The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-04

revived by growing the seed in q new
locality. 1t is well known as a variety
that hrs luxuriant vine, producing Its
tubers only after the vine growth has
been fully completed. The early rose is
also departing, yet there are but few
new varieties OF early potatoes that excel
it in quality, and many others OF the ola,
tried varieties have been unequalled. By
carefully selecting the seed they may yet
be retained.
A Missouri farmer bought eight acres of
lard with wheai sown on it. He so1ed
clover on the wheat. The wheat
yielded three bushels and a peck to
the sore, and there was q
tOleTably fair stand of clover on the most
OF it. The following year eighteen tons OF
clover were cut from the eight acres. The
clover was allowed 10 stand for two years,
then 1t was turned under. and the land
sown to wheat. The yield was twenty
bushels per acre, and the land has bean
producing well ever since.
ThJashiDg corn is now much in favor,
say S President Chamberlain in the Abqny
CutroiGr. Itemized figures have bean
given in institutes to show that the thrash
ing costs no more than the husking. Also
that if the corn and its stalks be well dried
both will keep after thrashing, and that
the stalks may be handled with barley
forks much more easily than when whole,
and will be eaten better by the stock, while
the part not eaten will make better bed
ding and absorbent, and obstruct the
handling OF the manure far less. But the
tbreshiI g is hard on men and on the ma
chine and il the corn be damp both it
and the fodder will hurt in the storage.
A number of experiments made at the
Missouri agricultural college farm showed
that on moist dirt read it required a
force EQUAL to 49, pounds to move a load
OF 3 6G5 pounds, or 81 per cent. more force
than was needed to move the same load
over a gravel road having a grade of one
foot in twenty eight; and that on q gravel
or macaos m'zed road the force needed
wss only onefourth as much IS that need
ed on the dirt road. On plank floor the
force needed was one seventh as much as
that re quired on the dirt road. This made
no allowance for the energy was ed by the
horse in pulling its feet from the mud or
lifting them over the little elevations
which are always to be found in muddy
reads.
1t is apparent that many farmers are
preparing TO go into the business of
eYapo1ating sweet corn this season. Many
very plausible statements IS TO the great
profits of this industry have been pub
hsbed OF late, chiefly by those who have
seed or evsporators 10 sell. Last year the
Rural investigated this matter carefully.
We are satisfied that there is not enough
Of a demand for the evsporai ed corn to
warrant much, il any, inereaed in g
supply. In any event, it will not pay
farmers TO go into the business unless
they have every C0nVenien5s for tan lin g
the product and can make it their chief
employment during the season. Tt e
farmer with the variety of crops usually
found on the farm hiss sll he can do al
the season when the corn must be
evsporsted without studying evaporators.
-RiraI Nc,g Yorker.
Tomato plants should be set out about
the LIST Of June. The ground should have
made been very r'Ce and ii il be free from
weeds no further attention will be re-
qulIed. Just before frost the vine may be
taken up, with all the earth that can be
kept adheriDg to the root, and transferred
TO the cellar, where all the fnll.g-oWn to-
mstoes not already picked will ripen. The
essay ist has seen perfect ripe to-
mstoes of most excellent quality on the
table at Thanksgiving which had been
ripened in this way. There are so many
good vafeties OF this vegetable that it is
bard to make a selection. Thee OF four
'ozen plants may be required in order to
furnish good supply sll summer. They
should be eight feet apart, and will occupy
about two rows I[ick's NfqG-i,3e.