THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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of the Joicrnal I find, for the next premium crop, Mr. McCrea has given his time for plowing as 

 some time in March, and tliat very little after culture was necessary to keep down the weeds. 



In I he January number of tlie Priarie Fanner of 1847, I find an article signed A. L., which 

 spealjs t hus of fall plowing for corn : ^'In the place where I live, fall plowing for corn, after repeated 

 tri iLs, has mostly been abandoned on old land, especielly early fall plowing. I have succeeded best 

 with t!ie corn crop — taking into account labor and yield — where the planting followed the plowing 

 as soDi) as possible." 



I Rh.tU here say that I fully concur with A. L. in saying that taking into account labor and yiV.ld 

 he is in favor of spring plowing. I have always found the yield better in spring plowing, and 

 labor much less in keeping weeds and grass d.owxv.—'-Samuel Munima, in Penn. Farm Journal. 



Small vs. Lauge Horses. — The arguments may all be in favor of great size, but the facts are all 

 tlie other way. Large horses are more liable to stumble, and to be lame, than those of middle size. 

 They are elumsey, and cannot fill themselves so quick. 



Overgrown animak, of all descriptions, are less useful in most kinds of business, and lefs hardy 

 than those of a smaller size. If theory is to be resorted to in order to determine such questions, we 

 suggest to the lovers of overgrown animals, the following: Tlie largest of any class is an unnatural 

 growl }i. They have risen above the usual mark, and it costs more to keep them in that position, 

 than it would were they more on a level witli their species. 



" FoHow nature," is a rule nut to be forgotten by farmers. Large men are not the best for busi- 

 ness. Large cows are not the best for milk. Large oxen are not the best for traveling. Large 

 hogs are not the hogs that fatten best, and large hens are not the hens to lay eggs. 



Extremes are to be avoided. We want well formed animals, rather than such as have heavy large 

 bouLS. Odd as- it may seem to the theorist, short legged animals invariably prove to be better 

 travelers than any. Short leg'jrcd soldiei's are better on a march, and the officers say they endure 

 hard8hi;j8 longer than those of longer limbs. 



Oil choosing a horse, take cire by all means that his hind legs are short If they are long, and 

 sp'i^ apart like a pair of dividers, never inquire the price of the horse dealer; run for you life, and 

 make no offer lest you be taken up. 



Horses that are snug built are not always fast travelers. It is no easy matter to select a horse thn.t 

 is perfect in all points. Snug and tough horses are not fast on the road. The fastest trotters are 

 not always made for very hard services. — New England Farmer. 



Broom Corn. — From the tenth to the twentieth of May is the right time for planting this crop. 

 Select the piece of ground most free from weeds, and prq^»are it as for Indian Corn ; that is, plow 

 it deep and mellow, and harrow smooth. The best soil is a true loam. The best manure, a rich 

 compost, ]ilowed or harrowed in. 



Mark off tlie rows three and a half feet apart with a chain, or some other contrivance that v. ill 

 only make a mark on the surface, as the seed should not be buried deep, or placed in tlie bottom 

 of a furrow. 



Pfparing the. seed. — It is the practice with the best broora corn growers, to pound the seed with 

 a club until the hulls are broken off, when the chaff is winnowed out. 



Proving the seed. — By putting a handful in moist earth, kept warm, until it sprouts, is a very good 

 plan. If it all sprouts, be careful in planting not to get too much in the drill. 



The stalks should stand about four or five inches apart. Some prefer it in hills, of four to six 

 stalks, twenty inches apart. If too much seed is planted, you will have a task to thin it out. As 

 soon as the rows can be seen, run the cultivator between, so as to cut very close to the corn, as it 

 is important to keep down the grass. Tlie great task is in the first hoeing. — Kew York^Agricultor. 



Buggy Peas. — ^In this and many other sections of the State, we are troubled with buggy peas. A 

 few years ago, I sowed a field of peas, in part with seed of the previous year, and in part with 

 seed two years old. They were of the same kind, and sown the same day, and were sown along side 

 of each other. The product of the new peas was very buggy, while in that from the old I scarcely 

 found a bug. The next year, I h-id no old seed, and used seed of the previous year. The resujt 

 was, a crop of buggy peas. I kept some of the seed over the second winter, and sowed it the third 

 year. Tlie result a good crop, almost entirely free from bugs, while fresh seed the same season, 

 produced very buggy peas as before. — 0. F. Marshall, in Country Gentleman. 



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Sowing Oats among Corn for Cut "Worms. — T have seen it stated in agricultural papers, perhaps 

 more than once, that sowing oats on sod ground, just before planting it in corn, would prevent the 

 worm-i from cutting it, as they would feed on the oats, leaving the corn unmolested. Last spring I 

 tried the experiment, and the result was, that the corn was nearly all eat up, and the oats left, 

 sei'mingly, hardly cut at all. The truth i^ the troublesome gentlemen ))refer corn to any thing else, 

 and will have it when they can find it. I also found it quite difficult to eradicate the oati from 

 among the little corn which was left. — R. T. Reed, in ImUana Farmer. 



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