The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19

which were not thinned yielded S12
pounds, a decrease of II per cent due
to the thinning. This was an excep-
tcnally dry season. The thinning prob
ably caused more injury than would
ordinarily result. go .,..". -. ... .
Good Seed Corn.
The difference between good and
poor seed corn lies first in the variety
adapted to the climate; second, in the
careful selection Of the most well de-
veloped ears, and third, in the careful
drying down Of the ears in warm
atmosphere warm room or loft free
from early frost.
How many farmers carefully observe
all these conditions? None, except
those who have studied the questions
in physiology relating to the reproduc-
ton OF life, whether in plants or ami
mails. A judicious selection of ears,
or OF the seed Of other cereals, is of
the first Importance, since as like pro-
duces like, the nearer we get to the
type, whether in animals or plants
the greater the proficiency. 1t is
not necessary to follow the physiolog-
ical question any farther.
Coming back to the question of corn,
the first point that interests the farm
er is the length of time required for
riFeniDg, which is between ninety and
one hundred and ten days. In the corn
zone of the United States that is, the
belt that raises the bulk Of the corn
corn that will ripen full, sound ears
in one hundred days is the corn to
raise. It is not necessary to follow this
question farther.
The cultivators of corn for seed pur-
poses select it from the crop planted
under the best conditions. Hence we
state how with correct soil and cult
walton the scotland this again applies
to all seed-is secured.
The corn being in the right stage Of
ripeness, the ears are shipped off in
the husk indiscriminately, and carried
to the sorting room. Here the per-
feet ears are selected and the ears
pulled down over the butt. The ears
are then hung up and air dried; but,
for fear that the cob is not fully dried
out, the ears are subjected to the heat
of drying kiln of 12O deg. Fahrenheit,
until fully dry. Thus cured no ordinary
cold will effect the germ.
DO you, dear reader, select and prop
erly dry your seed thus, even measure
ably? If not, why not? Can you
afford to risk a 10 or 20 per cent loss
on yield from imperfectly sowed seed?
Ii you are not quite sure of your seed
1t will pay to buy of some grower who
will guarantee the quality and sound
ness. If you have badly mixed lot
OF corn 1t Will'not pay you to buy pure
seed and thereafter keep it not only
pure, but know absolutely that every
seed will grow?
Don't Neglect the EverEreens,
In preparing for the coming years
planting, don't neglect the evergreens.
The broad-leaved kinds that are so
effective in more favored climates we
! cannot have, but the confer, or fir fam
lily, comprises many beautiful kinds
that are very effective, especially in
their young state Even for very small
places it is easily possible to enjoy
their beauty for years, and still have
them in handsome shape. Where scope
can be given them to grow freely, but
little pruning need be done, and 10
Die Norway twenty to forty feet high,
with branches sweeping the ground,
is certainly a beautiful object. The
Colorado blue spruce on a lawn, when
ten to twenty feet in height, with it's
peculiar sheen Of silvery blue and green
cannot well be surpassed. The rugged
looking Austrian pine, wholly different
from either Of the foregoing, is equally
effective. Some specimens of our ma
tive white spruces grow very distinctive
in shape, and for yeas are worthy
objects even for villa gardens. The
hemlock spruce is totally unlike either
OF the foregoing, and what is more
beautiful than a we'll grown specimen ?
Or the arbor vitaes, the native, of
course, is the best known under the
name OF white cedar, but for small gar
den work the Siberian is the better
one to plant. Ess.