Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01

m stubble is relished by swine. Provide
he bed of sand in the yard or pen. Pigs
at come in November should be spoken (,
ed this month. If the stock is not what
sr, desired, begin at once to improve it b
ul securing the use of some pure bloc
ge male.
y THE BEST WAY OF SAVING SEED Com
e, The growing ofgood, sound seed corr
at that will yield a maxium crop, properl
g, begins year beforehand in the shaping
ID of the character of the seed. Therefore
Y, select the seed of 1884 and 1885 from
is the ears already growing il the field
5, and give it special care. As a rule, any
N thrifty farmer can raise better seed than.
d he can buy, and it should be in his pro-
t gramme every yeart give his personal at
n tention to the growing Of his own seed
!, corn. There is money in it. The aver
age yield of Indian corn for the whole
country is not far from twenty-five bush
! els to the acre, and the total yield some-
f times reaches one billion seven hundred
million bushels. With the best hus-
bandry, which means good seed, good
soil, manure and tillage, it is not diff
cult to raise seventy-fve bushels to the
acre. If fine, sound seed corn, with
good pedigree, would add only ten per
cent. to the the yield of this crop, it
would increase the annual yield one
hundred and seventy million bushels.
worth eighty-fve million dollars Every
thinking farmer must see that he has
a money interest in securing sound seed |
corn, and in knowing just what he
plants. He is suffering loss every year.
probably from want of a little timely
attention to this matter. He uses IN
sound corn, possibly, for seed, selects
from the corn-crib the best he can find.
or borows from a neighbor as careless
as himself about the seed that he plants.
A part of the corn rots in the field. and
he has to plant over, which makes extra
expense. The late planted corn is caught
by the frost, and he suffers loss in the
large proportion of soft corn that he ,
The stover is not as well
cured for fodder, and cattle refuse the '
mouldy mass. Heredity counts for as
much in vegetable as in animal life. To =
get maximum crops, you must have seed il
perfect after its kind, with the normal d
Quantity of starch, gluten, oil, and other e
that belong to it. The v
liant must be well fed, cultivated, and G.
ipened in its appropriate season to ma #
ue this kind Of seed. OF
We say, then, select your ears for seed &C
orn, as they stand upon the stalk. in til
ugust or September-perfect ears, well PPi
lpped. Put a string upon them. or ~ ~
'me mark, by which they can be iden- ex
fed, and let them mature upon the
ak. To make sure of perfect drying. I'll
ing them up in punches upon the of
nth side Of building, or in a we'll luC
initiated loft, or room with fire in it. ail
ne perfect driving of seed corn is an 5a, 5-ai
portant item. The corn should not be sol
elled until the cob is thoroughly plo
led. When you are ready for plant sol
3, pour the seed corn into a vessel of can
ter, and skim off every kernel that oI
ats. That which sinks to the bottom f.
the water is the best, and, with suit tive
e conditions of soil and climate, will par
inmate and bear fruit after It's kind. I
IN yields very kindly to all intelligent lRlgi
'rts to increase its productiveness and u =
prove its quality. By selecting ears he /
~ stalks that bear two or more ears aids
can increase the number of ears. hare
selecting ears of twelve or more rows. is d'
can increase the number of kernels IN. ill Il
N the cob, always provided that you ore
the corn plant food enough to do fore,
pest in the harvest. Farmers who Sc
( carefully after their seed corn, and grow
e seyenty-fve bushels to the acre. do mere
doubt that it is paying crop. nio.o, li,o
ENEBAL NOTES.-The soil for winter impc
at needs to be prepared at once. A also
er sod may be treated to a dressing plant
manure, before plowing It must
or. Much depends upon the variety but {
7ed wheat, therefore only SOW the 1t m,
II there is danger of the Hessian harrc
it may be well to defer seeding until plowi
month. For fall fodder, white tur- rain.
may be sOwn now. Oat or barley will {
bic, when the soil is rich, can be far bt
ed under and produce six hundred An
els or more of late turnips per acre. ing is
IS an excellent time to reclaim waste are rc
Brush cut this month will rarely their
1t again, and drains may be opened. less d
e 1t would be impossible To GET soil.
S ON the land at any other season. befor,
best to clear thoroughly, and sow prevei
ass, even if it>be only a small por- plowil
OF the waste land, and thus avoid when
of half reclaimino a il is il
: area. Lime is an old-time fertili- and ii
and rarely fails to give good returns for en-,
ass land Astounding in vegetable Ear
7. Forty bushels per acre may be plicati
/ from the wagon. Muck for use needed
sbles can be dug now. Draw the availal
with scraper or otherwise, from it mus
I'd to some dry place near by,where on top
dry out. after which it may be incorp
to the stable or store-room. Muck soil.
ses in value by ''weathering and manur
well to have years supply con and tn
z on hand. Fall plowing for will fin
sowing has the benefit of fallow mercia
e extent, and the earlier it is done the era
tier 1t improves heavy clay land Earl,
han a light sandy one. In time fertilizi
18th, look for and locate all springs the elei
indications that may lead to only fir,
OF water. 1t is sometimes nee ready p
to deepen wells which fail to FUR the Ian
Weeds should not permits
WED to go to seed. 1t is not into the
to pull them up, as the seeds LOOK
formed will ripen and propagate friend
SITS. The only safe method IS to for \ "
he weeds; throwing them on the toned 7
heap only increases good ment