The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-04-03
FARM NOTES.


The best fruit and the best vegetables
can be grown only in a rich soil.
Where the land is broken and rocky
the the apple is one of the very best
fruits to plant.
IPease thrive on a light soil, but IL a
good supply is kept up it will be ncces-
sary to make sowings about every 20
days.
In many cases the best can be sent to
market and as much money returned as
If all the crop had been sent, so that
what is kept is so much clear gain.
The principal benefit from an applica-
ton of salt is that it renders available
plant food that is already in the soil but
is not in available condition.
A good wind-break can in many cases
be made very valuable. Scotch or white
pine, Norway spruce ,arborvitae set eight
or ten feet apart will make a good one if
propeIly cared for.
1t is poor economy to kill off the birds
and then attempt to keep down insects
that prey upon the fruit by spraying or
applying poisons in some shape to save
the crop.
Even in the garden it will not pay to
depend upon commercial fertilizers.
Tho CON hp 11E.a1 tp o1 t-a n ta m RI ont1n
extent, but the fact not be lost sight
Of that barn-yard manure is always the
best.
HOW TO MAKE A GOOD CORN CROP.
In order to raise u good corn crop one
must have covered or new land to raise
1t on.
If close land it should be ploughed in
the fall to kill worms, bugs and other
enemies to a ( good corn crop.
Manure weak spots, and keep your
land fertile, which will produce Il rank
growth in the corn, and be a good pro-
lection from bugs.
Corn should be planted as early as tho
ground will allow of cultivation, but VIC
should not plough while the land Is
too wet. that is, to leave a gloss on the
ground as it leaves the plough.
Now the ground is ploughed we cross
harrow it, which should leave it in fine
order.
Then we take our marker, made with
two runners, each about 30 inches long,
and check it off going across the furrow
ilrst.
Now, if you have good %seed-corn,
which, by the way, is best gathered
from the stalks in early fall and not
from shock corn, plant three gratis ina
hill and cover about an inch deep.
If rain has not settled the ground by
the time the corn begins to sprout, roll
il.
And now if there is to be any deep
| cultivation, do it while the corn is small.
getting shallowcr and further from the
| corn as it gets taller, for we think by
~plougling too near the large corn the
roots that form a perfect net work near
| the surface are destroyed, and you do
| more harm than good.
When it begins to ~tassel, better let it
alone,
Don't allow q crust to form around the
corn while small,
If in following the above you fail to
raise a good corn crop it will not be your
fault, but VIC do not fail.
TIE FAMILY GARDEN.
The garden should be ploughcd or
spaded rs early IN the season as possible
so as to turn up the worms and insects
to the frost. A hen and brood at such q
thine would prove beneficial, as the in
sects would be thoroughly scratched out.
All such vegetables as cabbages, egg
plants, tomatoes and peppers should be
grown under glass and transplanted in
order to allow them a longer period for
growth, and also to have the plants ready
wuen the frost is gone. Onion sets,
early peas, beets, carrots, parsnips. po-
tatoes, and herbs should be seeded In as
early as possible. Potatoes and turnips
are not considered garden crops, but are
grown for an early supply in the garden
by some. The grass and weeds appear
very early, and will crowd down the
young vegetables unless thorough vege-
tation is given. The frequent use of the
hoe at first will save labor later as weeds
should be destroyed as soon as the seeds
terminate, at no time being allowed to
grow. If the early crops are carefully
guarded against the damage of weeds
: the later crops will have fewer difficult
ties to contend with, owing to the fewer
, seeds left of the intruding plants.
? The vegetables that will not endure
0 the slightest touch of frost are beans o
all kinds, egg-plants peppers tomatoes
sQuashes, melons and sweet corn. Tur
uips can follow early potatoes, ant
string beans may succeed the first crol
of peas. If the summer is not too dr.
: and warm peas may be grown for a sue
cession until late. Radlshes can b
grown from early spring until fall and
~ patch of kale and mustard may b
cropped off early, to be followed b
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