Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-18
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: porsion Of The corn crop 10 ascertain me
esecs or The yield haa BIZ IN ifiei With vary
ing resusss. In some cases tho feseis ~
- incres,~ in yield Of corn and in "st,er r NO /
;u~Yease resulsed. The mater - therefore
un,e,tIei and Il will pf,shahls sske sevefat
re,y, Of careful work ui.strr vAs> ing condi- l
Mons 20 ASCERTAIN the ruth. A cssstriousioa |
- the general stock of kno~iedss On thie |
subies IN, been made by the Kansas exper- |
;ment station. Alternating rows of large |
cared. white dent corn OF the 81. Caaf'es
r,,irsy hsd the tssseis removed ~ soon ~ |
they couM be detected in the center OF the |
stsik. While on the remaining rows they
we're ualistu,hed To remove them all
promptly il was found necsssAry 10 70 over |
The expsriment evers day for more than
week, and il required ta~t the t>sssl shooin
b. pullsd without otherwise infiicting any |
damage on the plant by pulling or destroy |
ing the center leaves. -.
When the corn was huSkei and weigae II |
was found that the rate of yield Per acre
,,,m the sletasss led rows was los 9 ea. while
~, rows with the tassels rems;ning .eided |
AZ the rate of et.s ha. thus giving IL oa.
in favor Of de,ssssiing. II vas also Yound
That the ears borne by the stalks without
sss,sls averssei little heavier than the
ss,s from 81 ks with the tassels und.stafoed. |
In this instance il paid wsl to remove the
tss,el.. whe hsr the results will be the same
another yea. remains to be seen. itisqaite
possible that all varieties are not affected
Alike, and this might easily account for the
difference in results. There il nothing ao- |
.urd in lie idea that the removal OF the tAs- |
sell. should te nd to increase the crop. IL Is
a we'll known fac, that Towering is exhaus-
live TO the plant. Tie production of the
tas.els and the formation of pollen must
necessarily consume portion Of the strength
Of the plant, and it Is reasonable TO con
elule that the material which the plant was
prepared to expsnd on the development
Of the tass.l might. when the latter is re-
moved, be directed towards the develop
ment of ears. Ii i on the same prieciple
that "a deners remove supertluous buds
from c,,rvssnthemums and other lowering
plants in order to better develop those thst
remain. Ii further experiment, should estao-
ash the oorret ness of this view detassel-
ings portion of the crop nust eventually
be- come a canon in successful corn culture
Nor is il necessary to wait for years De
fore the merits or dmerits of the practice
.sn be settled. Any one can readily prove
i, To his own satisfaction and l would
urge all readers of +. { II. who grow corn
10 try the experiment this summer, only
uote the following points; Avoid muir
ing the leaves. Pail the tassel rs soon AS
i, can be reached by the hogcrs in 'h'
heart OF the plant, and leave enough tsssei
to {, rtilze the whole crop. Every oth,r
row should be left until proved that lsss Is
sufficient Finally count the stalks and
sleigh Yields of equal numbers Prof. {
c. Georgesou, Kansas Experiment STATEN
A Montgomery county N. " farmer
NJ. b. Spencer, advocates the following
kind of a silo, which seems rather imprac-
ticable, though he is much gratided with it.
tie says
Ny plan for keeping corn has BEEN sue
cess for the past four years. have ha,
in my barn % by 81 feet with Is It. posts,
cut out of the center of the bay of solid
nay hole of Is it, which will leave fl OF
old hay on the sides. | also leave about
# of hay in the bottom of the hole. The
nay taken from the hole can be put on the
top and around the sides, or, if press is
handy, may be baled. then set boards
al around the inside as close as can get
them together and nail them to board put
in crosswise. am then ready to fill. !
out my corn in whole as Il nix il is just as
good and saving in the buying Of
machinery for cutting. use horse fork
for unloading and have man in the hole
70 lay it straight, preferring TO have it laid
lock fashion. Otherwise / proceed as
,thers do with regularly built silos. The
corn invariably comes out al right and
affords cheap ensilage.
The bean crop for TIE next year will not
il is thought, come quite up to the standard.
Maine has full average, which in the
northern section will yield very well other
districts, however, will not come up to las,
Years standard. New Hampshire has .
bright prospect from this crop with a full
acreage. Vermont beans as a rule are up
to the standard and the Massachusetts crop
has a healthy growth. Rhode Islanders
anticipate full yield. The outlook in New
York is fair. Some sections have suffered
BADLY from the drouth. Genesee and Erie
,ounty farmers expect returns equal to last
wear. New Jersey and Wisconsin will no,
produce as many "a last year,
ltwould seem that We shall have to wall
mil another Worlds Fair at least before
Se see successful breeding of dairy cattle
shich shall combine the best qualities for
,eef. Beef animals in the dairy were clear |
~ shown at the Worlds Fair to be disad |
vantage. The Shorihorns lid on 6G7 lbs. |
If flesh while making 1875 lbs. of cheese,
While the Jerseys gained but 1926 lbs. in
weight but made $50 lbs. cheese. The |
food eaten if utilized in producing large |
mount of rich milk " i'll fall prcportionats-
ly short of produc .ng as much beef IS other
wise.
A leading poultry raiser says Puliets to |