The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Useful Hints Upon Various Agri-
cultural Subjects.
Of Securing Good Seed
Corr-The Market Garden for
January Coffee Growing
In America General
Farm aud Gar
den Notes.
I'D n1, CONS.
tRural New Yerksr.l

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p tIlural New Yorker1
@ Rarely do farmers question the quality OF
b the seed they use. though oftentimes IL would
ErtJs profitable to discard tho seed at hand aud
II purehase anew, even at high price. IN DR..
q Eturtevant's experience, M given In Land and
i Home, he has had crops Of lrty-live bushels
i and si0 bushels Of sheed corn per acre from
i the same field; one half planted with seed
from another source. HIS asserts emphati-
i cally that the most important. ana the most
Il difficult to attain, OF all tho conditions neces-
Al Hary to secure yield Of 100 bushels Of corn
81 10 the acre, Is this one Of good seed. In order
81 to obtain IL We must use secd which has come
a from prolific planta, aud whose parents have
I'll Inherited proliii3aoy from both eldes. OF
Fl course, every one knows that the tassel bears
81 che male element, Che pollen, white the silk
# is the female orgau, which IL TO receive Che
So pollen and transmit II to the ovary. As the
III conditions are such that the plant seldom
q uef-fertilIzes, the Importance OF securing pol
len from prolific plants Is recognized as being
lii accordance with correct theory and sound
practice
fiunH the good seed must be bred. just be-
fore com mencement uf tho bloom -bt k,re the
ailk Ii ready to receive pollen we should
pnss through the field and cut away every
II Infertile RtaIk, or every ono which does not
u bear distinct signs Of large caring capacity.
Ill Thus, the pollsa which fails lew days later,
will be only from desirable piants-from
plants bearing uarB--uH nil uth-t5 hts%+A been
removed from the Held.
TuE MARKET GARDEN FOR JANUARY.
Makers Almanac and Garden Manual
Seeds to DO Scum. Artichoke, asparagus.
# beeis of all kinds broccoli, cabbage, carrots,
Oh rhtaryil cfesR, corn salad. cHulitluwat, cucun-
an bera, endive. egR plant herbs OF all Kinds
M kohl rabi. leek, lettuce, mustard, onion, onion
sets, spinach, sorrel. shallots. paisley, par
enIps. peas pepper, potatoes radsh, ruquette,
tomatoes, turnips (white and red topl ana
rutA bnGAs. -
oabbsge.-sow EARLY York Early Flat
M Dutch and drumhead, uNheart Winningatadt,
Jersey Wakefield and Savoys; also. late Fiat
Dutch, late drumheud aud NJ Dennis. The
last three will make tine heads somewhat
M later In spring than the curly varieties.
Caulitiower should be sown Ia frames, for
s trHnsplanttng In February and March. The
Paris and Eifnrt are recommended
Cucumber, tomato, egg plant. pepper ana
herb seeds should he Eown In frames or not
Peas, ali varieties, should be planted.
Good onion sets may be grown from Creole
seed auwn this month.
A# Plant red top. white HAT and ruta baga tur-
8 nips for family use.
Ruta baga turnips. mange wurzel and
# sugar beet should Also be planted Tor stock.
TILE DRAINING.
%8 tPfairte FarmerI
We decidedly discountsnanee any aud all
~ draining until the owner Ut the land has first
made up his mind as To the necessity oil Che
M came and the cost; for where T. may pay 70
thoroughly drain one piece OF iand III Will not
nay TO touch another. Here the farmer must
AZ Be- guided by the worth or his land, the crops
81 ID be raised and the cost of laying the tile
ri III his Judgment says IL is feasible, and his
III pocket will pay the cost, then go ahead. III
ID win BIO money well spent aud amply pay the
III interest ON the Investment, aud II the work
I'M be- properly done. the tile will continue 70
8# draw better each year until the maximum y
3& reached and then remain permanently good.
4# Hence tile draining must be- regarded as
|# permanent investment, of which the yearly
|& interest IL To be charged TO the crops raised.
@ H YOU find your drainage SO tnr has done
& this. 20 ahead. II not, 80 slow.
THE FIRST COFFEE aRowN IN AMERICA.
& Turf, Field and Farml
Long a question Of discussion, II is now
al proven beyond doubt by actual trial that
~ coffee cen be grown In the United States 4
coffee-tree grown by Mrs. Julia Atzroth. OF
Florida, IL the first coffee grown tn the open
81 air In this country, 50 far as known Inc
maturing OF this plant and the ripenlng OF
the berries liz notable event In American
- report Il 10 our readers. This is i victory
Tor the United States Department. OF Agrl-
culture, the experiment having been made
through its instrumentality. In view OF the
y fact that we pay 10 foreign countries the
enormous sum Of S+T0o0.00o annually for this
snroduct, of which we consume over 100000
tons yearly, the great Importance Of the re-
sultsof this successful experiment will be
seen ut once and we hope to be able soon TO
report In full the means by which this suc-
cess was achieved.
WONDERFUL FEATs WITH BEES.
[London Post,l
His Royal Hghness the Prince OF Wales,
who manifested so much interest In the honey
recently exhibited at the kilburn Show, has
been presented with an American beehive.
no MIR. HoRe, who explained the method OF
operating the hive, the Prince expressed an
opinion that the stories recorded OF MIR. Wild
mans command over bees must to a great ex-
tent have been mythical; but Mr.. Hoge as
cured his Royal Highness that he could
domonstf ate to him that they were quite cor
this assertion, he fumbled about for q
little while among the swarm OF live
bees when he had with him, when they began
10 cluster about his right hand, assuming the
shape and appearance OF huge bunch OF
grapes. He then worked among the bees with
bis left hand, and at the word of command
they began To shift and settle upon it; Then,
placing a tube made Of wire gauze between
his teeth, the bees began TO accumulate about
his face and hang like long beard upon his
chin. He then coaxed the bees back into the
hive MIR. Thurber the great honey mer-
chant. says the secret of Mr. Hoge's and Mr.
Wlldmans control over their bees lies IN Sc
curing the queen bee, which In MIR. Hoge
cage was confined In a wire tube which all
III knS DteS iUhVWsu tEuti Que pldcS W ahSlhcA
SOME HOUSE PLANTS.
THE Planters Journal.i
Carnations when lifted from the open
ground-and the work may be done at any
time before the freezing occurs-should be
kept cool, and frequently syringed until they
| are well established. In fact 1t is better that
they he kept pretty well exposed to the air In
pleasant weather during the day. They
should not be exposed to high temperature
and especially very dry one, and thus they
are apt to make abortive buds, or as florists
say blind" buds. The roots should be kept
moist, but at the same time water should not
stand In the pots.
Fuchsias may be wintered in light cellar
II It do not freeze. The roots OF the plants
should be kept almost dry II cuttings q