The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-19

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Corn Culture and Varieties.
One rarely sees a more valuable station
report than No. Is of the Illinois station.
The following is equally applicable to In
diana:
The results of many trials suggest that
most farmers in central Illinois have at
tached undue Importance to early plant
ing and frequent cultivation, and have
done harm by too deep cultivation espe-
cially after the corn has made a fair
growth; and that they have attached
quite too little Importance to securing
uniform stand, with at least $1,000 stalks
per acre. At the station good yields
have been secured from planting any
time in May, and corn planted at a COM
paratively late date has required less
cultivation to keep the ground free from
weeds. good condition of the soil at
the time of planting is more important
than early planting. Thick planting re-
duces the size of the ears. but larger
yields have been secured In many trias
where the number of stalks at the rate
of one kernel each nine. inches in rows
three feet eight inches apart than from
a thinner stand. Little or no gain has
been observed from planting in hills,
with equal numbers of stalks per acre.
While thinning" corn is a troublesome
process Ii Is probable its cost would often
be abundantly repaid. The weight and
good quality of the slower are increased
by rather thick planting.
For the soil and climate at the station
grounds varieties are preferred which
have stalks eight to ten feet high, of
medium thickness, with sort joints and
abundant foliage, producing ears at a
hight of from three feet six inches to
four feet, the ears having short shanks.
1t is preferred that the ears be from
eight to ter inches in length and about
two and one-half inches in diameater,
nearly uniform in diameter, except near
the tips:well filled at both ends, with
from sixteen to twenty rows: the kernels
thick rather than thin, somewhat wedge
shaped and with little space between
the rows. The cob may be from one to
one and a quarter inches in diameter.
Making Glover Hay.
Many famers find great difficulty in
getting clover cured properly From
experience we can vouch for the follow
ing method, as described in an eastern
paper: We start the machine in the
afternoon. and if we wish to cut only
one or two acres. not until after o'clock
supper. There is no moisture on the
clover at this time and Ii is so late that
it does not wilt at all that night, and so
| the dew does not injure it. The next
day at II o'clock we turn it, and again
at 1. and an hour later rake 1t up, and
| by clock we have it all In cocks. The
next day, after the outside is thoroughly
| dry, We open the cocks and invariably
| find them damp, but we shake them out
| so that the sun and air have access to
| every part, and when this second mois-
ture has dried out we know that our
| hay is so we'll cured as to be safe in the
NOW. Should the day prove cloudy or a
poor hay day, we do not disturb that
cut the night before, but leave it in the
| swath, for it will endure a long rain
with but little damage in this shape, but
if it has been dried and then stands out
| through a rain, either in the cock or
winrow. it is greatly damaged. On Sat
urday last 1 put in clover hay in good
| condition which had lain in the swath
| from Monday night till Friday morning
| through several heavy rains, but when
we turned it on Friday we found it had
not wilted underneath, and ii cured out
almost as bright as fresh-cut hay.
l also take a good deal of pains in
moving the hay. We do not leave it
| in the NOW in the great punches which
| the horse fork drops, for Ii is almost
| the NOW, and every load the heavy fork
drops is taken apart and evenly spread
| before the next one comes. Managed in
| this way all parts of the NOW settle
| alike. and when we wish to take it out
| to feed it comes out as easily, as though
|
| ally two men can do this as fast as 1t
| comes. but if necessary we let the horse
| fork wait a little, for / want this job
! done we'll, even at the sacrifice OF little
/ tie time. Timothy hay does not require
this second drying. but in good hay
| weather we can begin to draw in by 1
| o'clock that which was cut the previous
! evening. l have never used a hay ted
| der but know how they work, and
/ think that by the use of one timothy
| hay could be cured in three hours If per-
feet hay weather.
Care of Bees.
Mrs. L. Harrison, the well-known
writer on bees says that when they have
| the swarming fever it is no use trying
to cure it; it will cost more than it will
| come to, and it is well to let them have
| their own way. There is no time to
spend sulking when honey is to be
| gathered in the fields. Let the bees
| swarm once, then after-swarming can
be prevented at the option Of the man.
| ager by removing queen cells. After the
| first swarm has issued, some remove ali
queen cells but one, but others. knowing
| that every queen cell does not produce
| a good queen, prefer to let q second
| swarm issue, and then remove all cells
| and return the swarm. or hive II and
place 1t on top of the one from which
ii issued. After shutdown return it and
the queen cells will all be destroyed by
| morning and no further swarming viii
| follow. Where colony throws of five
or six casts, all after the second one will
be too small TO survive the winter. They
have young queens. If the manager
desires increase, and will hive them upon
comb or foundation, feed literally dur
ing a cessation Of the honey flow, and
assist them with combs of chipping
brood, they may be strong enough to
winter but no surplus will be stored.
Why so many swarms emigrate yearly
to the woods is owing in a great meas
ure to bad management. No ringing OF
bells or creating of uproar is necessary
or undue haste, but as soon as bees are
quietly clustered they should be put into
new clean hive. and placed in the
shade Yesterday a large swarm issued
and as soon as hived they were removed
to their permanent stand. They were
| hived upon combs and as soon as they
realized that mother was with them
they marked their location mad went on
| to the fields | never before realized
the Importance of moving bees to their
permanent stand. This swarm was
hived before any scouts left the cluster
to hunt home. They were off to the
| fields without loss of time, at the longest
not more than half an hour
Mulching Young Fruit.
The first season after the young fruit
tree has been transplanted from the
nursery to its permanent home In the
orche I'd is a critical period in it's exist
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