The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-08-04


stock will prevent the formation Of
new sod and if there be an old sod it
will be greatly weakened and thinned.
Cultivsting Corn.
AS soon as the corn is we'll up run
the roller over it same way as planted,
following Immediately with the har-
row, writes correspondent of Mirror
and Farmer. Remove the center row
of teeth and straddle each row. Clods
are thus crushed and the narrowing
renders the soil mellow by more read
lily admitting sunshine and moisture.
In the first cultivating / merely aim
to scratch the ground 10 the depth Of
two or three inches, using the double
cultivator with feeders. I cultivate
deeper the second and third times, but
cultivate shallow after the corn is
about waist high to avoid tearing or
pruning the roots, which is detrimental
in hot, dry weather. Light stirring will
then suffice to keep the ground moist,
mellow and clean. l always like to cul-
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have the ground in thorough state Of
cultivation before the corn begins to
tassel and shoot, as it should not be
disturbed thereafter. Circumstances al
ter cases and the kind of season We
have has something to do with the way
We manage our corn crop.
Tomatoes from Cuttings some
times cut off a branch from a plant
and plant it in the ground rather deep
ly; in fact, leaving but little more than
the tip-eEd out OF the ground. In warm,
able conditions such cutting seldom
fails to strike root promptly and make
a good plant, bearing fruit but little
later than the plant from which the
cutting was taken. For the purpose OF
increasing a stock of plants in the
greenhouse l clip of the leading shoots
and afterwards the side branches. and
trim them. These are planted out in
the bench or in a strong
hotbed, and under favorable conditions
will strike roots often in the course
of six or seven days. To insure sue
cess, however, the soil must be- warm
and moist, and preferably sand. If the
soil be cold and soggy the cuttings
will fail to grow. On the whole, the to-
mato is as easy to grow from cuttings
as almost any of the florists plants
T. Greiner, in Farm and Fireside.
Cow Peas or Clover.-Owing to the
fact that clover is frequently damaged
by freezing in winter and by drouth
in summer, there is some inquiry for
another leguminous crop which is not
open to these objections. With our
present knowledge, no substitute for
Indiana can be offered that Is equal
to the common red or large English
clovers, both of which are thoroughly
acclimated and flourish throughout the
state. Notwithstanding this fact, the
COW pea has some points Of advantage,
among which are %, greater capacity
to endure drouth, (2) ability to grow
on soils too thin to nourish clover, (O
ability to produce q large amount Of
forage or green manure in few
months of warm weather, and thus
avoid the frosts of winter and early
spring.-1ndiana Experiment Station.
Surplus Is Prodt-The first $25 Of the
annual income from cow yields but
little or no profit to the owner over cost
Of keep; and it will take 5000 pounds Of
milk at so cents . hundred pounds to
bring this sum. II by proper selection
and breeding one can get COW that
will yield 5000 pounds Of milk with
but little II any more expense for food
and care, the extra 5000 pounds Will
represent profit. It Is recognition Of
this principle and action accordingly
that makes fortunes in other lines Of
business, and will add to the profits OF
the farm.-Ex.
Timber Raising.-Timber raising II
bound to claim the attention Of farm
ers more in the future than 1t has in
the past. And 1t is going to be quite |
a profitable as any other farm crop. |
The farmer should start his own trees
II possible. Most varieties that are
best to cultivate for profit may be cas-
lly started from seed. In Europe the |
waste lands that are neglected today |
On most Of our farms would be in |
vtantly converted into forests.-Ex.
A man may transgress as truly BY |
kidding his tongue Is by speaking un-
Advised1y With His lips-C. II. Spur