The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-11-02

While fhe products Of the corn plant
are 81 more Importance 10 the country at
iaGge shan those Of wheat, nothing ike
the sane an liciy is felt about il in ad-
vance as the time Of harvesting draws
pear. Corn, which is native to this
country, has So many exceileac.es that
. In enumeTating them some are liable TO
BE- overlooked. Among them, and not
the leasi. Is the sact that the gathering
q che grain mas be deayed or greatly
ueg.ecied without very serious loss, while
uifh thc other cereals. especially With
sheat. no delay can lie 10 Grated and,
vhen threatened with rust. neglect for a
couple Of days may cause the loss Of the
crop.
The plant also accommodate itself 70
different soils ard climates, growing
rapidly ID the shorter seasons Of the
Narihern States and Engineering its time
% growth a. We'l as the length Of its
stalks IN the longer summers Of the West
aud South Il does not succumb easily
10 uufaVorable seasons, and with any
thing like proper culture rarely fails of
making 10 least a moderate crop. Be-
sides this II is but seldom seriously az
sectcd by disease or insect pests. of
the mallGies that aIect other cereals
there j. one that occasionally appears in
tiis and deserves 10 he guarded against
before il becomes more generally prev
alent This Is q fungus growth, or
Kind Of puffy excre eaoe attached to the
stalk that seems akin 10 the smut in
Elesi and other grains, and II left to
Develop and iaature is quite certain 10
increase from year 10 year. To prevent
this these pufT balls should be removed
and completely destroyed a soon as they
appeal and seed from infected fields
should NOT be u-ed. Where the seed is
~ aii suspected, il should be washed in
solution Of lime and salt or salt and
coPperas, strong enough 10 destroy the
smat germ without injuriDg the vitality
q the grain.
J be chief insects affecting the corn
plant, especially in the Prairie States, is
fhe chiuch bug and from the july report
y the Ohio Experiment Station it is
learned that il j. noE in uriously abund-
aus 10 oerfain counties Of that State Il
= also reported as destructive in Illinois
and other States. This j. essentially a
weather insect. The spring brood is
iaFcelg developed in the wheat ields, and
SHEA fhe wheat harvest is over and the
supply Of food IN that quarter is exhausted
the huge. usually only partly grown
and without wing, migrate 10 al AGENT
corn fields on foot Among the various
GUNNER remedies suggested are plough
Jag the siubbie, killing with kerosene
emulsion. iTappiag in burrows, etc.
Probably the most effoctuai way Of pro-
teeiing corn field from invasion is u
cu1 I've 0r SO rows Of corn from the side
eEposed and plough half dozen fur
rows, .eaFing one deep in the centre,
VITA fie pefpendicuiar SIDE Of the furrOw
rest fhe corn. Into this the migrating
insfeis Eili fall. where they can be COW
erred lightly with straw or any iniamma-
lie material aud cremated
The manner IN which corn is harvested
r=fies greatly in different parts Of the
couafrF ID a few sections the leaves
iel9N The ears are frst stripped Of
sAlie gFeen, and tucked In small hand
il.s between the stalks Of hill 70 dry,
when they are gathered and bound into
larger hlnches and stored away making
q small amount u the best possible
cein fodder. AfterElrd the cops are
elsf Of usi shove the ear, and cured in
suizl shocks, leaving the bare stalks
Standing 70 supper, AID ripen the ears
hleie this topping is done before the
eaTi. well out Of the milk and the grain
hss hudened II must 10 some extent rob
sbe latter Of uolrishmeui, Of which at
ihis period a large proportion comes from
ihe ssp 10 the top
The most general and the better plan
5 % 20 the stalks later on little above
THE ground. and stand them up in shocks
o. cure IN this way the whole Of the
f96ier is secured, and the grain gets the
leuefi Of ihe sap already in the stalk,
i,esides absorbing additional matter from
tie aim1sphrfe From eighty TO one
hundred hills mag be put in a shock,
which should be tied around with coarse
lEine tEo-thirds Of the way from the
ground % prevent the loose stalks from
being blown about by the wind. Thresh-
ing The stalks % gather the grain has
been advocated in come quarters. but as
ye- has aot become at all c9mmon.-Nso