The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, August 26, 1909, Image 6
I SOU)EN CORN.
Display and Big Prices
orn Exposition,
ad and fifty dollars for an
is one of tlia tntereadfi#
e corn improvement can.
has been in progress foi
sen years In this country
t was paid at auction for
?ar of white corn sold at
ational Corn exposition in
is grand champion white
* oar (Contained 1,200 kernels, with nu assigned
value of 20 cents each. Sixty
ftars of its kind represent a bushel.
Such fabulous prices for corn are not
an object of the >\ ork which corn
breeders have been and are doing
They are simply encouraging Incidents
When the late James Riley, ridiculed
by his neighbors, used to "monkey
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around" In his corutields selecting seed
i .ears and in the winter sort and study
9 them by the honr, he had no thought
of what has occurred iu corn breeding
aa a direct result of his hobby. That
good old IIoo8ler farmer did not know
V that he was doing more for the future
than for his own time. Boone County
White and Riley's Favorite, two of our
I standard varieties, owe their origin
and Improvement to his faithful work.
Moreover, his results were the source
of no small part of the Interest In corn
Improvement which has been multiplying
throughout the country for two
decades.
What Mr. Riley accomplished In Indiana
was quite paralleled In Ohio by
the Learnings and In Illinois by James
L. Reld. As a result we have the popujir
standard variety known as I^ani
lug and the more cosmopolitan Reld's
Tellow Dent, each of which Is extern
Ively grown In the Mississippi valley
For exhibition purposes the latter li
without a peer In tho raees or varieties
of coru.
And still only a beginning has beei
j ac.ide. Ears that are practically per
[ feet, according to present standards
are being produced, but perfection ha:
not been attained. The most lmpor
tant work remains to be done. It doe
not consist in producing $250 ears no
In emphasizing the so called artistl
values of perfect scoring types. It
I prune ouject is to secure u inaximuu
i yield of merchantable corn from ever.
| acre planted.
Never was such keen Interest sliowi
B In any crop as is exhibited today Ii
t corn. It was reflected in luagulficen
p. fashion at the corn show in Chicago i
short time ago. Fourteen states con
trlbated exhibits. According to the!
representation, their rank was as fol
: lows: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wiscon
sin, Ohio, Nebraska, South Dakota
Michigan, Missouri, Kansas. Minneso
ta, Oklahoma Texas and Kentucky
Reld's Yellow Dent was represented lij
100 ten-ear entries, Learning by 40
Boone County White by 40 and Sliver
mine by 52. In the boys' class 20C
entries were exhibited, in the ladies
class 2110, In the girls' 150. in the freah
class 150. Altogether $10,000 in cusli
prizes was awarded.
It is highly profitable to show corn
for prizes. One man from Indiana
? ' CHA.MFION TKN KAlib, WHITK COKN.
J won more than $7,000 in prizes on s
ingle ten ear exhibit. Including the
ft prizes won by his family, he left tin
liS' bow about $9,000 to the good. Aui
Hj *11 the corn lie showed wus grown oi
i': little thirteen acre patch. An lowt
; exhibitor won prizes of a total valu<
Dw - a? ahnul Sr. rjiii i ri
_ v Y?-,wv. a\- UUUUI 1/UKWia eon
BP grower received neurly $7,000 worth o
5 prizes. Hundreds of others gained val
6 Bable prizes in great variety, accord
v lug to the Breeder's Gazette, Chicago
t from whose extensive illustrated repor
of the great corn show the foregoiuj
H Items are gleaned.
A Cover Crop.
A cover crop will catch in the fal
the nitrates and other valuable plan
jj food which would otherwise In- losi
la the drainage system and hold It ovci
until the following spring for the lis*
of the trees. It also catches the nl
trntes in the spring, which are apt t<
T? mvu uui, ami lanes up tfte excess \va
tefand thereby puts the ground In con
dition sooner for cultivation.
Carrots For Horsos.
I Carrots are considered of high valu?
ML for all classes of stock, but especlallj
tf of groat value for feeding horses. Thi
ML loaves of carrots appear to ba of high
9. or feeding value than the leaves el
9.. mangels or rutabaga*
' Sabbath School Teacher-What doea
ftb parable of the prodigal son teach
Shy Thlckneck? Not to be fat
t, ma'ams?Puck.
Doea her auto raatrti hoi
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POPULAR PEARS.
, j Two Varieties That Ara Much Valued
by Orchardieta.
The Bartlett |?ear, an old tliue favorIte,
is of English origin. It is one of
the few really good (tears that grow
everywhere. When fully rl(>e It Is de (
licious. The flesh is white, buttery.
Juicy and of n tuusky perfume.
For canning purposes It is prime, and
lu commercial use it is said that the
Kelffer Is largely substituted and sold ^
as Bartlett The Kelffer Is described
as l?eing raised froui the seed of the
Shiuese sand pear accidentally crossed ^
with Bartlett or some other klud. The 0
flesh of the Kelffer is slightly coarse. ^
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BARTLJCTT PKAB8.
Juicy, with a pronounced quince flavor.
It ripens In October and will keep for
some time. Some fine specimens of
Burtlctt pears are here shown In the
cut from American Agriculturist
Brussels Sprouts.
This curious vegetable rosebush Is of
very great value to the farmer and t
market gardener. Primarily, of course, ]|
Its strongest hold Is as a money maker, o
It yields well, averaging one auart ner
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A BTKCIMEN CRATB.
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plnut. It la u hardy, vigorous s|>ecl
3 meu of the plant world and baa few
j I enemies.
t ' These little cabbages are generall*
a packed in the strawberry box of coin
rnerce, alleged to hold In the neighbor
r hood of a quart, which sell at wholesale
from 8 to 30 cents a quart. The
Long Islander, because favored by na
ture with a longer season than our In
land neighbors, as a rule (not the ex
ceptlon), wins the top notch figures.
] according to a writer in American Cultivator.
\ An acre of "sprouts" on the island
, carries over 7,000 plants. As the seeds
. are planted like late cabbage, In the
, open air, there is no expense In rals|
lug beyond seed bed preparation and
cost of seed. The young plants are
as easily transplanted ns cabbage, and
the cultivation Is Identical In every
way. The season opens In October and
frequently runs through December and
many times (on Long Island) Into February
for -speohts care but little for
frost, while freezing makes the*
sweeter und more dainty.
ors. as la usual In Ice house*. .
l?l mil (lo Af AAA 1 OoliAU
.? ? ? v? wwi (4UMV. a vut IVAII CI icni
thick. bo as to afford complete drainage.
No roof whatever is provided.
Indeed, most of those who keep lee in
this manner say that roofs are entirely
unnecessary and that the ico keeps
even better without a roof over it than
with one.
The ico is eut and packed in the usu'
al manner and then is covered with
sawdust one foot deep. I do not know
! of any one covering it with straw, but
should think if that were used it should
be cut first. Our dealers here pack the
1 ice with a space of six inches left next
1 the walls and afterward filled with.
| sawdust, and this space is kept filled
as the ice melts. The floor is made of
anthracite coal six Inches to one foot
deep. The posts forming the house are
' tied with telegraph wire or with braces
placed on the outside. All other plans
' of keeping ice are here abandoned.
Farm Brevities.
, The early lambs command the top
I notch in the market
t As winter comes on look after the
, comforts of your milk cows. The best
j time Is a little ahead of time.
Let the sunshine into the stables.
. It is a grsat deodorizer and purifier
and the deadly foe of tuberculosis
It doesn't pay to comoel itoek tu
stand in drafts. Lumber Is high, bat '
not so expensive as ailing horses and 1
cows. 1
Thfl dolpr?not% u?h? ? > ? '
^ um?* j 4?j?u ?? uv voiiics n ucru 01
, dry cows or strippers through the win*
) ter Is oot likely to And his occupation
remunerative. (
, If there are any low places about I
the barn and yards where puddles col- 1
lect and freeze, fill them up at once 1
' and thereby possibly avoid a broken 1
leg and the loss of a favorite animal. <
* If yonr hogs have not done so well <
an you expected, find out the cause.' '
It may have been In the breeding, but 1
more likely It was because of early 1
r mistakes in feeding. judiciously selected
pig given the proper treatment
1 seldom disappoints his owner.--Tarn <
Journal. '
Farm and
Garden
DITCH LININGS.
V Glimpeo at 8om? of Thoir Phases In
Southern California.
depends bio water supply tbat can
a drawn upon wheneve/ needed la ?
bo of the Ideal coudltlou> of agrl-'ul
ure and almost a necessity t?. (lit 11
ruck fanner*. Thin consideration ex- u
lain* the undoubted Interest In lrrl- f
at Ion schemes and their progress to a
ome extent at least, in humid regions. F
>ne of the Irrigator's problems every- |
rhere Is the wuste water which sinks c
a to the soil from ditches and reser- *
oirs. The loss sometimes omonuts to
aore than half the total llow. The
rater which escapes Is often worse *
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JUBTJPA CANAL.
[Lined with cement mortar.]
baa wasted. It collects in the lowei
auds, fills the soil, drowns the roots
>f trees and plants, brings alkali to the
urface in some regions and is very
:enerally a prolific breeding place for
uosqultoes.
On large storage works linings of
enieut, concrete or aspbaltuin may be
mployed without tbe expense being
jrohlbltive. But on lateral ditches
ind small storage basins simpler and
cheaper methods of making tbe surace
impervious to water, such as can
>e carried out by farmers or unskilled
aborars, must l>e found. Muddy water
soon silts up muddy ditches, but
vhere water is cleur, as from wells or
eservoirs, seepage losses are likely to
>e permanent, and some sort of lining
;o stop this becomes an important mater.
Southern California affords one of
he great fields for studying IrrigaJon.
B. A. Eteheverry of the State
iiiiversity, tracing the progress there,
j o iuul chuuis were nrst paveu wuu
lver bowlders or cobblestones. This
>uvlug was tlien Improved upou by
>avlug and cemeutlng. Plastering with
jenient mortar from oue-balf to one
11 elj thick and the use of concrete for
tilings from three to six Inches thick
were Introduced afterward. The use
>f steel or cement pipes has become
nuch In favor In southern California.
A'here the volume of water to dlstrlbite
la not large they have to a greut
ixtent replaced the smaller open ditch.
The advantage of lining a eaual Is
lot alone the decrease In seepage. Otli>r
factors should be considered. First,
he prevention of growth of vegetation
s an Important Item and Is quite an
izpense when In most cases the ditch
ir lateral must be cleaned out several
lmes during an Irrigation season; sec>nd,
the resistance to scouring, on
vhich depends the velocity which the
vater can be given, and, third, the
ireventlon of squirrels and gophers
"rom borrowing Into the banks and
luuuuii ui uitcnes.
The cement mortar lining la reported
>y Professor Etcheverry to be proba
>ly used more extensively In southern <
California than all the other meth- *
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TTKLDrXD CUTAXi.
[Showing vegetation.]
Kls combined. It has proved , very
ifHclent, and Its coat Is smi(). The
Furupa canal, In the vicinity of Rlverilde,
as shown In the cut, Is lined in
his manner, the lining, however, being
>nly one-quarter to one-half Inch thick.
Thin plaster lining Is subject to rupure
from burrowing animals and
'rom storm water washing out some
>f the back Ailing. It Is probable that
his kind of lining would not resist the
:11mate of a country subject to very
?ld weather. * <
Uaetrw r/x? .1 *vl I k.a -* ?
tcatj tuau Uii una uccu ViyvnuieuV
id with and found very effective la
preventing growth of aquatic plants.
Puddling with clay la said to be a
pood preventive of seepage, but It doea l
lot binder vegetation. 1
Soil Sterilization.
The results of testa at the Vermont 1
experiment station show that soli ster- 1
ligation Is an effective meana of pre- 1
renting or controlling some of the >
irorst enemies of greenhouse plants. '
Professor Stuart considers It "one of I
he most Important of the more recent
levelopments of greenhouse technic"
md believes that "on account nf the
levere Injury so frequently caused by
nematodes to tomatoes and cucumbers
ehen grown under glass the sterilisation
of greenhouse soil has become al-;
rested." .... ^
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Farm and
Garden 1
FORCING RHUBARB.
F
t Can Da Suoaaaafully Qrown During
tha Winter Months. '
It la possible and practicable for b
very farmer to supply himself with p
buburb during the winter months. In ,
uany Instances It will be fouud profit- 1
ble. The essentials for the successul
production urn good strong roots, p
I" louflf flirnx? vnutw ? ?..u-ui
. v..>w aiv.u wtu, buu a Biniuuie
'lace for forcing.
The methods of handling roots and
rop during growth are simple and In- xpenslve.
m
For location of the forcing bed select
ny place where a temperature of 40
o 00 degrees can be maintained and
rom which the light can be excluded.
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A GOOD BTHONQ BOOT. ?
L corner of the bouse cellar Is often ?
be most accessible and desirable. Cur
aln off tbe desired amount of room
ind put In about twelve Inches of me
Hum loam. This soil should be In
food workable condition and talrlv
nolst. it Is essential that this room
ihould be frost proof. Tbe necessar.v
leat for such a place can usually be
btained by use of a lantern or I a my
f tbe amount of room is not large
iVhen it Is large some other method
>f heating will have to be devised. A
'uruace In the cellar will furnish the
lecessury heat
Tbe maiu requisite is that tbe roots
>e thoroughly frozen before being put
nto the forcing bed. Hoots ea? b?
hawed or not before planting, as de
ilred. It Is not necessary that tlie
oots be thawed when set. They ma>
>e put as close together as possible In j
he bed without Injury to their growth
f there is sufficient soli present to J
ceep them moist. The amount of soil j
nust be enough to cover tbe roots. II ;
he plants are In a large bed It is ad j
rlsable to place tliein so that there is j
room enough to wulk between tbe !
rows. Very little watering Is needed.
ind tbe growth in darkness induces
he production of a large proportion of
italk with small leaves. The rapidity *
>f growth and coloring of the stalk
ire largely controlled by the temper
iture. The higher the temperature
die more rapid the growth and lighter
;he color of the stalk, explains New
England Homestead. J
The plants may be forced any time
luring the winter months. For comnercial
production about Jau. 1 seems
:o be the time for the setting of plants, -w
rhls brings the crop Into the market 1
luring the latter part of the month,
ind a continual supply Is maintained J
mtll the outdoor crop cornea Into th
market In April. g
A 9mok?houi<.
The diagram shows the plan of a c
imokehouse found satisfactory by one b
>f our readers. In this case the smoke ?
>veu connects with the barn cellar, . ]
jut It could be readily built out of
loors. The oven shown in cut Is three ^
'eet square, with sheet Iron door. The
>lpe leading from It to the smokehouse "
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J iuvwiMt DttifcTee
Isra ^
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PLAN OP 6MOKUOUBB.
ten inch glased tile, with an albow
it each eud. Over the end of the pipe
n the floor of the house is a deiiector,
i flat square stone laid on four pieces
>f brick, which causes the smoke to
111 all parts of the house. This ar angement
is much superior to the old
plan of building a fire in the smokehouse,
as It supplies cool smoke and
loes away with the danger of firs,
lays Rural New Yorker.
Forest Fires.
In many localities there still exists
in Idea that burning over the forest
loor Is not injurious, but even beuefl:lal.
It Is dlAcult to Imagine upas
what basis this Idea rests, for certainly
anything which will destroy the
rich scoumnlation of leaf mold, the
tender seedlings and young tress as a
iu rface or ground firs will do cannot
Tell to seriously retard the natural reproduction
of the forest.?H. D. House, j
two or three specie* of bird* ere
known to accompany the crocodile
whenever he appear* above water.
When they see any one approaching,
they will fly at the crocodile'* none,
giving W>ud cries, and the beaat never
wait* to Investigate, but Instantly shut
flea luto the water at his beet speed.
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MOUNT AIRY N. COjvns
June 5th, under entirely new management, thoroughly renovated,
and greatly improved.
rhe Best Water in North Carolina
FOR STOMACH AND
KIDNEY TROUBLES.
tunning Water in Rooms, Long Distance Telephone,
Looms with Private Baths, Fine Orchestra,
Jo Mosquitoes, Modern Amusements,
Excellent Table, Buss Meets All Trains
lo Malaria, - Finest Climate in the South.
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE.
'or information and rates, address,
ROERT IRVIN, Prop'r.
WOFFORD COLLEGE I
SPARTANBUlUi, 8. C.
HENRY NELSON SNYDER, M. A., i.ITT. u., LL. I>. '
fKtSIDIiNT. j
Ten Departments.?Gymnasium under competent director.
Athletic Grounds. Library and Librarian. Science Hall. Fiftyfourth
year begins September 15, 1909. For catalogue address
7-22-4t J. A. GAME WELL, Secretary.
WOFFORD COLLEGE FITTING SCHOOL
SPARTANBURG, S. C.
Three New Brick Buildings. Steam Heat and Electric Lights. y
Individual attention to each student. Next Session begins Sep- J
tcmber 15, 1909. For catalogue and information address j]
A. M. DuPRE, Headmaster. y
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