The Red Cloud chief., 1888-05-18
GROWING SEED Q
How to Insure IrnPrOv mcnt IN the Yield
and OusliSy of the Crops.

Would il not be q good plan for each
farmer 10 select from the seed orr To
Ice grown the coming seaSnn the VERY
best AMI prepare in the best manner q
sufficient portion OF the best ground to
grow seed for the Succeeding seasons
crop: Pow this portion extra deep.
making narrow burrows So rs 70 break
up the soil and make it fine: harrow
sufficiently 10 put it III ;he hest possible
condition. then plant in rows Of the
usual distance apart. making the hills
three Ia three and half feet apar.. and
allow but one stalk "a -rov: in = place.
This Will -;ve sufficient room 10 each
stalk Ia make the best growth: the ears
on such stalks Will attain tn. greatest
amount If vitality for seed purposes.
In This way the corn plant mav be
greatly Improved from year to year.
and the seed will produce an increased
Weld of crop each season.
These wide spaces between the stalks
will admit the suns heat and light and
will afford best facilities for the deposit
of plant food by the air-the great
reservoir If fertility" IL the ground
has been plowed deep and well pre-
pared before planting. and the c~ultiva-
ton Is begun as soon aS the plant can
be seen. and continued ut least once
each week until the grains OF the ears
begin To harden. the greatest possible
amount Of plant food will be secured
for the use Of the crop both from the
surrounding atmosphere and from
great depths in tine earth. while the
needed moisture will in this way he
kept I'D so that in either a Wet season
or during protrac,ed dr"ughts. the
most favorable conditions are supplied
for the most perfect growth and devel-
opfnent of the plants and the seeds
borne by them
For large growing varieties four feet
anart both WAYS would most likely Civ"
the best results for seed purposes.
Varieties that grow a small stalk may
be crown .IIree OF four fee apart. The
main thing is to give ample room I"
each stalk TO make the bcs, growth au:l
Key ID. Clt>t filafb-h ~ 'sNf hAi' ~
favor fertilization. The greatest dis
lance between stalks. AMI not interfere
with perfect fertilization. is desirable.
Certainly no objection can be offered
AGAINST growing seed in such a way as
to afford the best facilities for making
the best growth. Tx giving wide spaces
the tendency to make 4 heavy low stalk
will he much favored. aud such stalks
are much Ia he preferred TO those that
grow tall aud s~pindiing.
Farmers would do well - rive greater
care I" The production of good seed fcr
all crops. The influence If seed over
the general Weld ami quality Of crops
has very much 10 10 in deciding whctii-
or the crop shall be a failure ia part or
whether :: shall be such a TO compen-
safe for all the labor ani expense in its
production and leave 2 margin for
profit The ordinary mannc # say
imr seed for small gain crops is not
such - 20 secure the best. the practice
i,eiur Z. take seed from the lin where
. llr"e amount j. stored. and which i
l&DI" - become "ftfh"t-cH. or mtl>tN.
thu. i:HpairiHg lis vitality for seed pur-
,,.,,es.. Extra care and attention in
growing seeds Of snail grain crops
would insure hotter Yields an" would
re-r... liz 4 continued Improvement each
season both in Weld and quality.--E.
S. l..gardt., 4. 0-i2 Farmer.