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1862. 



THE ILLUSOIS FARMER. 



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plowed, tbe depofiring the seed in freshly plow- 

 ed soil, and bt fore the clods have bucome dry 

 and are the most easily crushed, two very impor- 

 tant points. In the first place the com will be 

 up before the weds, and in the second, the soil 

 will be ihorcu. hly pulverized and the surface 

 left smooth for the cultivator. We venture to 

 say that the advantage of this is not less on the 

 average than five bushels additional yield to the 

 acre. We Uno«» from actual test that one rolling 

 following tKe plow, will do more to pulverize the 

 soil than three times the amount of harrowing, 

 in fact we do nit think of using the harrow on 

 our corn ground, and we challenge any farmer 

 to show by any other mode so good a condition 

 of the crop and soil as our corn field now pre- 

 sents. For the want of the proper kind of plant- 

 er we are compelled to use one of Brown'splant- 

 ers, but we do not check-row with it. Another 

 season wpt h(.pe to have a planter attached to the 

 roller as proposed in No. 5. 



A STILL FCETHEE SAVING OF LABOE. 



In check-rowing it is well known that the 

 whole field must first be plowed, next harrowed 

 and laid ofi" in rows one way. The planting fol- 

 lows ; by this time the weeds have a good stand 

 and are ready-for the ^ace with the corn. On 

 the other hand if the planting followed the plow 

 day by day the first planting would be ready to 

 work by the tim<^ the planting of the field is com- 

 pleted, thus making no delay, following culture 

 in rapid succession as the corn becomes devel- 

 oped. The surface being smooth and no clods to 

 roll on the hilli- as the cultivator passes rapidly 

 along the rows, more land can begone over. The 

 horse finds if eisier work, so does the driver who 

 is also gratified at the superior manner in which 

 his work is done. 



COST OF CITLTIVATING FIFTY ACElES. 



No. 1 — Sixty days with man and horse, five 



workings of twelve days each, at $1 60 $90 00 



No. 2 — Would be the same 90 00 



No. 3 — On account of the more thorough har- 

 rowing, would require but four workings. ... 72 00 



Nos. 4 and 5— Same as above 72 00 



But we claim for this last a much better yield, 

 on account of early planting and the more favor- 

 able condition of the soil. 



In the above we have contemplated the use of 

 the double shovel plow. When Nos. one and two 

 are ready for working, the weeds will have at- 

 tained an alarming size, and will require the 

 second working soon after, whereas the others 

 will be' comparatively free of weeds, and will not 

 be in such a hurry for the Use of the cultivator. 

 With fair weather, one man and horse will be 

 able to work forty acres during the season, of 

 about fifty days. 



COST OF SAME WITH TWO-HOESB CTILTIVATOES. 



No. 1 and 2—4 workings, 24 days at $200.. . .$48 00 

 No. 3, 4 and 5—3 workings, 24 days 36 00 



Thus reducing the cost nearly one half. The 

 two-horse cultivators should run on broad iron 

 rollers not less than a foot in width to pulverize 

 the small clods. With both processeswe add five 



bushels more to the average yield bringing it 

 up to forty instead of thirty bushels per acre. 

 In this way we make a large saving in labor, and 

 in the aggregate make little, if any, addition to 

 the cost of tools, while the crop is increased at 

 least on an average of ten bushels to the acre. 



It will thus be seen that the point at issue in 

 the great corn planter suit. Case vs. Brown, can 

 be of no value to either for the future, and can 

 only effect past sales. More tban half the 

 farmers have discontinued the use of the double 

 drop, the valve is at ^esi of doubtful utility in 

 check-rowing, and a decided disadvantage in 

 planting one way as we propose. 



We hope the makers and inventors of corn 

 planters for the next season's use, will carefully 

 study this view of the case, and give us a real 

 improvement over the present mode. The thing 

 can and must be d. ne. The introduction of two 

 horse cultivators h- s made a change in the mode 

 of planting, a necehsity ; but the low price of 

 corn more potent th; n all, compels us to eoono 

 mi se at every point, in the proiuctioo of this 

 great staple of our State. Eastern farmers will 

 see by a careful ren ing of the above, that we 

 can send them corn cheaper that they can possi- 

 bly grow it, and that they must turn their atten- 

 tion to bome other crop in its place. 



RUBAL. 



Faem Impeovembnt. — In seeking to increase 

 the fertility of the farms, "two things," says the 

 Genesee Farmer, "must be borne in mind. One 

 is, that the growth of some crops impoverishes 

 the soil more than others; and secondly, that 

 some crops make richer manure than others. 

 Thus, a crop of red clover does not impoverish 

 the soil as much as a crop of timothy grass, 

 while a ton of clover hay will make manure worth 

 half as much again as that made from a ton of 

 timothy hay. The same is true of peas and 

 beans. The manure from a given weight of these 

 is worth double what it is from oats, barley, rye, 



or Indian corn." 



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Thb children of sugar growing countries have 

 good teeth, although they almost live upon sugar 

 in one former other. Housekeepers munt spare 

 their allowance upon some other gnund than 

 this. Children crave it, and ought to have a lib- 

 eral supply, as it is a highly nutritious substance. 

 It has also balsamic properties, aud assists the 

 respiratory functions. An inordinate quantity, 

 of course might derange the stomach. 



Ton Weight and Ton Measure. — A ton of hay 

 or any course bulky article usually sold by that 

 measure, is twenty gross hundred ; that s, 2,240 

 pounds; though in many places that ridiculous 

 old fashion is being done away witi^ and 2,000 

 pounds only counted to a ton. 



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take the obedient 



