The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Thick Seeding for wheat.

We have been much interested In
the experiments made at the Ohio Sta
tion i'm sowing wheat at various thick
nesses. and it does seem that in many
wheat growing sections we have been
sowing too little grain per acre. OF
course, it is now too late to say any
thing in regard to wheat sowing TOR
this season, but the results in Ohio
should be borne in mind for the fu-
ture. The Director says that on the
worn lands of Ohio to 10 peckS per
acre have produced better results than
thinner seeding. At the Germantown
test farm 8 pecks per acre gave the
best results. We believe that the Dl-
rector is probably right so far as thin
soils are concerned. Many years ago,
a young man inexperienced in farm
matters. took q rundown farm right
alongside of u.s. He sowed two bushels
of wheat per acre and was laughed at
bv all the farmers around, including
ourself. But to our surprise he made
n little better crop than we did on
lightly improved land. Doubtless there
would not have been the same result
on our land with a similar sowing,
since the wheat on our land would
have tillered much stronger, but we
have long ago come to the conclusion
that thick seeding is best for land not
so highly improved.
Growing Up i'm the Country.
The country boy seldom realizes the
great advantage that he has over the
boy born and raised between the walls
of a great city The city raised lad
knows the city and its usages. He
knows about operas and lectures and
all the things that make up the arti-
fetal life of the city, but when 1t
comes to life in general, the real nat
ural life of the country, with its clean
waters. green trees grass and AMI
mails. he is the greenest of green cfea-
lures. The country lad going for the
first time to q great city is, of course.
at a loss and is bew,ldered by the man
made things he secs. But get at what
he really knows that is of importance
In everyday life and you find g boy
with his wits about him. The city lad
sees the profusion of meat. melons.
cucumbers and cabbages at the green
grocer's store. and cannot for the life
Of him tell whether the melons grew
on trees. bushes or vines. or where the
profusion comes from, nor anything
about how it is produced. The artifi-
cial works of man are all around him
and he is familiar with them, and un-
fortunately, may be familiar with
many of the vices that lurk in the
city. but with the great world of the
Almighty Creator he is apt TO be Ut
terly ignorant. and imagining that ed
ucation consists only in study OF
books. he is apt to grow UP the same
narrow and one-Side1 creature, while
the country boy may have less of OPP
portunity for book study, but has the
great book of Nature all around him
and In his daily play and work uncon-
sciously imbibes an education far more
complete than that of the city boy
Isolation, of course, is bad for either
Life altogether in the city makes the
lad provincial in his ideas. and life
only in the country has a similar eff
feet An occasional visit to the city
under wise guidance is an excellent
thing for the country lad. while some
roughing annually in the country
broadens the city boy and tends to
make him more successful man.
But the lad who is brought up in the
country and educated in a broad ana
Intelligent way has usually the best
foundation for success in life either in
city or country. In fact almost every
successful business man in our cities
today was born and raised in the open
country. and hardly a man of them all
but will confess to longing to get
back to the country to end his days
BE thankful. then, boys, that you have
an opportunity to grow up on the
farm with its broad and many-sided
phases of life. The city raised lad is
badly handicapped by his environ
ment.
Bermuda Grass.
This grass has many a home and
many a name in all parts of the world
where there is heat enough to bring
IL to perfection. Unlike some. of ouI
most common grasses which have a
local reputation. the Bermuda is
known and valued in all the sunny
and warm regions of the earth. Ii
has spread on ocean currents, for It's
creeping stems do not mind salt water,