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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 0, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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POSSIBILITIES OF CORN GROWING. 
On page 189 Mr. Zinn, of West Virginia, 
gives experience with some Mammoth 
<orn. He backed up his claim with a 
photograph, showing a hoy six feet tall 
on whose shoulders another boy four feet 
tall is standing and holding to a stalk or 
hill of corn, showing the ear above the 
second boy's head. This would make about 
nine feet from the ground to the ear. and 
the ear is only a little over half the height 
of the stalk, which is not nearly so tall 
as the first hill in the row to the boy’s 
left. This corn is exceedingly tall—in fact, 
rivals some of the trees standing near, as 
shown in the picture. 
Now 1 , in regard to the yield and the cause 
of it. Mr. Zinn says this was a poor 
piece of hillside ground, had had no manure 
nor fertilizer, except 100 pounds of bone 
meal once during the four years it was in 
raspberries, previous to planting to corn, 
besides leaves as mulch, and does not even 
say they were turned under. Less than 
one-fifth of one acre, planted three feet 
apart in rows six feet apart, produced 9G0 
stalks, yielding 1,480 ears, ma.king 35 
bushels, averaging 175 bushels to the acre 
in rows six feet apart, whereas, if it had 
been planted in rows three feet apart, we 
might have expected double the yield, or 
350 bushels to the acre. For 9G0 stalks to 
produce 1,480 ears, every stalk would 
have to produce one ear and a little over; 
one-half or seven-twelfths; would have to 
produce two ears to the stalk. These 1.480 
ears yielded 35 bushels of corn which is an 
average of 47 2-7 ears to the bushel. In 
some places, it is a custom to allow 120, 
in others 100, and wc have seen large, 
fancy, crated seed ears running 70 ears 
to the bushel. Now, what caused such a 
growth and yield of corn? Was it the 
raspberries growing on the land for the 
past four years? There is but very little 
value in the leaves alone spread on this 
ground as a mulch to the berry bushes, 
and the 100 pounds of bone meal put on 
this poor land a few years previous did 
not contain all the elements necessary to 
make this yield. 
I am glad Mr. Zinn has given his ex¬ 
perience along this line. It puts us corn 
growers to thinking and figuring. He has 
a fortune in that kind of corn if he only 
knew it, even though that particular crop 
did not mature sufficiently for seed. It is 
quite reasonable that, if this corn was 
planted early, in due time it would become 
acclimated and mature sufficiently, from 
which seed could be procured. From this 
kind of corn, instead of getting 10 to 12 
tons per acre, for our silos, we would be 
getting 30 to 40 tons per acre, and could 
afford to pav .$200 per acre for our Il¬ 
linois farm land. The writer has been 
experimenting for several years with corn 
in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, South 
Carolina, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Texas, 
and last year planted and personally super¬ 
intended the growing of over a hundred 
acres in central Oklahoma, on both bottom 
and upland. The seed used consisted of 
the following: Bloody Butcher (red). Sil¬ 
ver Mine (white), Improved or Golden 
Dent (vellow), this last furnished by the 
State through the members of the county 
farmers’ institute, which we helped to or¬ 
ganize, and the Farmers' Union. We also 
planted June corn, a late white and the 
native Indian or Squaw corn, a small eight 
to 10-row corn of most all colors, mostly 
white and blue intermixed on the same cob. 
On account of the extreme drought and hot 
- winds, we did not get results sufficient 
to justify us in giving an authenticated 
statement. 
Through mv several years of experiment¬ 
ing I have developed two breeds, one eacli 
of white and yellow, a large, heavy yield¬ 
ing, medium early corn, producing largely 
two ears to the stalk. 1 maintain that it 
is possible to produce 200 bushels per 
acre on the rich black land in the corn 
belt of Illinois, although this is 100 bushels 
more than the State Experiment Station 
is urging our farmers to do at the present 
time. To do this, we must take several 
tilings into consideration, climatic condi¬ 
tions, seed, soil and cultivation. The soil 
must have the necessary nutrients, not only 
to grow a large, thrifty stalk, but to pro¬ 
duce the ear, and this is largely composed 
of phosphorus and nitrogen. The latter 
can be secured through cow peas, Soy 
beans, Alfalfa and clover. The former, by 
using a liberal amount of stable manure, 
to which a reasonable amount of ground 
phosphate rode has previously been added. 
This put on the growing legumes with a 
spreader and turned under in the early 
Fall. 
Select seed from best ears with medium- 
sized cob. averaging 18 to 24 rows, from 
large, not tall, but sturdy, stalks that have 
produced two ears. Thoroughly test the 
germinating qualities, several grains from 
each ear, to get as near a perfect stand 
as possible. Bun all seed through a grader 
in order to get an even drop of three 
grains to the hill, planted three feet four 
inches apart. This gives 3,500 hills, 10.500 
stalks, two ears to each stalk, 21,000 ears, 
and, by allowing 100 ears to the bushel, 
we have 210 bushels to the acre, not al¬ 
lowing, of course, for an imperfect stand, 
poor soil, bad climatic conditions, nor poor 
cultivation. This corn has not as yet fully 
established itself as a breed producing 100 
per cent, or two ears to every stalk, but 
it is increasing with each year. 
Kane Co.,111. a. a- lennan. 
Dry Corn and Silage. 
G. S. It., Massachusetts ..—Would it be 
practical to break off the ears of field corn 
as soon as the kernels were glazed over, 
putting them in shallow layers to dry 
under cover, and using the stalks and 
small ears for the silo? Would the corn 
be liable to mould and rot when picked so 
green? I wish to save the ears for grind¬ 
ing if possible. What variety of field corn 
would make the best silage used in this 
manner? 
Ans.— Prof. J. L. Hills, of the Vermont 
Experiment Station, and Prof. Woll, at 
the Wisconsin Experiment Station, both 
gave this method of preparing corn 
silage a careful trial, and found that it 
was less economical than silaging the 
whole crop directly. The matter seems 
plausible, but does not work. There is 
no better way, all things considered, than 
putting a heavily-eared corn crop di¬ 
rectly in the silo. w. a. henry. 
Brierwood Pipes. 
C. P. n.. New York. —Can you tell me 
what brierwood pipes are made of? 
Ans.— We have been unable to obtain 
detailed information. The Forestry 
Service at Washington reports: 
‘‘We regret very much to inform you 
that the Forest Service has not yet pub¬ 
lished anything relative to brier wood, 
the well-known material which which 
tobacco pipes are made. We know that 
this wood comes from the root of a 
heath plant, Erica arborea. For the 
most part, it is a shrub, but under favor¬ 
able conditions it reaches a very large 
size. It is native of the Mediterranean 
country, the commercial supply being 
gathered mainly in southern France and 
in Corsica, where the species grows 
wild. The peculiar dark and beautifully 
mottled appearance which some brier 
pipes exhibit is, we are informed, great¬ 
ly emphasized by boiling blocks of the 
wood for several hours in water at a 
low boiling point.” 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”—Adv. 
SWEET CORN 
You will make no mistake in planting ORDW AY’S 
<;«>!. HEX if vou want the most delicious com ever 
produced. This is the original strain of the yellow 
sweet corn ; has been grown by the Ordways many 
years, and hundreds of testimonials prove its growing 
popularity in all parts of the land. Carefully selected 
seed sent by mail on receipt of price. Trial pkt., lOc.; 
half pint,'18c.; pint, 30c.: quart, 55c. 
Address O. I’. OK1UVAV, Saxonvllle, Mass. 
CORN TALK 
HOW TO PRODUCE A MAXIMUM CROP AT A 
MINIMUM COST. 
A valuable treatise on the modern methods in 
COHN CULTURE. It tells how to produce 100 
bushels shelled corn per acre without fertiliser or 
manure. FREE. A postal card wiU bring it. 
W. OSCAR COLLIER, Corn Specialist. EASTON. MARYLAND 
SWEET CORN 
VICK’S GOLDEN NUGGET. The eweetest of all; 
tender end juicy. Kars seven incliee long. Unsurpassed for 
yield end quality. Pxi-kei 15c, half pint 25c. Send for Vick’s 
Garden and Flora! Guide for 1910— It is FRKE. _ 
JAMES VICK'S SONS. 430 Mam Street. ROCHESTER. H. V 
Improved Golden Dent 6ourd Seed Corn. 
Bred and raised on Eureka Stock Farm for the 
past 28 years. Produced over 100 bushels shelled 
corn to the acre; 72 lbs. on the cob wiU produce 
40 qts.. weighing Cl lbs., shelled corn to 11 lbs. cob. 
This is equal to one and one-fourth bushels (by 
measure) or shelled corn. It is long, deep grain, 
small cob. medium fodder. Write for circular. 
KDWAltD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
D arke county early mammoth 
SEED CORN, Irish Cobbler Seed Potatoes 
and all kinds of Clover Seed at wholesale or retail. 
Better get our prices on quantity. Catalogue free, 
MACK X- MANSFIELD. Greenville. Ohio. 
Absolutely Reliable 
NOT LIKE THE ORDINARY KIND. 
CATALOGUE MAILED FREE. 
Don’t place yonr order until you have 
secured a copy. Our catalogue differs 
from other catalogues just as Our Seeds 
differ from other seeds. 
Grass Seed Mixtures for Lawns. Golf 
Links, Tennis Courts, Polo Grounds, etc., 
one of our specialties. We import every 
year large quantities of all the Natural 
Grasses of the highest possible grade. 
J. Ml. THORBURN & CO. 
DEPT. Y, 
33 Barclay St., NEW YORK. 
108 Years in Business in New York City 
BARTLETT PEAR ORCHARD. 
SURPLUS BARTLETT PEAR TREES 
We have the finest standard and dwarf pear trees we have ever grown. We have many varieties and offer trees 
in three sizes all desirable for orchard or home planting. 
SURPLUS PLUM TREES FOR SALE 
We have a surplus of plum trees in largest size, medium size and smaller size of such varieties as Lombard, York 
Stale, Thanksgiving, German Prune, Beauty of Naples, Damson. Gueii, Reine Claude, Italian Prune, Bradshaw 
and Japan plums such as Abundance. Burbank, Red June. 
SURPLUS OF CHERRY TREES 
We have a surplus of cherry trees of both sweet and sour varieties in the largest size, medium and smaller sizes. 
We also offer one year old cherry trees which many planters prefer to old trees. Our varieties of sweet cherries are 
Black Tartarian, Windsor, Gov. Wood. Yellow Spanish. Napoleon, Lambert, Schmidt's Bigarreau, Centennial. 
Our varieties of sour cherries include Montmorency. Dyehouse, May Duke, Early Richmond, Olivet, Ostheim, 
Wragg and English Moreflo. 
SURPLUS OF HARDY ROSES 
We have an assortment of the best hardy rose bushes two years old which will blossom this year. . 
See our prices for California Privet, American Arbor Vitae or Cedar, Norway Spruce, hardy Lilacs. Clematis, 
Golden Glow. Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree. Catalpa, double flowering Thorn Tree, American Elm, Sugar Maple, 
Horse Chestnut, Silver Maple, Weir's Cut Leaf Maple, Cut Leaf Weeping Birch. Plant the Lombard or Carolina 
Poplar for windbreaks. We offer carloads of asparagus roots and grape vines. See our prices for apple trees, berry 
plants, grape vines and everything for the garden and orchard. 
Send today for our 72-page FRUIT CATALOG and a copy of BIG FRUIT INSTRUCTOR, all a gift 
to you. Established 30 years. Capital, $100,000. 
BOOK WORTH A DOLLAR FOR 10 CENTS. Send 10 cents for postage and mailing Green’s 
Book on Fruit Growing'. 
GREEX’S NURSERY COMPANY, Box 22, Rochester, X. Y. 
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS. 
Tt has been our specialty for years to grow the best stock for commercial planters. Our 
experience at your service. Our free catalog is full of valuable “pointers” for you. If 
you are interested in anything in Fruit or Ornamental Stock it will pay you to write us early. 
BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., Box 8, YALESVILLE, CONN. 
General Assortment. 
FRUIT TREES. 
values we have offered through this paper for nearly 25 years. Beautiful 2-year Cherry, 3 to -1 ft.. 
S7 per lOO. Our free catalogue will interest you. H. S. WILE V & SON, Drawer 5, Cayuga, N. Y , 
Readers are familiar with the 
CATALPA TREES 
FOR PROFIT. My Free Booklet 
tells all about the 150 acres I am growing for tele¬ 
phone poles. Beats farming two to one. Write today. 
II. C. KOGEKS, Box 111 JMeehnnlesburc, Ohio. 
CHERRIES. GRAPES. 
VINES. SHRUBS, ETC. 
We offer New York State Grown 
Trees. Ornamental Shrubs and 
Small Fruits, and prepay freight on all 
orders over S25. 
Deal Directly with the Nursery 
It will save you money and insure you 
the best stock. 
Write at once *3r our 1910 Illustrated 
catalogue. Free. 
ALLEN L. WOOD. 
Rochester. N. Y. 
450000 
200 varieties. Also Grapes, Small Fruftsetc. Best 
rooted stock. Genuine,cheap 2snmplecurrunts mailed 
for 10c. Catalog free, mils ItOKStH A Sttti.iredooix, N.V. 
M ILLIONS of early and late Vegetable Plants for 
sale. Transplanted or not. All kinds and varie¬ 
ties. Also Geraniums, Coleus. Cannas. Salvia, 
Pansies, etc., for bedding and decorating purposes. 
Write lor Jil'iceft. lir, un’i Ktotferk Track Karin, Vimbltiugtou. N.4 
12 FRUIT TREES 
Value $1.90 for 98c 
■ 1 Roosevelt, 2 Lombard. 1 Brad¬ 
shaw Plum; 1 Montmorency, 1 
Windsor Cherry; 1 Niagara. 1 
Elberta Peach; 1 Baldwin, 1 
Dutchess Apple. 1 Orange Qnir.ce and 1 Bartlett 
Pear. All 12 trees first class, 4 feet high for 98 cts.. 
Send us a list of your wants for wholesale prices. 
Write for free illustrated catalogue, 
Mil.OSET Itttos. i tVKLI.9, Box 16 DAXSVH.LE, .N, V. 
FOB ALT, KINDS OF 
Clover and Field Seeds, 
ALSO A FULL LINK OF 
Garden Seeds and 
Implements, 
Write this Old Reliable 
House. 
California PRIVET. 
Two-year, 2 t.o 3 ft.. 18 to 24 inches, and 12 to 18 
inches, at low prices. Finest stock you ever saw. 
Peaches. 
All sold for this Spring. A fine stock for next year. 
Asparagus. 
Two-year No. 1, finest kind, at $4.f0 per 1,000. 
All other kinds of Nursery Stock. 
Catalogue Free and Price List of Grass and Field 
Seeds mailed you on application. 
THE HENRY PHILIPPS SEED AND IMPLEMENT CO., 
Toledo, Ohio. 
N. WERTHEIMER & SONS 
offer their choice selections of all kinds of seeds 
such as Clovers, Alfalfa. White Clover, Crimson 
Clover. Red Top, Blue Grass, Hairy Vetches, 
Orchard Grass and all kinds of grain and field 
seeds, which we buy direct from the farming com¬ 
munity and sell direct to the farmer. Prices and 
samples on application. We deliver seeds, freight 
prepaid, to nearest railroad station. 
N. WERTHEIMER & SONS, Ligonier, Ind. 
T...JAR KING OATS 
-High yield, heavy 
kernel, stiff straw. 
SAMUEL FRASER. Geneseo, N. Y. 
JOS. II. BLACK, SON & CO., 
Hightstown, N. J. 
CD II IT TQCCC Roses, Shrubs, and a 
inUll I ilLLO of Berry Plants; No. 
lowest prices. Catalogue free. 
W. A. ALLEN & SONS, Genev 
FOR SALE. 
F RUIT TREES -First-class trees—Baldwin, McIntosh 
Bed, Spy. etc. Also Pears, Cherries and Berry 
Sets. W. B. WELCH, Nurseryman, No. Rose, N.Y. 
Cherry Trees, S7 per 100; Apples, Pears.Peaches,Plums 
and Quinces at wholesale prices. Gov’t inspected 
stock. Send for our free catalog on Fruits & Orna- 
mentals. Ontario Nursery Co., Box21, Geneva, N.Y, 
Havq You 
The Price List of CALL’S NURSER¬ 
IES. Perry, Ohio? They have a large 
stock of the finest Fruit Trees. Deal 
direct. Prices low. Guarantee satis¬ 
faction. Also a large stock of Seed 
Corn and Oats 
—Scarlet Clover Seed. 87.50 to $8.50 
bushel; Red Clover Seed, $7.50 to 
18.50 bushel; Cow Peas, $2.25 to $2.50 bushel; 
>ld Fashioned Buckwheat Flour, $3.00 per 100 
I pounds; Onion Sets, $2.2 
Peas, 
_ _ _ „_ bushel; Alaska 
$3.50bushel; Seed Potatoes, $3.50 bag. 
JOSfcPH IS. HOLLAND, Milford, Bel. 
cccn DnTATnE$-C-4KM.-\N NO. 3. Grown 
OLLU lU I H 1 ULO on new land, tine quality and 
free from scab or blight. OLD OKCHAKDFAKM, 
h. M Johnson, Mgii., Palnesville. Ohio. 
Irish Cobbler 
SEED POTATOES (Maine grown.) 
$2.50 per bbl. bag (165 lbs.): 20 hags, $45.00. 
Horse Radish sets, NEW BOHEMIA or Mariner- 
Kreil, $4.00 per 1,000, or 10,000 for $35.00. Special 
offers. OitPER Quick. W. F. ALLEN, Salisbury, Md. 
