New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-12
get the biggest yield possible, and End
to get fodder that is palatable and
that will be eaten by the stock withoua

I Ao idnu Su0ulo De proved In fall
and dlsced in spring, tapping it halls
each time. Disc this field as often as
necessary in order to keep down the,
weeds. Then about the 18th of June
or little later SOW your corn in drills
about two and one half feet apart
The best method of drilling it in is to
tit the ordinary grain drill with little
hoppers so that a hopper will supply
the spouts which are two and a half
feet apart. Drill it in about two in
ches deep. It will require one bushea
OF seed to the acre. After it has been
drilled in, harrow the field every few
days until the corn starts to come up.
Cultivate we'll all summer until il is
cut. And the best time to cut it is lust
as 1t is in bloom, that's just when the
pollen begins to float in the air. When
1t IS cut, shock it at once using about
twenty bundles to each shock. The
greener it is shocked the better it win
be. This yay the fodder will keep in
good condition all winter and it NAV
be hauled in as necessary. The yiel6
OF corn fodder will be all the way from
4 TO q tons per acre. Where farmers
DO not yet have silo this is the best
substitute for silage.
Succeeding this, Mr.. Bracket. a.
veteran horticulturist spoke of the fine
Industrial contest that he had attended
at Albert Lea. The main feature of
Inc contest was short course in iudg-
ing farm products, such as corn, cat
tie etc. This contest drew in folks
from near and far, old and young.
and all were very deeply interested in
the work that was before them. In
dustrlal education and agricultural
education is making rapid strides in
our rich and prosperous Northwest.
The results of the corn contest at
Albert Lea revealed the fact that seed
corn in Minnesota, on an average.
tests only 525 this year. For this
reason it will be we'll for all farmers
to test their corn this year before plant
ing it. The reason for this low test is
due to the peculiar season that we had
this fall.
Then Mr.. Bracket spoke of the ap-
pie industry in Minnesota. Taking
all things IN consider alton, apples can
be raised more profitably here in Min
nesota than in most other states.
Many OF the orchards in the East and
Middle West are already old and worn
out, some are almost entirely DESTROYED
by insects and diseases.
Here in Minnesota all horticulturists
are working for an apple that shall be,
a good commercial apple and that will
keep we'll towards spring. The State.
OF Minnesota has set up prize of
100000 to be given to the person who.
shall originate such an apple from
seed. This will be worth millions of
dollars to this state.
At present there are only very few
apples that are entirely satisfactory
and Mr.. Bracket named three that he
considered the best for Minnesota
planting. They are the Duchess.
Patterns Greening and the Wealthy :
A few years ago the Northwestern
Greening was raised and largely
planted but since then we have found
Out that this variety is often killed in
winter and frequently tops freeze back
several feet. This variety should not
be planted in large amounts.
People as rule say that we don't
get a good price for our Minnesota
apples, but the fault lies entirely with
the producer. He usually shakes them
off from the tree and puts them into a
sack or bushel basket, getting them ali
bruised and not very clean. In this
shape they are put upon the market
and who wants to pay a good price for
such apples? Growers in the East and
West put their apples into neat bushes
boxes and have no difficulty in selling
them at $500 to $500 per bushel.
Apples for market must be hand-piek-
ed, and handled like eggs because
every bruise will help it to rot and
become unfit for use.
Then folled a talk on Potatoes bs
Mr.. Suter. He recommended planting
potatoes on sod land, freshly broken.
and if no such land can be had. a
clover sod will do just as we'll. If
possible plant the potatoes on a slight.
northern slope, this will prevent the
field from drying out too much in case
we should have dry season.
Plow the clover sod under in fall saw
about three inches, then apply from G
to tons of fresh barnyard manure
which should contain goodly per-
centage of straw. Disc and harrow the,
field we'll several times until it is fine
and na110u For mnck forroarc