The National tribune., 1891-04-23

as have been experimenting in raising sugar
beets. Let them write us as to the soil and
methods OF culture they have found best. the
expenses per acre of raising, and the prices re-
ceiyed, with any other items that they may
think will interest others who may DO trying
the culture, or thinking Of doing So This is a
very important matter TO the farmers of this
country. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Is an1.
ious that we should raise our own sugar, and
wants TO do anything that will help the
matter along.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
BEANS.
VIII W. Tracy finds that beans can be cuIti.
waited for from 9 TO so an acre aud will Weld
a cash return Of from SIS 10 500 besides tho
forage value Of the straw aud waste beans. 1t
requires care aud judgment in selecting the
soil aud planting, but 1t gives better returns
than any other food crop. The best soil is a
rich, grayoily clay, everything limestone, but
one made up OF almost any proportion of clay
loan, gravel or sand may be prOftably used
provided il is fairly fertile and we'll drained.
IL is absolutely essential, however, that the
land he thoroughly drained. no fixed time as
TO planting can DO given. Better delay until
July 20, or give it up altogether. rather than to
put in seed when the soil is too wet, dry or
cold
III Etuttlls however btsluh HN0ul0 DC piauLeQ
just after COTn-that il, planted after the best
complaining time is past.
" Bean growers are not agreed as to the best
variety. Certain kinds are undoubtedly better
for certain soils and methods of culture than
others, aud which kind would be he best for
any particular field cannot be told without
full knowledge Of the circumstances A COM
paratively new sort, the Burlingame medium,
is very early, hardy aud prolific. having been
EuuVyn 10 vfalf af 10 Of D e
acre. The Scofeld or early marrow pea is the
most popular sort in western New York, and
IS rapidly becoming so in the bean growing
districts Of Michigan aud the West. These arc
the earliest sorts to ripen, and do not require az
much room as the others, 2i or % inches being
the common distance. Medium aud white
marrows are stronger. growing q little later.
and require more room. Tho white kidney
has the largest vine and is the latest 10 mature.
The prolific tree bean, which has been extern
siyely advertised As so uncommOnly prolific, is
very late, aud / have never known Of a profit
able crop Of that variety. or the colored field
beans, the China red eyes and the yellow eyes
are early, very hardy. aud easily grown. The
turtle soup is larger yined and late and both
II and the still larger and late red kidney
sometimes give enormous yields, but are very
unreliable. All the cOiOred beans az times
command very high price, and other years
are quite unstable, 50 that with these varieties
we are apt TO lose one great advantage Of the
bean crop, that Is a ready sale. Considering
all things, the early marrow pea is probably
the safest variety for an experimental crop"
EoTEa
Farmers should thoroughly understand that
the great want OF the soil for most crops, and
especially for those Of fruit and roots is potash.
The abundance OF this alkali in tree trunks
and in tobacco and other plants proves this. As
a rule, therefore, mauures are valuable in pro-
portion to the potash they contain. and value
less as they are wanting in this constituent.
As rule the drag IS not good implement
70 use where sod has been turned under. 1t
brings too much grass TO the surface TO grow
and interfere with cultivation. The drag is
good on hard, large cIods. and is better used in
the Fall than in the Spring, when the soil Is
moist. The harrow aud the roller should como
after il.
Ia raising potatoes good seed is the first
requisite, medium sized to large potatoes Of
the best quality should always be used. The
best results have been obtained with rich
clover sod or pasture, turned over the Fall pre-
vious, aud enriched with well.decomposed
barnyard manure.
Too much care cannot be given a milch cows
udder aud TANKS. A bit Of an old, dull scythe
is the best implement for scraping, aud a
sponge, with bucketful Of warm water should
be frequently used, followed by wiping with
soft towel. This will pay.
The best results in 4 carefully conducted
trial in public, at TIE West Virginia Fair, in
1889, were from q jersey COW, named Clssie
Coferas, which gave in three days 7I.5 pounds
Of milk, from which were made lis pounds Of
butter, or pound Of butter 10 every Ct pounds
OF milk.
Joseph Harris finds that barley should be
sown as early as possible, but that it is great
mistake to do 50 before the land is so dry that
a lump taken UP in the hand and pressed, aud
then drOpt 10 the ground, breaks into pieces.
lie works the ground very thoroughly, and
sows from two 10 two aud half bushels per
acre.
Farmers Of the Western Reserve Of Ohio re-
port that the maple-sugar crop has been album
dant and profitable. Hundreds Of thousands
Of gallons Of fine strip and pounds Of sugar
have been produced, which brought good
prices-G5 to 70 cents a gallon for strip and
nine cents a pound for fine white sugar.
big business has been built up in handling il,
aud the center Of this is Garretsyiile, where as
many as 5000 gallons Of strip day are bought
The farmers bring it in in milk cans or sealed
jars. A standard weight Of IL pounds to the
gallons is insisted upon. The canning business
is also a large one, and the law preseribes that
every can shall have on it the name and ad-
dress Of the maker Of the strip.
To check a sand blow on valuable land the
best temporary remedy is a tight board fence,
behind which should be started a belt Of ever
greens or a strip Of timber. Both may some
times be combined with profit.
The editor Of the Cidiiraior dnd Country Gen
rcman finds that the best treatment for apple
aud pear scab is to spray the fruit well when it
is the size Of pea. with solution made by
dissoying four ounces Of carbonate Of copper
and one and one-half pints Of ammonia in
palfull Of water. This is enough for dozen
or more trees. Spray twice aiterward at inter
walls of two weeks. Spray very strongly.
English papers anticipate the highest price
for wheat known for years. This is owing to
the bad condition Of the crops in other coun-
tries. Cold winds and frosts have almost de-
stroyed the French crops. The Russian pros
pect is very poor as is also the case in Ger
many, Holland, Belgium, and Roumania. In
India there will be nearly failure. The only
exception is Hungary, where the condition of
tho fields is reported excellent. Its estimated
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