Daily Republican., 1885-09-07
'AGRICU LTU r A L.

Perhaps there has been enough said
already, in THE AMERICAN RURAL
H0AR, published at Brooklyn New
wheat, but the great Importance OF this
subject leads US 10 say q few more
words.
The frequent showers, OF late, extern
ding over a large portion Of our coun.
try, have facilitated the breaking up OF
stubble ground and the complete pull. |
verb alton OF clods. II seems to US that
there can be- no valid excnse for any |
failure to put the ground in fret rate
order for sowing. Until " " In good
order, no good farmer will think Of
saving, though the ordinary season
for seeding NAV have arrived. How
ever farmers may differ about the best
time for sowing wheat, we think all
will agree that it Is too early to SOW .
piece before 1t Is well prepared.
In W,stern New York, the rule wit
good farmers Is, to SOW between the
fret and 10Th OF Septenber, and we
think that experience has shown them
that, two tunes out OF three, IL not
three cut OF four wheat sowed during
thA At period has stood the winter the
best, and yielded best at harvest
Where that rule fails Is when the fall
Is unusually warm and moist, causing
too great a growth OF top, or when the
wheat has been infested by the Hessian
fiy, which is able TO deposit her eggs on
learly sown wheat Ordinarily, wheat
sown during the time mentioned, has
opportunity 70 make q good growth OF
both tops and roots, the former pro-
tecting the roots from being frozen to
death, and the good growth of roots
preventing destruction or heaving.
Il As the loss of the wheat crop more
. freq uently comes from winter fr'@ztnR
, and beaving than from the ravages OF
: the Hessian fly. it would ON To DO
safest TO SOW early, or medium early,
unless 10 IL known or quite probable
r that the fiy will attack the crop. In
those localities where the fly did con
l siderable damage to the last crop, II
; may be wise to postpone seeding until
q the latter part OF September, or, where
i the soil IL naturally warm, sandy or
r gravelly loan, until the early part Of
}, October.
We are aware that you will meet mel
/, who will tell you that, In such or such
d year they sowed their wheat In October
; and " hogaod" 1t in, that is, sowed or
T poorly prepared ground, leaving thu
. isurf4ce rough and lumpy, and theil
wheat was better than where the lane
u was well prepared and tho wheat SOY et
n early, but those were exceptional in
n sta ces and do not establish a rule TO
= :, seeding. A slov.n will always quot
" authorities in favor Of his manper o
doing his work.
n Tue greatest obstacle to success II
wheat rowing that the sarmerof TO d >
IA encounters, Is that of winter killing
1.-The almost continual severe wind
IL blowing over exposed felds, remove
o. natures protoctor-snow-an leav
ru the surface exposed TO the drying
freezing heavy effects of frost. and th
x wise farmer will do all in his power
y guard against that. In addition
e. good preparation of seed bed and earl
sowipR, inc drilling In Of good supe
81 phosphate, about 200 lbs. TO the acr
A will generally increase the autumn
lis growth. A top-dressing Of stable m
nure will both increase growth OF whe
a and protect the roots during whit
h from the frost.
Il, We are inclined to think that, whe
e farmers have not the stable manure
~ top-dress with at seeding. ume,it won
pay to draw 1t out and spread IL thin
over the surface, after the ground b
n frozen hard enough to bear up WACO
ouOu n mulCu WOulu hOb ohiy eAcNN.
MD protection. directly, but 1t would he
for retain nature's great protector, sno
AT We are satisfied that hundreds OF tho
sands OF bushels of wheat were lost
past year, in Western New York,
II consequence of the winds blowing
9: the snow and leaving the roots of wh'
exposed to the severe cold. When su
, ~ casualties are frequens 1t Is advisa'
fur. to guard against them.
nth LIME FOR EGG SHELLS
II Lime In some forms Is indispensa
MT to the formation of egg shells. 1t
,r.h more generally Supplied to hens In
I! form of old mortar, broken shells
broken bones. Either generally y
ar ticea, but all are better than eitl
i L. alone. eoft and thin-sheiled eggs
nj: eperally, but not always, the result
nd an insuff1 Client supply of lime, and e.
eating among hens Is generally eau
. by a neglect to supply this essen'
al element Of egg production.
ola GROUND CORN.
ade We have found that corn grou
't IN with the cob and mixed, before gri
In ing, with oats or arley, makes q
Sop food for pesrly all classes OF stock, q
tho the New York Herald. The fact 6
tne the cob increa ses bulk with slight
! ~ crease OF nutriment makes tno III
and better for many uses. Pure corn III
10 tic Is 700 concentrated. and grinding
ers- cob with it gives greater bulk and
and and vents injury to stock.
,nt,- RAISING CORN.
,es IS; Many farmers maintain that ow
rms TO the price uf labor they can buy G
said cheaper than they can raise 1t;
:, says the Rural Home, by raising l
.or. large quantity OF fodder Is Obtain
thus enabling the farmer to feed
cattle, to make more manure, and
iesir- sequeutly the next ear to raise
IN corn.
Drenn LIME FUN 9'iH'
yer, Every crop we grow upon cur IL
es In max q It's dem and for lime, and IL
u a1s crops are TO be produced In luxut
fcopdition, and IL we are to SECURE a.
dant produce there must be sntiie
- supply existing in the soil in CO
ton ready for acting ~ plant foo
For this purpose lime is qu to r.
after 1t has serve all it's other duti
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