{WHOLE NO. 741 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.-FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, HAY 7, 1864 
secure a bhj crop, I planted it 34 feet apart each 
way; euppoting—os I had always been taught— 
that the greater the number of hills per acre, 
the greater the number of bushels of corn. 
W1 k*h it came up, it was attacked by an army of 
cut-worms, which reduced the number of hills 
fully onc-balf. In fact, I thought the corn, as a 
crop, was entirely ruined; and had it not been for 
press of work in other directions, should have 
plowed it under at once. As it was, I let it go 
until the weeds had made quite a start, when I 
bethought me that perhaps the corn might pay 
for harvesting, and that the weeds should not be 
left to go to seed. So 1 put in the double shovel 
plow, plowed it out, and then hoed what corn 
the worms had left- In »hort, I worked that 
piece of land as I had never done before. The 
result was that I harvested the soundest corn 
that I had ever cribbed, and what was stranger 
still, 1 had more bushels of sound corn, per acre, 
than it lad been my good fortune to harvest be~ 
fore l The result not only surprised roe, but it 
set me to thinking, and I came to the conclusion 
(which I have acted upon with profit ever since, 
that to raise coni for the grain, it should he 
planted from 4 to 41 feet apart each way; but 
that when the object is fodder, it should be sown 
broadcast, or in drills.’’ 
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prepared and warmed with manure, the plant¬ 
ing done early and well, and a variety of corn 
planted that will ripen in the shortest time. 
The early autumn frosts that have prevailed iu 
the finest com regions, destroying or deteriorat¬ 
ing and diminishing the product, renders such 
precaution both wise and necessary. 
We urge, therefore, that fanners give especial 
attention to this subject—especially in the corn 
sections of the country—and determine whether 
it is not good advice we give, when we recom¬ 
mend an increase in the number of acres planted 
with corn this year. 
On grounds that were fall plowed for the early 
seeding with spring wheat, corn may be put in 
with the ground in excellent condition. The 
great difficulty will be to secure the help; for 
an increased amount of labor results. Ou the 
fall plowed prairie soils we have seen good 
crops of corn grown with no other preparation 
than a thorough stirring of the soil, just before 
planting, with a two-horse cultivator. On light, 
well drained soils, which were deeply plowed 
in the fall, this is pretty sure to answer, if the 
after culture is thorough. But on wet, clayey, 
and caleareous soils, plowing will be necessary. 
On such soils something like Comstock’s 
S pader, or Ivans’ Rotary Digger, would be a 
great acquisition. We hope to hear that some 
of them are put iu successful operation the pres¬ 
ent season. We speak of these because the 
work done by the plow, is better done by them 
and much more rapidly. 
ry For Terms and other particulars, see last page. 
Setting Posts. 
G. Starr, of Harlan, writes us he has been 
experimenting thirty years, and his ail vice U 
‘•set your posts top down; those so set will be 
Bound 15 years lienee, while those set base down 
will be rotten in 10 year(." He says in clearing, 
limbs of falling trees have been forced into the 
ground, tops down, which have been found to 
be sound after the stump had decayed and gone. 
He has posts set in the ground 10 years ago, top 
down, that are yet sound. Knows posts will 
last twice as long as il' set iu the usual manner. 
He says, “ saw a stick in two and set each piece 
on end on the ground. The stick which stands 
on the hut-end will always be found damp or 
moist at the top. It is continually drawing 
moisture from the ground, lie moisture passes 
through the wood as the sap does, naturally. 
This moisture causes it to rot. On the other 
hand the stick standing top down will be fouud 
to bo dry on tbe upper end. The sap or moist¬ 
ure in it will return back to the earth. Posts 
setiu this manner will always be fouud ury, 
except a little on the outer side next to the earth. 
The water can not rise nor penetrate into the 
wood. Posts, while dry, are slow to rot. A 
fence made of split posts will last much longer 
than one made of sawed posts. There should 
be no cuts or hacks in the posts near the ground 
to let the water in. I mark my posts when I 
split them, so that there will be uo mistake 
made when I come to set them.'' 
HOW MUCH CORN WILL YOU PLANT. 
This is the corn planting month. The corn 
crop of this country is an important one. No 
other grain product compares with it in this 
respect- It furnishes more muscle to the coun¬ 
try than all other grains grown. It exerts, we 
believe, more influence upon our commerce than 
any other product of our soil. The total pro¬ 
duct of corn in the United States aud Territo¬ 
ries in lHtiO, as reported in the “preliminary 
report on the 8th census,’’ is put down at 830,- 
401,707 bushels. Of this amount, Illinois grew 
CURRENT TOPICS DISCUSSED, 
Potatoes under Straw. 
A correspondent of the Valley Farmer 
gays that potatoes grown under straw, as de¬ 
scribed on page 54, current volume Rural, 
will not keep as well as wheu raised in earth. 
He has tried it. 
Colic in Horses. 
O. Adams, Rochester, Mich., recommends, 
as a preventive agent, the putting of salt and 
ashes —equal parts — in the feed-box. As a 
remedy, he lias never failed when he has used 
au injection of warm water, with tobacco juice 
and soft soap—not very strong of either—added. 
Use a common syringe, such as is used for adults. 
States above named produced, in 1800, consid¬ 
erably more Hum half the entire wheat crop 
of the States and Territories. Of these States, 
Virginia, Alabama and Georgia will contribute 
nothing, the present year, for export. Tennes¬ 
see will scarcely contribute over live millions of 
bushels, as she did In I860. Only Illinois, Ohio, 
Indiana and Towa produce spring wheat to auy 
extent, aud only the northern parts of the three 
States first named. From the winter wheat 
sections of these States, as well as of Michigan, 
come rumors of damage from the exposed con¬ 
dition of the plant during winter and spring. 
In these Stutes, and also In Wisconsin—which 
in 18(50 was the second State in the Union in the 
amount of its wheat product — the season is 
reported late. And it is regarded in those 
Stales— especially in the prairie portions of 
them — essential that spring wheat should be 
sown in March and the first half of April. Up 
to the 20th of April but little, comparatively, 
had been sown, and it is salu to suppose that 
much less Hum the usual breadth will have 
been put In the ground this year. 
It is not believed that Pennsylvania will mate¬ 
rially Increase her wheat product, over the usual 
average—she being tbe leading wheat producing 
State east of Ohio. Nor can any more be ex¬ 
pected of New York with the present scarcity 
of help. Missouri, whose crop of wheat iu 18U0 
was 4,227,68(5 bushels, will hardly be expected 
to do as much the present year. Mar viand, 
MERINO EWE. FOUR YEARS OLD 
Alderney Cream for Consumptives. 
It is said that one of the most celebrated 
physicians iu Edinburgh, whose skill in the 
treatment of Consumption is very great, recom¬ 
mends the cream from Alderney milk as fully 
equal to Cod Liver Oil, and it is certainly more 
palatable. For the sake of consumptives and 
the. breeders of Alderney stock we hope it is 
true. 
I have lost their lambs, and the dry ones which are 
still to be kept in the breeding flock, should re- 
j ceive the poorest. 3. Before turning out, look 
into the fence corners, about stumps and logs if 
there are any, and all over new half wooded pas¬ 
tures for dry burs, if there is even a suspicion of 
them. I’ull them, put them in heaps, and burn 
them. If large thistles have been permitted to 
go to seed and stand thi-ough the winter, it will 
well pay to collect and burn them—as the sheep 
in browsing around them fill their neck aud 
shoulder wool with dry prickles; aud these are 
a great nuisance, both in washing and shearing, 
and injure the wool. 
Examine the udders of ewes that have lost 
their lambs, and see that each is properly dried 
eft' before being turned to grass. Sometimes 
they want a little attention afterwards. The 
bags of nursing ewes require close watching. 
In the first Hush of milk, the lamb frequently 
can not consume it all, and often gets iu the habit 
of confining itself to oue side of the udder, so 
i that the other becomes inflamed aud is ultimate¬ 
ly ruined if not properly taken care of. 
: When the sheep are first let out in the chilly and 
: variable spring weather, it is better to keep the 
, ewes aud lambs near the barns, so they can be 
l put up at night and iu cold storms. This will 
r promote the growth and often save the Hie of 
• late born lambs: and it will tend to guard 
1 against rheumatism—a new, but increasing and 
i dangerous malady. The ewes also will do better 
HEEP HUSBANDRY 
SHEEP WORK IN MAY. 
WILLIAM R. SANFORD'S MERINOS. 
Spreading Manura 
“G.” urges that the best time to spread 
manure is from the wagon as it is drawn, since 
by this means it is more evenly distributed than 
if drawn on the land, deposited in heaps, and 
then spread. In applying to land intended for 
corn, he prefers to spread it iu the Spring aud 
plow it under. 
