The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-01-03
Why SEEDS FAIL TO CHOW.

There is stored up 10 Every seed latent
germ, the embryo OF new life, the devel
opme1t OF which Is conditional upon 9th
er natural causes. The Influences that sct
upon the seed to cause growth are heat.
cir and moisture, and without q proper
tomato qusotity Of each there can be no
plant life. Now. II follows that when 3
seed is put into the ground and loosely
covered with light, dry soil, it does not
come 10 contact with sufficient moisture
TO soften its outer coating; neither is there
sufficient heat, because OF the too great
circulation OF the sir around the seed to
produce the chemical changes upon
which vegetable growth depends.
The feeding roots OF sny plant are deli
cate white 6bres, SO small as rarely to be
seen with the naked eye, AMI are never
seen BY the cssusl observer. Now, when
these roots are formed, il the soil is not
pressed firmly around the main root,
rhese feeders have nothing to live upon;
they must come 10 i'm mediate contact with
moisture, OF the warm, dry sir will des
roy them and the whole plstt will stand
still until new roots are formed, or In the
mem time perish. Hence, the necessity
OF pressing the soil firmly around the
seeds.
Deep planting ia another frequent cause
OF the seeds failure to germinste, or to
make rapid growth after. The Importance
OF more csre 10 this direction cannot be
overestimsted. Take, for instance, sweet
corn. and, 10 planting. cover one half to
I've iocbss In depth. The former will
serninste without los OF s per cent. and
the exact ratio will be kept up. The csuse
Tor the ifIerepce is. that the conditions Of
growth are not complied With the de6ci.
eng heat, which. OF the season OF corn
planting. does not exist stso great depth
from the surface. This same rule will sp
ply to the planting OF most other seeds.
% l. Allen 10 American Agiicnltnrist. |
Some OF the western agricultural papers
sre discussing the cost Of producing milk.
Mr. Al. II. Warren Of W.seo, III in dis
cussine the producing Of milk Tor the Obi
cieo market says thst d.irymen are dis
conrssed because Of the starvation price
paid by Cnicsgo dealers. The average be-
ing two ceots per qusri Professor Lane
OF the New jersey experiment. station
fnds that nudrr favorable conditions 10
40 experiment ststion II cosis 2.l9 cents
10 produce . qnat OF milk. "Hosfds
d irymsn9 discussing these statements
shows tbs, tao Cents per quar-. is more
thsn the average return received by many
firm srs from cresmeries snd cheese fsctor
les. The common eerersl-purpose COS
producing obiy 1000 qnsris PR year. cost
log $40 Tor fe d, vili leave ihe farmer ont
81 pocket; bat II The cos produces 5000
lsrts per year. and the isrmer receives
70 cenis per quart be receives $40 for
bic lsbor, tie wear snd tear OF the herd.
expenses and profit some
Bsures Published recently 10 their pspu
ON the farm Of q II. Ellis OF heston
Ihls th.i bic coss ~, rage 5000 qusris, Of
houso the beet ball Of bis herd averaged
800 qauis prediction OF thi. latter
lind 1t swo cents per quart would msks
- income Of s72 per snimsl. and bal
nee over coat Of feed Of s32 per sninsl,
nd . balance over eoss Of iced Of S32 pr
riGsl,