around
doing nothing for fear of losing ones
labor.
There are are great many that have
stock: some few have enough to tiud
them employment most of the time,
but others have ju~t enough to furnish
them few chores to do morning and
evening; would it not lie wise for such
TO put III II crop OF corn if nothing
more. 1t the grasshoppers should leave
anu crops Should be good, corn would
he found as profitable crop as any,
especially for those owning stock. liz
deed, l think it very doubtful whether
stock raising can be made very profit
able in this country without raising
some feed other than grass to feed
them. Then again man can raise Il
crop OF corn, or amy other crop, for
that matter, without it's interfering
materially with his necessary care Of
his stock. My own experience is that
mixed husbandry is the most profitable.
n man can keep quite Il little stock
without its Interfering very materially
with his farming operations. But we
were speaking Of raising corn. Il BUSH
Ell OF seed corn will plant about seven
acres. 1t can be had for about 81. 80 Il
bnshel, so that it costs Il mere trille to
plant quite a large field. This is Il
consideration of some Importance in
these grasshopper times. With a horse
and cultivator u man can tend from
fifteen to twenty acres, or with Il span
OF horses and sulky cultivator u man
can tend forty acres. l am aware that
corn is not very certain crop here, on
account OF the danger Of early frost in
the fall, but even if some Of it is soft it
would be much better than no crop at
all, especially for those having sock to
eat it.
III order to succeed in raising corn
in this country three things are neces-
sary:
l.. Plant an early variety. Procure
seed raised north of us rather than
south.
?. Plant early, not later than the mid
die of May
8. Cultivate thoroughly. Don't be
afraid of Il little work.
By this course, I think that q fair
crop OF corn may be raised even in No.
bles county. If we put in a crop and
40 what we can to help ourselves, if the
grasshoppers should take it, we shall.
at least, have the satisfaction of know
ing that we have done the best we could ::
while it we neglect to put in IL CROP
and Of course have none to harvest and
our nelghbors should happen to raise
good crops, we should bitterly regret
our lack of energy and foresight
1t we put in Il crop we mag harvest
one; if we do not put in Il crop we are
s"le not to haze any to harvest. Oftwo
evils choose the least.
CAsTLEroN.
DIR: MILLER AND PROF. HuMzST0N
ENDORSED B. in OHIO MAN.