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is well adapted to much of the rough, rocky land of the 

 county, since it is of vigorous growth and its strong, pene- 

 trating roots spread out a considerable distance, running 

 around rocks and stumps, and thus acquiring plant food, 

 where crops of feebler habit would perish. It also has a 

 beneficial effect upon the soil, loosening it and improving 

 its mechanical condition. The common, yellow, field corn 

 is cultivated to an extent in the county, and while it does 

 not yield a large return in money value, yet it is a very 

 useful crop, can be raised on cheap land, at small cost, and 

 the product is all needed to feed the animals on the farm, 

 thus removing any necessity of hunting up a profitable out- 

 side market. The corn itself is usually ground on the ear, 

 cob and all for cows and horses, and the stalks, when well 

 preserved, equal in nutritive value a good quality of English 

 hay pound for pound. At all events it is so regarded by 

 men of science. The long coarse stalks are relished and 

 eaten better, if cut a few inches in length and sprinkled 

 with a little meal or shorts. It is quite a common practice 

 to sow corn, when intended for foddering purposes, either 

 broadcast or very thickly in rows. This does not seem to 

 be the best way as a heavy growth of soft watery shoots are 

 produced, that cannot ripen. Better always sow thinly in 

 rows, allowing a few inches of space for each stalk and de- 

 lay harvesting until plants are fully developed, and make 

 respectable ears. A few handfuls of ashes, hen manure, or 

 good fertilizer in the hill, is of benefit to the crops. The 

 horse and cultivator should be able to do about all the work 

 of tending the crop, so it is one of the easiest that we have 

 to raise. 



POTATOES. 



In days gone by, when our fathers and grandfathers 

 raised the old fashioned Chenangoes, about all that was 

 necessary to produce a good crop of potatoes was to dig a 

 hole in the ground, put in a little manure, drop seed and 

 cover it. As soon as up, a hoeing was given and later on 



