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FARMERS' REGISTER. 



[No. 1, 



wish to procure a colt of form and properties of a 

 fine mare, send her to a vigorous horse, and the 

 result will probably be a male, possessing the pro- 

 perties and form of the dam. On the other hand, 

 if you wish a colt resembling a celebrated stud 

 horse, you must send such a mare (either old or 

 very young) as will be most likely to have, from 

 this union, a female foal, for it is in this crossing 

 of sexes we get the external form and properties 

 we desire. 



In conclusion allow me to express the opinion 

 that the incredulity that exists among fanners 

 about the possibility of propagating the qualities 

 of animals, may arise from their want of know- 

 ledge of these laws. "I don't believe in your 

 breeds of horses," says Farmer A. "There's my 

 neighbor B. has as fine an animal as ever stepped, 

 that came of his old black mare that's not worth a 

 pin." Now if farmer A. had known as much as 

 I wish to teach him by this paper, the fact he stated 

 would not have led him to his skeptical conclusion. 

 If the fine young animal was a female, it matters 

 little what were the qualities of the "old black 

 mare," the foal partook of the form and qualities 

 of the sire, and so on. 



Yours &c. 



B. C. 



From the Cultivator- 

 DRYING GREEN CORN TOR WINTER USE. 



Several methods of drying unripe corn for win- 

 ter use are recommended and may be practised 

 with advantage. Probably the worst of these is 

 the common one of boiling, and afterwards cutting 

 the grain from the cob, The corn is not only de- 

 prived of much of its sweetness and flavor by the 

 boiling:, but the best, though not the largest part of 

 the kernel, the corculum, or as it is called by the 

 farmers, chit, is left on the cob. A far better plan 

 is that adopted by the Indians of Lake Michigan, 

 who roast corn in a sand bath heated by a fire 

 which they make on a bed of soft sand, into which 

 the ears are plunged. After being roasted in this 

 way, it is removed from the cob and kept in sacks 

 for winter use. 



A neater and still better method is, to put the 

 ears of green corn into a baker, or oven of any 

 kind, and roast them about as much as you would 

 do for immediate use. The corn is then shelled, 

 and spread to dry for a few days, either in the open 

 air or a dry room; and may be kept for years. 

 When thoroughly boiled (for at least 12 hours) it 

 is as tender and soft as green corn, to which in 

 flavor it is in no way inferior, and constitutes a 

 most admirable ingredient in soups, or if eaten by 

 itself is one of the most delicious and wholesome 

 dishes that can possibly be prepared. 



EDWIN JAMES. 



From the Boston Transcript. 

 TRANSPLANTING A LARGE TREE. 



The jingo tree which grew on the estate of the 

 late Gardner Greene, and of which we spoke the 

 other day, has been safely removed to the com- 

 mon, where it is to be planted. It is probably the 

 largest tree ever transplanted in this vicinity, being 

 40 feet high, and the circumference, at 3^ feet from 

 the ground, four feet four inches. The labor of 



transplanting it was undertaken by Mr. Sheridan, 

 formerly gardener on the estate. The earth was 

 carefully removed from the roots and the tree Jified 

 by shears and tackle from the ground, sufficiently 

 high to pass under it a low wheeled drag. The 

 roots were then carefully covered with matting, 

 and the tree lowered upon the drag, on which it 

 was easily supported in an upright position, being 

 kept from falling by ropes attached to the top and 

 held by men who walked along with it to its des- 

 tination. Mr. Sheridan tells us that there is not 

 the slightest doubt that it will lire and flourish in 

 its new location. 



From the Genesee Fanner. 

 MANGEL WURTZEL OR FIELD BEET. 



A few remarks on the culture of this crop, now 

 the season has arrived for commencing it, may 

 not be unacceptable. 



The soil 



Is best when a clayey loam; but any soil if 

 ploughed deep and well manured will produce 

 good crops, as the principal requisite is depth and 

 fertility. 



The sowing 



Should be done in the early part of the present 

 month, although it is frequently performed later. 

 Where the ground is very moist it should be 

 sown upon ridges; but in ordinary cases, it suc- 

 ceeds best when planted in drills without ridging, 

 T. and H. Little, of Newbury, Massachusetts, 

 who raised upwards of thirty-three tons to one 

 acre, prepared the ground and sowed in the follow- 

 ing manner: — after one deep ploughing, the 

 ground was furrowed two and a half feet apart, 

 and the manure put into the furrows, and covered 

 with the plough; a roller was then passed on the 

 top of the ridge thus formed, to pulverize the 

 lumps, level the surface, and press the soil and 

 manure together. The seed were then dibbled 

 with the finger over the manure, about six or 

 eight inches apart. John Hare Powel sowed his 

 crop thus: — "the holes for the seeds were made 

 by a wheel, containing pegs in its circumference, 

 which penetrated the ground about an inch, leav- 

 ing intervals of four inches; the rows were made 

 two feet asunder; two capsules [or berries] were 

 dropped in each hole; the wheel of a common 

 barrow was then passed over them, thus compress- 

 ing the earth, and leaving a slight rut for the re- 

 tention of moisture." 



The quantity of seed 



Per acre should be about four pounds; for al- 

 though this is a large allowance, the expense is 

 small when compared with the insurance of an 

 even crop. Great care should be taken that the 

 seed of the common red and white beet is not mix- 

 ed with it. Unless the ground be very moist, the 

 seed, before sowing, should be soaked about 48 

 hours in soft water. After the plants have come 

 up, they should be thinned to about eight inches 

 distance from each other in the rows. 



The after culture 



Consists principally in a free use of the cultiva- 

 tor, and in keeping the land perfectly clear of 

 weeds. Col. Powel ascribes his success in the 



