The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09
AGRICULTURAL.
Notes For tho Farm Information
OF Use III Planters and
Farmers.
Selecting Seed Corn.
In. Y. Wnrll

In selecting seed corn, observe tho time OF
ripenina, number Ut care upon the stalk. siac
NJ the stalk. and thr perfection IF the ears
Corn which riPenH earliest III tho fold other
things being favorable ~ 10 he preferred.
Choose from stallsa that have two on three
well developed ears, selecting Tho oar that
grows low on the stalk. Ears which grow on
long foot.sta ar Objectionable. A full slzed
ear, on which the rows ME regular. we'll filled
out mt the end and but little larger at tho butt
than In the middle. IL it has rpened III good
season aud grows low on a moderate sized
stalk and IA taken from tho standing corn, IL
tlrst-oaaa for the variety ~ which II belongs.
An enr with Il largo Cuh II mot d good
keeper for the reason that the cob contain
such d quantity OF cap TINT the ear il liable
to retain dampness, especially II the season
proves warm and damp one. For this raa
son many farmers contend that the red-pob
corn ia more to be derenhed upon than white
cob corn. the red col AZ a rule being smaller
than the white cob.
In selecting seed from yellow corn. the color
may he changed iron u dark To a light vol
lew by selecting u igat colured corn nr rtce
TeraH
When III In desired tp retain tho corn Nh YOU
Eet IT, the custom " ~ select both cuorH,
N tho crop from which YOU are. choosing
tends too much 10 chat OF bran, give prefer
ence to the moro illnty cara and you can soon
reneay this difficulty.
After having sundried their seed corn the
farmers oil some sections store II In lofts OF
atnoke-hotlaes In order that Ii may hernt,,a
pertneated with tho odor uf meat undergoing
smoking there and thus gain protection
when Ia the ground against the hepredationa
ri Held mine. worms. ctr. The argument III
favor III this practice II that corn IA thorough
ly saturated with urcnautc. which II offensive
t0 many nesta,
The grain should remain III the loft until
aprinK, when Ii Ii carefully ahellea 10y hand
and every ear examined 60 mako cure that 1t
ia sound aud perfect. All small grains near
the point OF tho cob should he DISCARDED aud
only the perfect ones saved for planting.
The varieties of corn, which are iununnr-
able, are after all but modified tnrma Of two
general varieties, the white and the .'ycl-
low" which In turn are subiividel into tho
''llint' and "gourd seed" Thepractinal con
clusian Ut the analyses anA experiments
made from time M time ~, when good bread
is wanted, plant white flint. Tho white corn
ahounaH Lin starch and IA almuat destitute If
oil therefore II Ia well suited tui bread and
hominy. The white cob is generally flint
giving ieas bran than tho "gouid seed.
hence It's iitness for bread, but from tho hard
ness OF ite grains II is not so we'll auitei Tor
horaes, The white gourd seed gives II good
stock corn, while for hogs the tavurite sorts
are the yellow or rcd corn, Tho yollow corn
contains 4 large proportion OF oil. which. Hs a
fat producer, IL adapted 70 tho fettoning pro
.ess.
JUNE NttF,
tBcn Allston. before The South Carolina Aeri-
cultural Surietyl
In the culture of rico some notifications
have been introduced since the war Tho
most important, excepting machinery intro
dueed is the june planting and the increased
use of commercial fertilizers.
Planting In j une used very rarely To be re-
sorted to. and only as the earlier seeding had
failed, and was not commended. Nova large
proportion of the crop 81 this country y
planted In June. On this head | quote frpm
Capt. Hazard. himself having n large expo
rtenee. and my own fully confirming his
The system af cultivatinE juno rico haa
been brought to such perfection that II ts
rarely injured by ftoat. escapes the rnvaKes
OF the fall birds. and IT Ia not an unusual oo
eurrence that tho grain is more peariy and
weighs heavier than April rtce. Tho advau
tages are: |. 1t escapes the fall hirda. q. II
Ia cut In the fall IN cool weather, and after all
euuinoetial storms. s. II cnahles tho planter
To dispose Of his April rico. avoiding glut
in the market
While Ii costa about the same t. cultivate
aa April rice IA think II costs lassN II y hy ~
means 40 expensive crop. az there are NJ
bird mindera 70 pay ~, guns " buy and ~
powder and caps needed Thi gentleman
and others In his noighhorhood have planted
at least half their crops In June Gu the
Waecamaw. Peedee and Black rivers not so
large. but n very considerable portion is
seeded In Juno, | think commercial manures
are found to be very advantageous to rice.
ana Wnefa the lANnE IL ptNNiaNRH nIi WAAtS
they are being more extensively used. / have
applied. as all experiment, this Year to pnr-
tiun uf June rice 400 pounds fertilizer ~ tho
acre, and tho rico II quite outstripping the
rect.
now MANY SHEET RI THE ACRE.
Mr. b. L. Magee in An address before tho
Indiana Sheep Growers Association Ill speak
ing of nasturing sheep, says: There Ia one
thing about pasturing sheep that has been
overlooked. viz: the damage done To the grass
by being run over by the flock. While be-
ueye one acre of good grass would keep five
or may be eight sheep well. DO not believe
100 acres would keep 500 sheep. Five sheep
would probably do bit little damage to one
acre: even though they We're rennnd IL Ii
they would make but few tracks over II III
day, and would easily find fresh grass each
day. But suppose We put 30 sheep III TOO
acre lot. II each five sheep would cnntine
themselves to their own particular acre
they would probably do we'll III. sum
mer. But they will not do this. and right
here Is where theory and practice part COM
pany. Our five sheep start out To Craze aud
q dainty creature. and likes clean food So
the hindermost part Of the flock keep push
ing ahead. paying little Or no attention 10 what
has already been run over. anu being III each
others WAY, each would 10 over tPn times as
much ground before II Il filled ~ II ought.
And having 80 much more WORK to got Its
food. 1T docs not do SO we'll ~ one that can
satisfy itself with little or no exertan Going
over frequently. autl pltktHA Ht'ut
dung and urine for grass is doubtless what
makes large ilocks SO liable to disease.
HON MANY EGGS CAN A HEN LAY
IRural New Yorker
There has been so much loose talk about the
total number Of eggs A hen i capable of lay
ing. and her yearly yield under fairly good
treatment, that II II satisfaction to come
inference en the matter. The foundation Of
science Is accurate observation. aud when q
scientist publishes statement 1t is pre-
sumable that 1t is based on this foundation
with approval by other men with wide expe-
rience and knowledge on the subject involved
1 n It. Now. Geyeiin says, and Prof. Miles in /
h is excellent work on stock breeding quotes
b, I'M with approval; III has benn as,ertained
iii ut the ovarum Of 4 fowl l. composed If 500
ov, lles Or eggs: therefore n hrg2, during the