The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-07
AGRICULTURE.

of corn is very greatly reduced III
many folds every season by the poor
quality OF seed that is planted. Seed
that was immature, or which was In
jllred during or after the curing pro-
cess, was planted, and much Of 1t fall
cd to germinate. After wal ting seve-
raj days for sprouts to appear above
ground, the farmer ascertains that
entire the seed has rotted, The
length of the growing season in
the Northern States Is Ordina rlly re-
uuired to produce good crop OF sound
coru. If planting is delayed ten or
twelve days after the usual time, the
prospect is that the crop will be in
jured, If it is not entirely destroyed,
by an early frost,
II one ia assured Of a good crop from
corn that is planted late, the trouble Of
cultivation is very greatly increased.
When good seed is planted on land
freshly prepared 1t will come up quick
Cultivation will, OF course, be neces-
sarry but It may with safety be delayed
TILL The young corn is sufficiently high
to mark the rows. If 1t is necessary to
lcplant however, the weeds will be in
possession Of the soil, not only before
the corn Is up, but before it is planted.
10 haye a clear field under such cir
cumstances will require almost con-
stant labor throughout the season. 1t
is difficult to fight weeds that have OBJ
tanned the start Of cultivated crops.
III case part of the corn germinated
and part does not the situation is not
much better. Considerable work is
required to rcplant seed, and as it will
not come up till after that first planted
has made considerable growth, extra
work will be required in cultivation
during the entire season. Whatever
be the character Of the season, the corn
will not mature at the same time, and
the chances are that the portion last
planted will not ripen before early
irosts occur. 1t is the practice OF some
farmers to replant "mlssing hllls'
with seed Of some early variety, SO
that the two kinds may ripen at about
the same time. Securing uniform
period OF riponing, however, does not
secure a uniform lot Of corn. 1t will
be Il mixed lot which will rank low in
the market.
The first essential to success in corn
raising is good seed. lfn farmer has
Il good variety of corn, and 1t has at
tanned fair growth and become ma
turo Oh the stalk, hc can, by taking
sufficient pains, secure reliable for
planting. lie should select only The
best ears for this purpose. He can
make Il much better selection when
the stalks arc standing Oh the hill
where they grow than after they are
cut up and put in shock, All but two
or thl co husks should be removed from
each ear, when they should be braid
ed together and hung in some airy
place to dry. An equally good plan
~, In ~,
hanging them over wire suspended
IN chamber or some Outbuiluiny
where they will be protected from the
rain or snow.
If q farmer has not q llrst class va
rety Of corn or has not raised good
crop an account of a bad season, def
cient cultivation or poor soil, he should
procure his seed from some person
who has secured superior crop. 1t
is generally better to procure a supply
in the fall than in the spring, as the
price Will DO likely to be lower. No
crop Is more dependent on the quality
OF the seed than corn. In this case Of
small grains it is very difficult to Sc
lcct individual kernels to sow. Most
persons object to hand picking beans
and peas with view of fsclecting choice
specimens for planting. 1t Is compa-
rativcly easy, however, to select not
only ears but the kernels Of corn for
planting, rs the amount of seed re-
quircd for an acre Is comparatively
small.
- Eggs arc lined by packing them In
liquid madc as follows: a peck Of
fresh lime is slakcd in sufficient water
to make thin paste, When thor
oughly slaked, which will require
twenty four hours, water Is added to
thin it. so that it can be strained
through fine sieve Into Il clean bar
rel, which is then filled with water,
when the eggs, perfectly fresh, arc
laid carefully into kegs Of borrels, and
the stirred lime liquor Is poured over
them, board being tloated on the top
to keep the eggs under the surface. In
this way the eggs may bo kept six
months.
ONE great object In feeding animals
RI al,