The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-29

, form vigorous foundation for
9 rye yield, be planted fully twice as
-GnlCkly as it is eventually wanted to
mature as proper stand. Perhaps al
most every reader OF this journal who
is an active farmer has seen neighbOrs
who suspected that their seed corn
was poor, without knowing to a GER
tainty, plant their corn very thickly,
IN many instances to be followed by
very favorable weather and soil con-
ditiOns, which germinated both vital,
and half alive kernels, with a result
ant very thick stand with a large
proportion of barren and nubby
stalks, and in the end light yield
for their work and expense. Or if
on the other hand, weather and soil
conditions happen 80 be very un-
favorable, a very poor uneven stand
resulted. Consequently a very un-
even growth, poor pollenation and
light yield of inferior quality of
grain.
But even if the farmer plant the
seed of the highest possible germi-
mating power, and of a good variety,
and which generally results in good
even stand, still then there are
always many stalks in such growth
which are natures thoroughbred
scrubs, and whose pOllenating infu-
enCe eXertS u like demOralizing effect
with all of the more productive stalks,
as do human Outcasts upon the whole
fabric of society. And as there are
no criminal legal penalties for the
destruction of plant life, every wide
awake corn farmer should destroy
all nOticably weak, lazy stalks of
/ growing corn before they form and
shed their pollen, decrease the pro-
/ ductiveness and rob natures endowed
stalks of their high breeding stand
ard and rightful soil nutriment.
By this process the farmer will
leave Il proper seasOnable stand of
the most vigorous stalks, which have
been endowed by old mother nature
with the capacity and tendency to
produce maximum grain yield of the
highest quality and most vigorous
terminating power.
Again, every farmer should only
grow varieties of corn which fully
mature Il good merchantable grade
of corn with consequently more
vital seed) in average years. Also
every farmer should constantly keep
two varieties of corn on his farm
One a medium sized variety with
medium cob and long, large grains,
which should be the Stand-b by fO1
main crop. The other a 80 day corn
of which a few acres should be
planted each year for early feed. On
if the planting season be long de.
layed, as it often is, by unfavorable
weather, almost as large a yield
I is secured by planting the 90-day
corn fully twice as thickly as the
larger, later maturing sort, and in
addition secure d much better grade
Of grain Verify, there is a host OF
questions yet unsolved, relating tc
the production of maximum corn
yield.
Brother farmers, kindly give me
your personal experience plong this
line by early mail. In exchange fo1
such information, I will take pleas
ure in giving any further desired in
formation on this subject.
y. <. SUFFHRI.
VOORHEES,, Ills
Free rural mail delivery is easily
4 secured. At the Rhode Island State
Grange in 80 the State Master urgeC
delegates on returning home to pre-
pare petitions for the establishment
Of mail delivery routes. This wa.
done by the Patrons of Davisville
Grange. On the establishment Ot
the route by the PostOffice Depart
ment August 18th, 1900, Ga pieces ot
mail were delivered at 2S places. The
size Of the mail has steadily in
creased. The largest number OF
pieces delivered in one day was 172
During last November the average
was 1885 pieces per day. The car
rier now stops at 60 places, an in
crease of 81. When the route was
first started only three daily papers
were taken now there are 28.-C. O