The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-30
AGRICULTURE,

AGRICULTURE.
EXPERIMENT in GRow1Nu CoRN.-An
experiment in complaining, by the
Iowa College, last year, in three sepa-
rate paintings. all put in on the same
day-May 6-each plant being 16O
square yards. resulted rs follows: The
plat in which the hills were 8 feet 10
inches by J2 inches apart, with one
stalk i'll bill, produced Mt the rate OF
69.O0 bushels per acre; the plat planted
80 by 20 inches apart in the hills, and
two stalks to hill, produced ut the
rate "f 81 bushels to tho acre; and the
third plat, planted $40 zach way, with
four stalks to hill, produced only Mt
the rate OF 81 bushels to The acre This
IL an important fact to know. The ex.
periment was conducted with the utmost
care Tor tho express purpose Of deciding
question which has always given rise
to great deal of discussion, alike as to
the proper distances between the hills
and the rows, rs we'll as the number of
stalks Ill hill. Twelve inches distance
between the hills would bealmost equal
to four graius in hill at 8 feet 10 inch-
es apart and practically amounts, to
drilling, Which OF course demand addi
tional labor in removing the weeds, and
cultlvating the soil between tho hills
with the hand-hoe, rs tho crop could be
narrowed only one way. Whether the
extra bushels would pay tho additional
cost OF labor, we do not pretend to an
swer, though the established belief is
that it will not, and that IS the reason
why so few farmers adopt the drilling
system.
MEADows AND PASTURES. The frosts
OF winter heave the soil, and it is we'll
to pass roller over the meadows and
pastures, to firm the surface and make
1t smooth Tor the moving machine. ALI
stones loosened bv tho frosts should DO
removed; large ones, if not needed for
building purposes, may be sunk out of
reach OF the plow. Meadows may be
much injured by live stock running
over them in early spring, when tho
ground is wet, Any grazing done at
this time is at the expense of the hay
crop. 1t is far better to keep the AM
mails III the stables and yards until the
pasture is able to furnish full ration.
or nearly so.
THE soil should not be worked whon
too wet. Many good field has been
nearly spoiled for yours by such treat
ment The soil when workable will
crumble i'll the hand, instead of remain
ing in solid impression showing tho
lines OF the hand. Next to manure for
crops, success depends upon thorough
preparation of the soil for the seed. If
posaible it should be SO fine when rea-
dy for sowing that q double handful can
readily be scooped up without digging
for it.
A GOOD sign Of the times is that so
many young men III starting to farm
adopt improved stock, and they become
enthuslastlc, earnest and ambitious,
which alone will bring success, and ali
the moro certain OH the high tide of i'm
proved stock breeding. Stock of some
Kind is essential to successful farming.
and improved stock brings the best pro-
ht, quickest returns and gives charm
OF prosperity and dignity to the farm.
FlNELY-FLAvORED, aromatic, sweet
butter can only be secured through the
use OF percentage Of now mich COWS
III the dairy at all seasone. Darlington
the famous Philadelphia butter-maker,
mllks his COWS Tor the butter only three
or four months after calving, then di-
verts their milk to cheese or to the sup
ply OF tho city milk trade. Butter
made from the milk of farrow COWS ls
inclined to crumble and taste chocsy,
THE following rule for estimating tho
amount OF hay i'll stack will be found
approximately correct: In stack. timo-
thy, after ten days or two weeks set
thing, 600 cubic ioct to tho ton; clover.
700, and prairie hay $50 feet. After
thorough settling about 500 cubic feet
OF timothy. $50 of clover, and 45O of
prairie hay. 10 get the cubic dimen-
slons OF a 81 ok, multiply tho average
length, breadth and height together.
IHERE is grade of wheat in Oregon
known as Goose wheat, so called be-
cause 1T originated from fow grains
found in the crop Of wild goose. The
wheat has hard outer husk, and the
bran is very COARSE: it makes peculiar
grade OF flour. It's exact duplicate is
found III small province of Spain,
and the inference is that tho wild goose
must mako pretty rapid time.
"A GOOD horse power on q farm will
each year save many times the interest
Oh It's cost IN furnishing power to do n
great manythings, that would else have
10 be performed by hand, such as saw
ing wood, cutting feed, grinding gram,
ETC.; and with proper care it could be
made to last for years.
kUD little ointment mado of equal
parts of kerosene, lard and flowers of
sulphur on the heads of young chicks,
a. "Iy this for the first week after they
latch and they will not be apt to be
troubled with much vermin.
ONE OF tho important points in plant
ing seeds is to press tho soil very firmly
upon the seeds. In setting young plants
tho same thing should be remembered.
1t ls nlso beneficial to strip off some of
tho leaves.
A CAREFUL farmer says That his best
wheat il that OIL which his sheep wero
pastnred last winter. lie permitted the
sheep to run N tho whoatfields only
when tho ground was solid.
EVERY care and attention shown TO