Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-30
THE FARM.
,,,,u,;ny Corn for Ensi,ace.

plantinS Corn LOT EnSltaEo.
shall we plant? A short, easy
nov NJ ;s this: Plant. cultivate and care
e. ;n.t MS you would to secure the most
or 3" snrn, lust as you did before silos
Ell" . ;n were heard of. OF course,
na Mods s,'p will vary some with locality,
taand the person who grows the crop.
on '.a fer to plant on plowed sod, which
Lasu generously covered early the
as..dlue winter with fresh barnyard
nnre. AS soon as our oats are in,
I;s work. oat seeding, is fastened by
~; ;na a cut away harrow in lieu of a
Saw After the sod is plowed the cut
n lv harrow is used to mellow it. Ide-
A !s'''o deep. mellow seed bed. We aim
't saye our ground in readiness by May
II does not pay to hasten planting
" much. When planted, the corn
enid commence Mt once to germinate,
w should push up rapidly and vigor-
,, which is only possible with
ssrn.th and sunshine.
!, is also,a wise precaution that should
aver be forgotten, to test our seed be-
MO planting time arrives. This is es-
scallv important in case we purchase
mr. seed. II we save our own seed.
rlici is always wise, selecting the best,
nd hanging it in warm, dry room, SO
lst j, will dry out early and thoroughly,
hen We may be pretty sure that every
.arnel will terminate: but even then
estms makes assurance doubly sure"
TLls testing is a very simple matter. We
aye only to put certain number of
eruels in Il box of moist earth about as
q would plant them, aud keep the box
y a warm room. Ii all or nearly all send
GOOD. and need have no solicitude in
,lantng it.
find can grow the most corn with
he least labor to plant in drills. have
10 special corn drill doubt if the
ue-so use my grain drill. All but
ijth wooden plugs. This makes the
his way we put on about ten or twelve
o YOU say? Yes, but corn is cheap; and
planted so thick the cut worms can
ake some and yet do little harm, and
poush for first class crop of corn. In
nth the eye. With care this can be done
% as to please the most fastidious. We
,ust also watch the hose, lest they clog
18th some sod or clod. and we drop no
orn, In this way it is possible to plant
EN- acres in o half day. I like this
pethod. 1t requires no machinery not
ready on the farm, it is cheap and
asy way to plant, and best of all, it has
ven magnificent crops of corn.
Nearly or quite as soon as the corn IS
PLANTED, especially if we have rains
compact the soil. 1 put fine tooth
arrow to work. This may be very
Brge so as to harrow wide space in
nee crossing the field. The teeth are
hall and slant back. BY use of this
be soil is mellowed. and the ever-pres-
bit weeds Just peering through the
round are uprooted and destroyed.
his narrowing is continued till the
orn is three or four inches above the
hound, and the stalks SO thinned that
maximum yield of corn is insured. AS
result the weeds are largely van
uished, the corn is pushed to a most
igorous growth, SO that it only remains
cultivate the crop with a spring tooth
|ultlvator till it becomes too large to
Fork. Thus all hand labor is avoided,
reees are very scarce, even in the rows,
|nla good crop is secured. We must be
nre to so thin our corn as to secure q
Iayimum yield of grain. This will also
i'd to the value OF the stalks.-Prof.
J. Cook.
Farm Notes.
For swelied head and sores, battle the
Injected parts with equal quantities Of
fMeSar and warm water.
SHORT legged fowls have big bodies.
hat is lost in the legs is gained in the
Pody, hence more useful for culinary
purposes.
MANY farmers do not yet fully appre-
hate the value of bran as feeding
aaterial. For growing animals it may
orm considerable part of the rations.
II is very nice thing to watch duck
Ags in water; but it is cruel and often
ftsults in their death-that is, if the
nrd is yet in its down. Keep them dry.
DUCKS lay any time between midnight
md next day. They should not be al
owed to run at large until after the lat
et hour. or many of the eggs may be
ost
ALTHOUGH most farmers cannot hire q
nan on purpose to keep the cattle
afoed the year around, it is generally
conceded that such work pays from now
until the cattle go to pasture.
THE STOCK RANCH.