The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-08

Varieties OF the Cstworm and Their
Observation-Disclosures
Fountains for
Fowls.


lucso IaIHpcrs VINO never grow q
crop Of roots have missed valuable cx-
pericuce. A good stock Of roots in tho
cclIar.at the outset OF winter very much
simplifics the business IL feeding. X
msttcrs very little what kind Of roots
are grown; every animal on the farm is
ccoteated and happy with any Of them.
And certainly the farmer who once cx-
rcriesces their value will rarely he
without . stock Ut them. But rs one
csnno enjoy perfect happiness without
n preparatory term Of discipline aud
culture, 40 the root-groweE before he
achieves foil success has some tribula-
lions to pass through. II Is not so easy
TO grow roots rs to grow corn-at the
first start Of the crop-becausc of The
tenderness OF the young plants and
their frail hold upon the soil. Rough
culture will kill them before IL will hurt
the weeds; while corn. being strongly
sud deeply rooted. can be hocd and
even narrowed while IL is small with
out injury. 1t Is necessary. therefore,
that the land should he clean and rich
for roots; clean. that the plants may
not be smothercd by weeds or disturbed
bv their removal, and rich, that the
plants may be pushed rapidly ahead Of
their early weak condition.
The roots chiefly grown are turnips,
rutabagaa, mangels. and sugar beets.
A great deal is said about growing car
rots and parsnips by persons who new
er grew one, bat practically these are
garden crops rather ttah field crops
for the farm. They are the most diff
cult Of all root crops TO grow and the
most laborious 10 harvest. because of
their length and slenderness and the
readiness with which they are broken.
Nor are they any more nutritious than
other roots, Notwithstanding the oft-re-
pcated statements TO the contrary. OF
all the roots sugar bcets contain the
largestquantity of nutritious substance.
then mangels, rutabagas next, and tur-
nips last of all. Sugar beets and man
gels are the most easily grown. be-
cause they are not subject to the at
tacks of the fea-becile, which often
ruins the young turnips before they are
beyond their first leaves, and the most
easily harvested because they grow
mostly out of the ground.
The soil for roots should be well pre-
pared Fail manuring and blowing are
required for the best results, and the
manure should be decompOsed, and
thorough p~ulverization of the soil is in
dispensible. Early planting is required
and the first week in May 10 q good
time to get the seed in. We have
grown excellent mangels and sugar
beets from June planting. but as the
roots are tender and injured by the
early frosts. 1t is well to have the crop
dug and out of the way before there is
danger of freezing, and TO run 10 more
risks than are necessary. This early
seeding is advisable as the seed is often
far from as good as 1t might be. and an
even stand is desirable, to have the
rows well filled up. Ii. is not worth
while to try to transplant plants into
the vacant spaces; it is q great deal OF
labor and generally the labor is thrown
away. because the transplanted roots
make but q weak growth. 1t is far
cheaper TO use two pounds more of
seed TO the acre than to have many
vacant spaces in the rows. as the cost
of the seed is 81. while the loss to the
crop may easily be several tons through
imperfect seed. Six pounds of beet or
mangel seed to the acre, with rows
thirty inches apart; two pounds of ruta-
bagas or sturnips, and five pounds 81
carrots Or parsnips are sufficient. The
seed should be covered at least one
inch, and the ground over the seed
should be rolleth A small seed-drill is
generally used for sowing the seeds,
and 1t covers them at the same time.
By the help of . drill. four acres can DO
Gown In . day by a man or q boy. Tho
drill leaves the seed sown in rows that
arc marked by the roller. SO that tho
spaces Gamble worked without delay by
the horseshoe. which is necessary to be
done to prevent the growth of weeds.
A week after planting is long enough
to defer this first cultivation. When
the plants appear in the rows they are
TO be hoed out TO ten inches apart. AZ
ter this the whole work consists in
keeping the crop clear of weeds up to
ths time when the growth of leaves
shades the ground sufficiently. In thin
ming out the rows the work is done
very conveniently by running a hand
c~uitivaior across the rows, by which
the ten inch spaces are cut very much
more quickly than by the hoe.-Ne0
Yori Times.
TIE ENEMIES OF CORN.
Every farmers son knows the cut
worm. a greasy. bioated, wanton
curse. We q say no good Of him.