4 
Inilustrial  h\\ 
will  buy  a  good  bull  or  rain,  but  n  iiodigree  in 
corn  (wheat)  pavH  Ijetter.  ProfeRRor  Buckman 
Bald,  iu  a  lecture  to  the  DorchesU-r  Fanners’ 
Club,  “  lie  waR  convinced  the  l>OHt  seeds  were  tR 
essential  in  Rccnring  excellemie  in  plants  as  were 
the  VaiRt  RhMik  for  producing  good  auimalfi.'* 
Virgil,  hi  years  before  Clirist,  wrote  (fleorg,  I.) 
al)Out’ wheat,  “  Yet  have  1  seen  them  degenerate, 
unless  Imuiaii  industry  with  the  hand  culled  out 
the  largest  every  year."  A  wonderful  record  of 
1,900  years  ago  !  They  knew  sometliing,  hut  it 
THE  HOLBROOK  SWIVEL  PLOW 
CULTIVATION  OF  BROOM  CORN. 
wnn«n  in  the  iTacUcal  Fanner  gives  the 
THE  STANDARD  SWIVEL  PLOW  OF  AMERICA 
We  give  this  week  an  illustration  of  the  cele¬ 
brated  Holbrook  Swivel  Plow,  made  and  sold  by 
Everett  &  Small  of  Boston.  The  engraving 
Broom  com  seed  shoniu  no  luauiou  m 
spring,  about  the  same  liino  ns  Indian  com,  on 
ground  that  has  been  thoroughly  pulverizisl 
with  the  harrow.  Corn  stubble  or  clover  sod  is 
one  of  the  beat  places  for  a  croj)  of  broom  coru. 
Let  the  rows  be  marked  out,  three  and  a  half 
feet  apart,  after  which  sprinkle  the  seed  in  the 
marks  us  evenly  as  may  ho  praoticahlc  by  the 
baud.  A  hotter  way  is  (o  use  a  coimnon  garden 
drill.  Cover  the  seed  by  passing  a  light  ono- 
horse  liarrow  over  the  ground,  going  twice  to  the 
row  if  the  land  is  olcldy.  Bo  not  cover  the 
seed  too  deep.  After  llifi  spear#  are  up  about 
two  itichoB  hiKh*  KO  over  the  «owh  with  a  laige 
MANAGEMENT  OF  HENS 
The  Prairie  Farmer  gives  the  following  advice 
in  regard  to  the  management  of  hens : 
1.  Never  set  a  hen  iu  a  box  above  the  groimd 
or  floor  of  the  chlckeu-bouac  if  possible,  as  the 
eggs  diw  to(j  fast  and  lose  their  vitality.  If  pos¬ 
sible  to  set  lions  on  the  ground  yon  will  have 
much  better  sueceHs. 
2.  Never  set  more  than  fiftecu  eggs,  no  matter 
how  large  the  hen.  Borne  set  only  ten  or  twelve, 
but  under  ordinary  fowls  thirteen  or  fifteen  will 
hatch  as  readily  aR  a  less  number— though  uioie 
are  a  waste. 
3.  Always  be  careful  to  mark  the  eggs  set  with 
the  <lato  of  sotting,  us  other  hens  often  lay  on 
the  sanie  nest  with  a  setting  hen,  and  wlien  Iho 
broisl  is  ready  to  come  off,  extra  nnhatehed  eggs 
are  left  in  the  nest,  which  you  cannot,  aceoimt 
for,  and  do  not  know  Imw  to  dispo.se  of  except 
by  waste,  not  knowing  when  they  were  laid. 
4.  Keep  a  memoranda  of  all  hens  Htt,  with 
dalcH  when  they  should  come  olT,  that  you  may 
have  coopH  and  jiropiT  food  iireparcd  for  them. 
Also  take  the  young  chk'ks  from  the  hen  as  they 
dry,  because  sometimes  tliey  may  rim  over  their 
lime  a  little,  or  hatcli  earUer. 
5.  Bettor  let  hens  come  olT  their  nests  for  a 
short  time  for  food  and  watm-,  than  to  confine 
them  an<l  f<?ed  on  the  nest, 
Tw(.  hoards  nailed  together  at  one  end,  with 
slatH  of  latli  acrosH  in  the  form  of  an  A,  make  an 
excellent  coop. 
harrow.  Do  not  fie  airaia  oi  learmg  up  luw 
yonng  plants,  as  the  greatest  mistake  w  ith  moKt 
people  consists  iu  planting  too  tliick ;  the  Rtalkfi 
fihould  be  throe  or  four  inclioa  apart  in  the  row. 
Two  and  u  lialf  qmu  ts  of  good  seed  will  bo  suf¬ 
ficient  for  one  aoio,  if  the  ground  is  in  good 
order.  By  hanowing  the  small  weeds  will  be 
killed,  and  the  working  of  the  soil  will  give  the 
com  a  start,  afUn-  which  tlie  growing  crop  wUl 
requh-c  iho  same  cultivating  as  otlier  com. 
When  the  stalks  begin  to  shoot  out  in  head,  go 
over  the  field,  bending  down  all  that  aie  out,  be¬ 
fore  the  tops  get  crooked.  T'hia  operation  will 
have  be  done  several  times.  After  the  scfsl  is 
nearly  ripe,  commence  cutting  the  brush.  First 
cut  the  brush  from  two  rows,  thou  go  ha^Jk  and 
with  a  corn  cutter  cut  the  staUcs,  laying  them 
crosswiBO  on  the  rows,  ao  as  to  make  a  bed  to 
keep  tho  brush  from  resting  on  the  ground ;  lay 
the  l>ruBh  on  Ujis  hod  and  let  it  remain  two  or 
throe  days  in  tho  ann,  after  which  tic  t  he  brush 
up  in  bundles,  and  secure  in  round  shocks  about 
ten  or  twelve  huudles  togeUier.  One  bed  will 
hold  the  brush  for  eight  or  ton  rows.  Cover 
the  RhockR  witli  stalic-s,  tout  fashion,  making 
covering  tight  at  the  Uip,  hut  so  that  Uie  aii-  can 
pass  through  the  hotloui.  lu  this  manner  the 
broom  corn  ouglit  to  stand  three  or  four  weeks 
until  thoroughly  dry,  Iheii  cart  to  the  barn  and 
take  off  tho  seed,  which  may  he  performed  by 
using  a  common  tlu'cshing  machine ;  take  off  tho 
too  and.  if  an  undershot,  cross  the  hand ;  have 
Tliis  principle  is  tho  foundation  or  iiauctis  suc¬ 
cess.  _ 
— - «»»»  - - 
CORN  RAISING. 
In  the  following  Rtatenient  eveiTthing  is 
charged  the  same  as  though  it  had  all  been 
hired.  All  the  work  hut  Uie  husking  was  done 
by  my  fatber  and  myself  with  one  exttahand,  so 
it  did  not  cost  ns  near  the  34^0.: 
To  2  days.  fireaUlnit  up . . . *  W 
1  l-i  days’  sprtiadluE  ninnuro. . .  i 
‘iii  fiaullPK  out  . .  Ill  W 
IH  day*'  luirrowln#  in  . .  « 
5w  (lays'  JiiiitlvatlnB  ah(i  hoelnj?  irirst  timo. .  7  fiO 
li  days’  culiivatluit  and  hoolng  second  time  o  (jj 
fi  (lays’ cutting  up . .  ? 
liaiillng  ill .  .  ’’ 1^ 
rt  bushel  oot  11  planted .  ci 
1  bufbol  . .  , 
1  day  digs  Ing  potatoes . . . . - .  i  es 
55  loads  manure.  S  charged  this  year’s  crops  W  W) 
Stinititit  ant)  dlstful 
INDIVIDUALISM  IN  PLANTS 
Total.... . . . 
Cost  of  ‘.’08  bushels  of  (lars  of  corn...  . UU 
or  34^c.  a  buRiiol.  1  do  not  think  that  is  as 
large  a  profit  for  the  work  done  as  we  should 
have  obtained  if  wo  bad  sowed  I  he  field  to  Oats 
last  Biiriiig  and  put  on  tlic  manure  this  fall  and 
sowed  it  wilh  grass  Rced.  Then  wc  should  have 
got  a  heavy  crop  of  grasR  next  year— tliat  is,  wc 
always  havC'  -and  wii  have  tried  iL  a  nnniber  of 
timcH  within  a  few  years.  Perliaps  I  had  better 
say  that  the  iiotatocs  were  planted  iu  a  wet  cor¬ 
ner,  and  that  thorc  was  1  3-5  aero  of  laud  by 
measure. — A.  II.  C.,  in  A.  JC.  Fai'iner. 
viiiudy  arc  idenlical,  cxihipling  possibly  in  Ihose 
iiiHtanccfl  where  recognized  “sports"  arc  p<^r- 
ceived.  Is  it  not  probafilc  that  this  variation  or 
tendency  to  “siiorl"  iiervados  all  plant  life, 
only  in  the  great  majority  of  cases  the  difference 
is  so  slight  as  not  to  he  noUcoablo 't  “As  like  as 
two  beans "  has  piussisl  into  a  proverb,  hut  can 
!Uiy  one  certainly  say  that  two  beans  oven  were 
ever  exactly  alike  ?  'To  an  uneducated  eye  lliere 
is  little,  if  any,  difference  iu  a  flock  of  sheep  of 
same  age  and  breed.  But  no  ewe  fails  t<>  find 
her  own  lamb,  and  an  experienced  shepherd 
will  readily  distinguisl  I  c.aoh  member  of  his  flock, 
though  apparently  exactly  alike.  In  cattle, 
horses  and  soniu  .dher  animals  these  di.sUiigiiiRh- 
ing  peeuliarilios  are  (nisily  seen  by  the  most  iu- 
experieuced  ;  hut  it  is  every  way  prohii file  that 
there  is  as  distinct  an  irulividualisiti  in  nniiuals 
where  tho  pcculiariticR  of  lorui  and  sti  iictiu’e  are 
not  noticoahle  as  in  tho.-sj  which  are.  Wliy  not 
also  in  fruits,  grains  and  n  egetables  'i 
The  leudcncy  of  vurietios  to  retrograde  oi- 
“run  ont,"  as  popularly  helieved,  is  thus  ex- 
plainal.de.  It  disease  luslens  upcjii  a  plant  it  af¬ 
fects  not  only  itself,  hut  its  seed  and  the  plant-s 
resultant  therefrom.  Any  peculiarity  is  thus 
perpetuated,  and  at  last  the  individual  type 
“sjiorts”  into  a  distinct  variety.  Wilh  jilnuts 
which  ai-e  propagated  li^e  the  )iotato  from  cut¬ 
tings  or  eyes,  the  periietuity  of  disease  is  (.-asily 
exnlaiuahle.  There  is,  in  fact,  u<J  new  idant. 
THE  PEERLESS  POTATO, 
ermautown  Tolcgraiih  Kays; — "There 
DIARRHEA  IN  FOWLS, 
F.  W.  Byers,  in  Poultry  Ai-gus,  gives  the  cause 
and  cure  of  this  disease  in  fowls  -.—This  is  not 
usually  a  serious  complaint  in  adult  atock,  but 
frorpuintly  proves  quite  fatal  in  chicks.  The 
causes  iu  fowls  that  produce  looseness  of  the 
howcl-s  arc  usuaUy  referable  to  Improper  food 
and  di  iuk  and  when  t)ie  diet  is  corrected  the  dis¬ 
ease  natm-ally  disappears.  If  any  medicine  is  to 
be  given  wc  would  recommend  jirepared  chalk  in 
live  grain  dosos  with  as  much  rhubarb,  two  or 
three  times  a  day.  Tho  administration  *>f  one 
to  three  grains  of  cayenne  pepper  is  also  recom¬ 
mended,  or  if  tho  discharges  are  not  controlled 
by  the  above,  opium  and  ii>ocacuaiiba  one  grain 
of  each  every  four  to  six  horns  can  hardly  fail  to 
nvvcrtt.  the  diarrhea.  But  it  is  in  tho  young 
ever,  oxi>r(^sRod  hr  lo  tiiou-  quainy.  uiu  lUMie  ar, 
their  productivcmiss.  In  soine  iiibtance.s  350 
bushels  havo  been  tho  yield  nl  an  acre.  1  hey  arc 
a  rather  round,  clean  tuber ;  and  in  order  to  test 
their  quality  wc  purchased  our  winter  s  Hiipiily 
from  one  of  ihe  leading  Montgomery  County 
farmers.  Wc  can  now  say  of  tlieui  that  tliey  lU’o 
a  ^ood  potato.  Better  lliun  our  supply  of  tlie 
Eoarly  Bose  was  last  winter,  but  not  equal  to  the 
While  Peachhlow.  Tlio  latter,  owing  to  their 
poor  yield,  ai-c  so  scantily  grown  in  this  section 
that  wc  have  found  it  diliiciilt  the  last  three  or 
foul’  years  to  secure  a  supply.  Wo  are  satisfied 
with  the  Peerless,  as  being  next  to  the  best  Early 
Rose,  and  if  we  never  have  a  worse  variety  wc 
shall  tJbinli  ourselves  lucky." 
This  praise  of  the  Peerless  potato  Ir  deserved 
when  they  are  well  grown.  Most  potatoes  vaa-y 
hvrgely  iu  quality,  and  tlie  Pcerlesa  more  so  tliau 
most.  Our  obscrvalion  has  been  that  oil  only 
moderately  rich,  heavy  boU  the  (juality  of  Uiia 
variety  is  superior.  Where  the  soil  is  very  rich 
the  tubers  arc  too  large,  coarec  imd  iU  flavored. 
On  saiidv  soil,  also,  tho  tiualily  is  moi’e  apt  to  bo 
inferior,  and  u  poor  Peerless  is  a  very  poor  potato 
indeed.  This  variableness  in  quality  haH  greatly 
interfered  with  the  introduction  of  the  Peoriess 
as  a  market  potato.  For  productiveness  it  ranks 
PEDIGREE  WHEAT. 
The  careful  choosing  of  the  best  for  seed  is 
scarcely  practiced  iu  this  country  except  foi  coi  n. 
In  England,  fanviers  have  for  years  been  iu  tbe 
habit  of  selecting  the  choicest  cars  of  wheat  for 
seed,  and  this  practice  has  produced  some  re- 
mai’luihlo  results.  From  a  paper  read  by  Mr. 
Mold  before  the  Maidstone  Eng.  Farmers  Club, 
we  copy  the  following,  which  may  he  of  interest 
to  many  American  farmers : 
For  13  years  I  have  grown  Hallett's  pedigree 
wheat,  ail’d  every  year  have  had  extra  siised  heads 
and  yield,  and  so  long  as  this  continues  I  shaU 
buy  fresh  seed  each  year,  at  X‘6  5s.  a  tiuarier. 
You  Bce  hero  before  you  my  best  head  (11  rows 
on  a  side)  in  tlie  year  1870.  You  see  a  photo¬ 
graph  of  1871 ’«  best  head  (P2  rows  on  a  side), 
also  1873, 14  rows  on  a  side,  also  two  heads  of 
1874,  with  15  rows  on  a  aide,  and  I  have  even 
rfionhod  16  rows.  The  hunches  of  heads  dis- 
llAPro  FiLTEA'noN.— A  Buiiple  contrivance, 
acting  upon  the  same  principle  as  Bunsen’s  filter, 
has  been  jiroposed  by  E.  Fleischer.  A  wide 
mouthed  bottle  is  closed  with  a  iiibbor  cork  twice 
perforated;  into  one  of  the  iierforations  the 
funnel  is  fitted,  while  a  sliort  glasB  tube,  heiit  at 
a  right  angle,  is  inserted  into  the  other,  and 
Icng^eued  by  iiicuns  of  a  niece  of  rubber  tubing 
witli  spring  clamp  attached.  The  filter  is  capped 
with  a  small  Alter,  then  inscrled  and  well  moist¬ 
ened  BO  as  to  rest  against  the  funnel ;  afterwards 
the  hquid  to  be  filtered  is  _poured  mxm  it,  and 
the  sir  m  the  receiving  hottfo  rariflea  by  sucking 
through  the  rubber  tubing,  which  is  then  closed 
by  the  clamp. 
