The Osceola times., 1882-03-18
AGRICULTURAL.
Selecting Seed Corn-The Goat as "r"''
Observation-Disclosures and Farm No'es'
SIZED CORN.
SEED CORN.

Selecting Seed COrn-The Cont as
Exterminator-stocka and Farm Notes.
SIZED CORN.
A prominent asriculturist OF Fulton
county, ILL.,, in writing TO one OF our cit,-
zens on the subject of corn for seed'
says:
There is but little corn in the country
fit for seed; good judges say that only
corn grown in 1879 should be planted;
some say that corn over year OLD VIII
not grow, but the contrary has been
demonstrated by actual experiment; All
that is necessary is that it should nave
been well cribbed. / would still further
add that our Illinois State agricultural
report states that the corn crop OF looo
was only half the crop of 1879, and that
of 1881 very much less than that oil 1851,
and Iliirojs is considered the best corn
growing state in the Union.
"The failure of 1880, and the sui
gre ater failure of 1881, is causing much
comment and no little concern among
the corn growers of this country, and
more from the fact that the failures were
general over the United States. Our
hest Judges conclude that the heat ana
drouth of 1880 killed the germ oil the
corn for the most part, and Injured an
grain grown in that year, when tle
small yield Of 1881 proves.
MANY farmers planted corn as oiten
as three times last year; much OF II ana
not come up, and what did had Small,
spindling stalks which produced small
ears, not more than two-thirds filled and
with small kernels, with but little sub
stance, and that mostly bran.
"Our only resort now is to plant corn
grown in the wear 1879, which we know
is as good as can be grown in this or any
other country. The kernels are large
and full. which is very necessary to the
maturing of a strong and healthy stalk.
| regard the coming corn planting season
as one of the greatest Importance, one
that concerns our prosperity for years 10
come.
USES OF THE GOAT.
Among other good things claimed for
the goat is that he IL the best known
brush exterminator. Much ground that
is otherwise very valuable is rendered
comparatiyelv valueless by the thick
growth of shrubs and brush. Any well
! balanced William goat would prefer his
| LOT to be cast among tender young or
| chards or expensive,la Tn shrubbery, but
| there is no doubt that goats are capable
| of exercising their destructive propensi-
ties with equal efIect and more satisfac-
tory results, if their attention is more
properly directed 20 the necessity OF
| keening worthless brush under control.
! We now have the goat in the role of q
meat producer, milk supp!ier and auto
matte brush destroyer, while all are
aware that he can produce mohalr than
any other animal, and it is possible that
he may possess some butter qualities that
have as vet been untold. Verify, the goat
is a useful member ofsociety," and there
il to-day many man who can recall The
instances when for time at least he
was compelled TO lead higher life, aided
by the eleva,ing influence ofsome sturdy
goat Of the stcrner sex, whose path h,
happened to cross.
NOTES.
THE duke of Argyll is trying to domes
ticate American wild turkeys in Scot
land
ProwrNG matches are still kept up in
Great Britain, and great interest is taken
in them.
ACCORDING to the census report, 40,
100000 gallons Of wine were made II
this country last year.
Russia claims to have phosphate de-
posits large enough to fcrtiliSe all Europe
for an indefinite period.
FARNERs in France and Germany are
now raising mutton sheep with view ol
supplying the English market.
A FARMER of Chefonso, H., is accused
of keeping and driving about the streets
horses afflicted with the glanders.
THE commercial value Of all lands IL
Italy is estimated at G96000,OO0, upon
which there are El6,00000O mortgaged
THE Graham county, Kansas, farmers
are demoralizng the chinch bugs badly
by burning the buffalo grass around
their wheat and corn fields.
KANSAS shipper states that cal
will hold two more head fsteers if the,
are destitute of'horns. He think this |
strong argument in favor OF polled Angu
cattle.
Mr.. HARRIS LEWIS gives it rs his opin
ION that grazing for milk may be mad
TO pay till land reaches 500 an acre. Oh
land of greater value, grazing cows fo
profit is questionable.
IN all cases COW should be milkeC
regularly and stripped clean. No doub,
this has much TO do in forming gooO
milking tribes of cattle, by encouraging
full development of the milk glands.
5 1t is reported that there are grea
! many diseased cattle in Queens county
New York. A number have been kille'
I and shipped to market in New York
The governor is looking into the mat
= ter.
p Every person who keeps chicken
should raise garden peppers. A tea mad
: by boiling them in water and added b
g boiled potatoes or corn meal dough i
T. tated TO be a sure preventive Of chol
: ra in fowls.
Cheaper Postage.
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