The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
Planting Onion Seed.

To The Farmers Review:-Last
week I planted a row of onions, and
this is how I did it: The ground had
been plowed and narrowed and was
in tolerable good condition to work.
The row runs north and south, and at
each stake was driven. wire being
attached to each stake. The row was
about 100 feet in length, the wire some
two feet longer. In previous years
binder Irvine was used in place of wire,
but for some reasons I like wire bet.
ter. Having now line to work by,
the ground was first hoed Up, then
rcked, then one bushel of we'll rotted
duck manure was raked in the row..
After raking until it was free from
clods of any size, sand was scattered
in the middle of the row. In this sand
the seed was dropped, being careful is
drop but one seed in a place, and the
seed an inch apart. The seed were
then covered with manure from an
| old straw pile to the depth Of an eighth
Of an Inch; this pressed down, then
soil sprink1ed over this. About half.
as much soil as manure was used. The
that is suitable for onions, or in sandy
sell, there need rot be SO -2uch pains
taken. The soil should hare had ate,
least pick of sand raked with tha<
row. as it is clay, and inclined to run"
and bake after a rain, Sand was nm.
handy and hard to get, 50 substituted
heavy manuring in it's place. AS soon
as up the weeds will be pulled and the
onions cultivated whenever tho
ground permits, and as soon as crowd
ing begins will be thinned. Tt, is
different proceeding from any / ever
tried, and if thorough cultivation ;s
given I hope to be able to report
good haryest.-Farmer's Review. +
Corn Plant Possibilities-The possi-
bilities of the corn plant as Source
of food for man and beast, aside from 2
it's other almost innumerable uses. are
somewhat astounding when the figures
are looked into. Mr. Gibbs of Phila
delphia, speaking on the subject be-
fore the New York farmers, amongst
other things said that there is no cues
ton that the American cornstalk, this
hard, woody, fibrous portion of the
stalk, will furnish all the rations that
are used for feeding horses by all the
continental armies. Nothing else is
required. They can be sent to the
field in bag or as pressed cake. ready
for use, with all the nitroganous sub
stance required. No hay or other feed
necessary.
Cultivating Corn Regarding the
cultivation Of corn, Prof. E. Davenport
says: A system of cultivation that will
give highest yield under ordinary con-
ditions seems to be about as follows.
Cultivate deep during the early part of
the season to remove weeds, conserve
moisture and allow the plant an early
vigorous development. Then gradually
decrease the depth as the corn grows.
until near the end of the season, when
the cultivation should be shallow. and
as far from the hill as Is consistent
with removing weeds, in order to
avoid root pruning and to leave the
soil in the best mechanical condition.
Beef and Poultry Packers. The
large western beef operators seem to 81
be gradually working into the poultry 8
business. Reports state that they have
secured control Of large poultry plant
in Missouri and large quantities of
live stock are also said to be purchased
weekly and taken to the Chicago stock
yards to be killed and dressed after
which the stock is shipped to the va
rious distributing markets. Th;s S8
stock is being shipped mostly dry-
packed in refrigerator cars, so that it 81
Fan be handled in the beef refrigera-
tors without ice.----N. Y. Prod1ce Re-
REV. liss u.s.
The average man seems to think y