The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-23

be strong in that particular. There
will perhaps be slight variation In.
the shades Of their color, but the In
tense characteristics Of the breed will
be present. This is the point that the
writer in our exchange is after, and
it is the vital one that cannot be too
strongly impressed on the breeder re-
CARELESS Of the class Of animals he
breeds. -
Facts About feftf1i.ers.
As the result Of experiments at the
Storrs agricultural school, it has been
found that while the addition Of min
eral fertilizers increased the yield OF
clover, it had no very material effect
on the yield of grasses In general
the yield Of hay was increased with
the quantity Of nitrogen supplied; but
the mineral fertilizers when used alone
were applied at loss.
Some Of the facts obtained are well
worth attention. For example, the adj
dition of 100 pounds Of nitrate Of soda
per acre Containing twenty-five pounds
Of nitrogen), in addition to the fixed
minerals, gave an average profit, dur
ing period Of three years, of $1.4O
per acre. Three hundred and twenty
pounds of nitrate Of soda fifty pounds
Of nitrOgen) gave an average profit
of 1924 per acre, while 48O pounds OF
nitrate Of soda (seventy-fve pounds OF
nitrogen) yielded profit of only $2.45
per acre. The returns Of profit from
the use Of 800 pounds of nitrate Of soda
were very uniform, being $50, $5.12
and $5.49 respectively, for the three
years.
The application Of heterogeneous ferti-
lizers, it was found, increased the per-
centages Of protein in the crop, and
the increase was somewhat in proper
ton to the amount Of nitrogen supplied.
The increase In the amount Of nitrogen
in the crop did not, however, equal the
increased amount of nitrogen supplied
In the fertilizers, which would appear
to show that the plants were not able
to utilize all the nitrogen supplied.
| It is plain, therefore, that it is not
profitable to apply more Of this expen-
sive ingredient than the plants can
readily assimilate,
Sweet Corn.
| Genuine sweet corn is one Of the
things that city people-who stay in
the city-know nothing about that is
worth knowing. The sweet corn they
buy in the market, hours after it has
been gathered, has nearly if not quite
lost its saccharine quality, and is little
better than common field corn in the
milk. To be enjoyed in all it's pristine
sweetness, sweet corn must be plucked
from the stalk and dumped forthwith
into the pot Then-if it is indeed
sweet corn, and not miserable pre-.
tender to that distinction-it is food for
the gods. ~
But how rarely one meets with genu.
Inc sweet corn! Some years ago we
were entertained by friend in Albany,
who regaled us with sweet corn from
his garden. Such corn we have never
tasted before nor since. We don't know
the variety-our entertainer did not
and seed that we obtained from him In
the fall ard planted the following year
did not turn out nearly as well-per-
haps ON account Of change of soil and
climate.
abundantly supplied, during the season,
with this toothsome vegetable. There
are several varieties, SOME earlier than
Among these the black Mexican ranks
as one of the very best in flavor, its
color being the sole objection to IT.
and for private consumption that
amounts to nothing. Stowell's Ever.
green stands also in the front rank for
quality, though no longer, as usually
grown, really evergreen"
Plant for a succession In carefully
Il rarn rod oiu Oyv1f1-
walton, and then enjoy the fruit of
your labor In feasting on one of the
most delicious and wholesome products
Of field or garden-Mail and Express.
Late Sweet Peas.
For general summer crop the earlier
sweet peas are sown the better. But
for late summer Towering it is well to
SOW about the end Of this month. It
may, however, not be amiss to say
that provided the plants are not al
lowed to grow much seed, succession
Of flowers will keep coming nearly or
quite all the summer long. To secure
this see that the plants are not too
thick. either in the rows or between
u Like ls~ many dher plants, If allowed
EOOm LUZ AIcO &1OWA Will IulS SIOW u
comes flowers. #, however, there il
poverty Of soil, or plants are too
crowded together, growth stops and
Of course. with it the flowers also
4 Perhaps as good . way as any to grow
sweet peas is In q sort of hedge where
It may easily form the boundary to 1
city lot or across the lot shutting OF
the back part. They need support
either by brush or wire, or string from
post to post.
II A Few Facts for Farmers.
/ Cabbage plants for late planting may
be started In the open air.
The May condition Of barley wa,