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VOL. XXIX. INDIA.NAPOLIS. IND , NOV. 10, 1894 NO. 45 — — — -v^L L "■ ' Be Kind to tbe Old Horee. Editors Indiana Fabmeb: Your editorial recently urging farmers to keep or to kill their old, worn-oat horses, rather than sell them for a small sum to end a miserable life in the hands of some garbage man, or rag dealer in the city, reminds me of my treatment of the death of an old companion "Nellie," a horse I had driven upon the streets of Indianapolis for 26 years. She died about two weeks ago in the pasture where she had rested for several seasons. No harness had been put upon her for a year or more. She was in her 30th year. A neighbor who knew her asked If would sell her. I said, Yes, for one thousand dollars. She had no pedigree to give her especial notics in the horse world, but her beauty, her progeny and great speed commended tbe notice of those who hai met her as a rival. A clergyman of the city who had known her Slid: '-If Iamsofortunateasto go to Heav en I expect to see gocd horses there " Indianapolis I. K. Shkupe. ■Why We Follow a Three Year Rotation Editobs Indiana Fabmeb: A rotation of crops is necessary that we may continue to till the soil without becoming in a manner b-rren. Continuous cropping in tbe same crop or similar crops is both detrimental to the soil and usually to the salable product, as for instance— cotton in the south and wheat in the northwest. A rotation to be successful must first, enrich the soil, second, be a change of class or family of plants; third, consist of pro fitable crops either for sale or home consumption; fourth and last but not least, must be short enough to avoid the numerous perennial weeds. Oar rotation is olover, corn and wheat, and we think for oar soil it can't be excelled ef pscially if handled as we do.I Our soil is deficient in vegetable matter or humvjs, and nitrogen. For Ohio, Indiana and Illinois there is no better sgsnt to supply the deficient nitrcgen and humus than medium red clover; hence we put clover first in our rotation, and we care for it as if it was our dearest friend, as indeed it is, since it is the very foundation of our agriculture. We always mow the wheat stubble; next year cut crop of hay and seed; thus it makes a feed crop and sale crop also. Here is one of our nicest points in our threo year rotation—after the clover seed is off we have the best place known to put the manure and we scatter it as it is hauled and continue to d o so all winter. Now we have a leguminous plant in our rotation two years in three so ite can have a representative of the grass family two years in three; hence we plant corn the greatest nitrogen user on the manured clover sod. The corn crop is the one that brings in the ready money without taking much fertility from the farm. It goes away in the shape of light, butcher's hogs at about seven or eight months of age. When the corn is cultivated properly it affords us the easiest and readiest means of producing wheat in competition with the northwest. It is already a clean, mellow, firm seed bed which a single cultivation at sowing time renders almost perfect. We can raise wheat In this way for less than 40 centa so we continue to raise it not alone for profit but more for the reason that on onr land no other cereal gives as good chance for clover. Oar soil is deficient in phosphoric acid to produce a first-class wheat crop, so we apply bone meal to wheat, when sown. The am monla gives the clover a fine start in the spring, which almost insures a gocd stand. We have either a hoed crop, or clover on the land during the season when weed growth is most rapid, and some growing crop on it in winter, to prevent leaching of fertility during winter rains. Considering the uses we make of the bulky by-products of our rotation, and the class of live stock ws keep to handle these products, we can not see where we can very well improve our rotation now, but we have a few improvements in view which we shall try ln the future, and If successful will report the exact facts in the case. We are not perfect in our work at "The Clover Leaf," bat we aim to do our best considering the circumstances. Camden, O. Dewitt. Results With Potash on Potatoes North and South. Editobs Indiana Fabmkb: Potash is cheapest when in the form of a chloride, but there are those who insist that for some crops the chloride or muriate la a bad form. It Is doubtless true that the sulphate is better for tobacco and sugar beets, but we are far from being satis tie! that the muriate of potash is not the best form for potatoes. Our own observa tion ha< lead to the conclusion that muriate of potash is not only cheaper than sulphate but Is better for the potato crop. The same appears to be true at the New Jersey station where the muriate gave better results on potatoes than the sulphate. Visiting among the market gardeners in Easton, N. C , we took special pains to see In what form they use! potash for the po ta'o crop. One of the largest growers I" there, who used annually 400 tons of com merclal fertilizers, and whose crop of early potatoes covers 150 acres, and aver aged over 200 bushels per acre, said that, he invariably gets the best results from the use of the muriate and does not now use any other form. The Kentucky and the Massachusetts stations both find its use profitable. In Kentucky the application of f4 80 worth of muriate of potash increased the value of the potato crop f28 20 In Massachusetts its use gave an average increase of 4' _, bushel per acre. At the Connecticut station "muriate of potash proved profitable with potatoes in nearly every case, when not interfered with by bad weather or other interfering causes." At the Michigan station 240 pounds of sulphate of potash, costing |3 .50 per acre, "gave a gala of more than 75 bushels per acre over an adjoining unfertilized flat" The same amount of muriate of potash, 240 pounds. Nitrate of soda 400 pounds. Ground bone gave nearly the same results at a much higher cost. It is to be regretted that no comparative ex perlment of muriate and sulphate alone seems to have been made. At the West Virginia Station the application of 800 pounds of kainit per acre increased the yield 40 rer oent or about 35 bushels per acre, while nitrate of soda produced no material increase ln the crop. At the Ore gon station 400 pounds of kainit nearly doubled the crop, that is the unfertilized land gave si;., bushels per acre and that treated with 400 pounds of kainit gave 145;.; bushels per acre, and a specially prepared high priced "potaeh fertilizer" 400 pounds per acre, gave 28 bushels per acre less tban the simple kainit, while costing much more. The Michigan station found that sulphate of potash gave equal results with muriate aud cost less, and the bulletin further says "that on fairly rich soil the addition of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia to bone and potash is done at a financial loss, If not at a reduction of yield." This ia the point we wish particularly to call attention to as emphasizing the difference between growing potatoes North and South. It is evident from all experiments that additions of nitrogen North do not have the same effect as in the South, on land of the same quality. In the South potatoes aro|grown as an early crop during the season when nitrification in the soil is not very active, and additions of nitrogen are found profitable. In the North they grow things In seaaon and ln a soil fall of vegetable matter; artificial additions of nitrogen are not needed. W. P. M_»S8_BY. Written for the Indiana Tanner. To Wyandotte Cave by Wheel.—No. 2 BY UEO. N. COTTMAN. Corydon, Harrison oounty, ia one of the historic spots of Indiana. Here, from 1813 to 1825 the Territorial and State capital was 1-cated, and here was framed our constitution and early laws. The old State house, built in 1811, still stands and bids fair to out-last the generation of modern buildings, the walls of solid stone masonry being not less than two feet thick. It Is crowned by an octagonal cupola or spire and is two stories in height, the upper story being reached by an outside stair case. It is about 40 feet square and presents something of a contrast to our present splendid capitol. When their dapper new brick court house was built some were for tearing dewa the old building (so little reverence has the average citizen for historical relics) but a better sentiment prevailed and the lower apartment is now uaed for a court room. In the county archives are several volumes of venerable records in faded writing Interesting tp one of antiquarian tastes. The writer, much to his surprise, found his own name (a rare one in this State) among those of some jurymen who served on an assault and battery case 70 years ago. One of the features which the townsmen point out with pride Is the "Constitution elm," a magnificent old tree with a phenomenal spread. Our early legislators, so the story goes, being sturdy farmers and fond of out-doors, held their sessions under this tree when the weather was pleasant, and here the Constitution of the State was made. William Henry Harrison was one of the chief founders of Corydon. There is a story to the effect that the donghty general when governor of the territory, frequently travelled to and fro between Vincennes and the East, and one of hia stopping places waa at the cabin of Edward Smith, a pioneer who had settled in the wilderness near where the town now stands. Smith's daughters were good singers and as their distinguished guest was fond of vocal music they always entertained him with songs from an old time hymn book, his favorite being the song known as "Corydon." When the governor decide > to foutd a town there he asked the young ladies what it should be named, whereupon one suggested that of his favorite, "Corydon," and it was adopted. Apropos to the singing, the historian of Harrison county tells us that "those noble young pioneer heroines would make the hills and valleys around where Corydon now stands rewound with their musical strains, perhaps drowning the s 3reams of the wily and sneaking panther and the howls of the Impudent and daring wolves, from which we Incidentally learn that the buxom damsels of those days had remarkably fine large voices. Here ln the beginning of the century, the Oeneral purchased from the Government a tract containing something over 800 acres, erected a country residence and set out a fine orchard. Daring the period that he was governor of Indiana Territory (1800 to 1812) he apent much of hia time on this farm, and it passed from his hands In 1817. It was one of the principal recruiting point s for soldiers for that Indian campaign which waa signalized by the battle of Tippeoance. Stories of "Old Tippecanoe" are still told in the neighborhood. One that I picked up was that of a neighboring pioneer, a stranger to the governor, who called at the house of the latter to grind his ax, grind stones being few and far between in those days. A very commonplace, poorly-dressei man whom he found on the premises gave him permission to use the stone, and, at further request, turned it for him while he, the caller, ground his ax and asked a string of questions about his excellency, winding up with an ardent wi-h to "see him once." In due time the commonplace man made his name known and the visitor found to his consternation that he had been on the most Intimate terms with the governor of Indiana Territory. We turned out of our way to make a pilgrimage to this spot, and after wheeling along a picturesque road that winds along the bar>k of the romantic Blue river, came presently to a little hamlet that was in admirable keeping with our quest—a half dczen aged houses clustered along the road, and old covered bridge, with mossy roof, over which great elms and sycamores reached their arms, and an equally venerable grist mill. This place haa the poetic name of Slabtown. Its most unique feature is a barber shop in a room about the size of a sentry box, condocted by a young man whose ambition to do something ln the world Is far in advance of his skill as a tonsorial artist. This ingenious youth has cut from old display bills an assortment of letters of many sizes and styles, whioh he has pasted on his window In the form of a grotesque sign, reading something like this: "caLL mD SeE ua BArbER by A. W. ROtHRock, SlabTown, InD.". I added to my experiences by getting shaved at this shop. About a quarter of a mile off the road at this point is the site of the old homestead, occupied at first, as I understand, by a double log cabin and later by a more pre- tenlous mansion. Nothjng now remains of either, however, but a Uttle debris entirely hidden by a rank growth of bushes, brambles and weeds, over where one fears to penetrate lest he disturb some lurking copperhead. It Is an Interesting fact that of the original orchard five trees are still standing, after a lapse of perhaps 90 years; three of them still flourishing in a green old age and abundantly bearing fruit. These are the Romanite apple, two of which I plucked and carried home. The spot is beautifully located on a rise of ground in the heart of a fine meadow, and is nearly surrounded, at a distance, by a magnificent ampitheatre of heavily- wooded bills, which sweep upward and away to the purple distance A sense of utter seclusion and deep quiet, broken only by bird notes and the occasional sound of distant cow bells, adds to the charm of the place. Not far from here is a famous spring, some 80 feet across, the bottom of which, according to local report, has never been found, and which flows a stream large enough to run the grist mill at Slabtown. The geologists' theory is, I believe, that this pool Is connected by cavernous passages with numerous "sink holes," which, catching the rains, thus feed the spring. . *. . A cement floor, covered with a little dry dirt or sand, will catch the droppings from the roosts and be easily cleaned. It will also give a greater addition to the manure pile. If leaves are thrown in, also they will add warmth, tempt the hens to scratch and keep In exercise, and will further add to the fertilizing value of the frequent cleanings. Farmers' Mutual Benefit Associations might profitably turn their attention to the starch business. An English syndicate haa now control of nearly all the large factories in the United States. A little more competition would be to the interest of both the producer of the raw material and the consumer.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1894, v. 29, no. 45 (Nov. 10) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. XXIX. INDIA.NAPOLIS. IND , NOV. 10, 1894 NO. 45 — — — -v^L L "■ ' Be Kind to tbe Old Horee. Editors Indiana Fabmeb: Your editorial recently urging farmers to keep or to kill their old, worn-oat horses, rather than sell them for a small sum to end a miserable life in the hands of some garbage man, or rag dealer in the city, reminds me of my treatment of the death of an old companion "Nellie," a horse I had driven upon the streets of Indianapolis for 26 years. She died about two weeks ago in the pasture where she had rested for several seasons. No harness had been put upon her for a year or more. She was in her 30th year. A neighbor who knew her asked If would sell her. I said, Yes, for one thousand dollars. She had no pedigree to give her especial notics in the horse world, but her beauty, her progeny and great speed commended tbe notice of those who hai met her as a rival. A clergyman of the city who had known her Slid: '-If Iamsofortunateasto go to Heav en I expect to see gocd horses there " Indianapolis I. K. Shkupe. ■Why We Follow a Three Year Rotation Editobs Indiana Fabmeb: A rotation of crops is necessary that we may continue to till the soil without becoming in a manner b-rren. Continuous cropping in tbe same crop or similar crops is both detrimental to the soil and usually to the salable product, as for instance— cotton in the south and wheat in the northwest. A rotation to be successful must first, enrich the soil, second, be a change of class or family of plants; third, consist of pro fitable crops either for sale or home consumption; fourth and last but not least, must be short enough to avoid the numerous perennial weeds. Oar rotation is olover, corn and wheat, and we think for oar soil it can't be excelled ef pscially if handled as we do.I Our soil is deficient in vegetable matter or humvjs, and nitrogen. For Ohio, Indiana and Illinois there is no better sgsnt to supply the deficient nitrcgen and humus than medium red clover; hence we put clover first in our rotation, and we care for it as if it was our dearest friend, as indeed it is, since it is the very foundation of our agriculture. We always mow the wheat stubble; next year cut crop of hay and seed; thus it makes a feed crop and sale crop also. Here is one of our nicest points in our threo year rotation—after the clover seed is off we have the best place known to put the manure and we scatter it as it is hauled and continue to d o so all winter. Now we have a leguminous plant in our rotation two years in three so ite can have a representative of the grass family two years in three; hence we plant corn the greatest nitrogen user on the manured clover sod. The corn crop is the one that brings in the ready money without taking much fertility from the farm. It goes away in the shape of light, butcher's hogs at about seven or eight months of age. When the corn is cultivated properly it affords us the easiest and readiest means of producing wheat in competition with the northwest. It is already a clean, mellow, firm seed bed which a single cultivation at sowing time renders almost perfect. We can raise wheat In this way for less than 40 centa so we continue to raise it not alone for profit but more for the reason that on onr land no other cereal gives as good chance for clover. Oar soil is deficient in phosphoric acid to produce a first-class wheat crop, so we apply bone meal to wheat, when sown. The am monla gives the clover a fine start in the spring, which almost insures a gocd stand. We have either a hoed crop, or clover on the land during the season when weed growth is most rapid, and some growing crop on it in winter, to prevent leaching of fertility during winter rains. Considering the uses we make of the bulky by-products of our rotation, and the class of live stock ws keep to handle these products, we can not see where we can very well improve our rotation now, but we have a few improvements in view which we shall try ln the future, and If successful will report the exact facts in the case. We are not perfect in our work at "The Clover Leaf," bat we aim to do our best considering the circumstances. Camden, O. Dewitt. Results With Potash on Potatoes North and South. Editobs Indiana Fabmkb: Potash is cheapest when in the form of a chloride, but there are those who insist that for some crops the chloride or muriate la a bad form. It Is doubtless true that the sulphate is better for tobacco and sugar beets, but we are far from being satis tie! that the muriate of potash is not the best form for potatoes. Our own observa tion ha< lead to the conclusion that muriate of potash is not only cheaper than sulphate but Is better for the potato crop. The same appears to be true at the New Jersey station where the muriate gave better results on potatoes than the sulphate. Visiting among the market gardeners in Easton, N. C , we took special pains to see In what form they use! potash for the po ta'o crop. One of the largest growers I" there, who used annually 400 tons of com merclal fertilizers, and whose crop of early potatoes covers 150 acres, and aver aged over 200 bushels per acre, said that, he invariably gets the best results from the use of the muriate and does not now use any other form. The Kentucky and the Massachusetts stations both find its use profitable. In Kentucky the application of f4 80 worth of muriate of potash increased the value of the potato crop f28 20 In Massachusetts its use gave an average increase of 4' _, bushel per acre. At the Connecticut station "muriate of potash proved profitable with potatoes in nearly every case, when not interfered with by bad weather or other interfering causes." At the Michigan station 240 pounds of sulphate of potash, costing |3 .50 per acre, "gave a gala of more than 75 bushels per acre over an adjoining unfertilized flat" The same amount of muriate of potash, 240 pounds. Nitrate of soda 400 pounds. Ground bone gave nearly the same results at a much higher cost. It is to be regretted that no comparative ex perlment of muriate and sulphate alone seems to have been made. At the West Virginia Station the application of 800 pounds of kainit per acre increased the yield 40 rer oent or about 35 bushels per acre, while nitrate of soda produced no material increase ln the crop. At the Ore gon station 400 pounds of kainit nearly doubled the crop, that is the unfertilized land gave si;., bushels per acre and that treated with 400 pounds of kainit gave 145;.; bushels per acre, and a specially prepared high priced "potaeh fertilizer" 400 pounds per acre, gave 28 bushels per acre less tban the simple kainit, while costing much more. The Michigan station found that sulphate of potash gave equal results with muriate aud cost less, and the bulletin further says "that on fairly rich soil the addition of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia to bone and potash is done at a financial loss, If not at a reduction of yield." This ia the point we wish particularly to call attention to as emphasizing the difference between growing potatoes North and South. It is evident from all experiments that additions of nitrogen North do not have the same effect as in the South, on land of the same quality. In the South potatoes aro|grown as an early crop during the season when nitrification in the soil is not very active, and additions of nitrogen are found profitable. In the North they grow things In seaaon and ln a soil fall of vegetable matter; artificial additions of nitrogen are not needed. W. P. M_»S8_BY. Written for the Indiana Tanner. To Wyandotte Cave by Wheel.—No. 2 BY UEO. N. COTTMAN. Corydon, Harrison oounty, ia one of the historic spots of Indiana. Here, from 1813 to 1825 the Territorial and State capital was 1-cated, and here was framed our constitution and early laws. The old State house, built in 1811, still stands and bids fair to out-last the generation of modern buildings, the walls of solid stone masonry being not less than two feet thick. It Is crowned by an octagonal cupola or spire and is two stories in height, the upper story being reached by an outside stair case. It is about 40 feet square and presents something of a contrast to our present splendid capitol. When their dapper new brick court house was built some were for tearing dewa the old building (so little reverence has the average citizen for historical relics) but a better sentiment prevailed and the lower apartment is now uaed for a court room. In the county archives are several volumes of venerable records in faded writing Interesting tp one of antiquarian tastes. The writer, much to his surprise, found his own name (a rare one in this State) among those of some jurymen who served on an assault and battery case 70 years ago. One of the features which the townsmen point out with pride Is the "Constitution elm," a magnificent old tree with a phenomenal spread. Our early legislators, so the story goes, being sturdy farmers and fond of out-doors, held their sessions under this tree when the weather was pleasant, and here the Constitution of the State was made. William Henry Harrison was one of the chief founders of Corydon. There is a story to the effect that the donghty general when governor of the territory, frequently travelled to and fro between Vincennes and the East, and one of hia stopping places waa at the cabin of Edward Smith, a pioneer who had settled in the wilderness near where the town now stands. Smith's daughters were good singers and as their distinguished guest was fond of vocal music they always entertained him with songs from an old time hymn book, his favorite being the song known as "Corydon." When the governor decide > to foutd a town there he asked the young ladies what it should be named, whereupon one suggested that of his favorite, "Corydon," and it was adopted. Apropos to the singing, the historian of Harrison county tells us that "those noble young pioneer heroines would make the hills and valleys around where Corydon now stands rewound with their musical strains, perhaps drowning the s 3reams of the wily and sneaking panther and the howls of the Impudent and daring wolves, from which we Incidentally learn that the buxom damsels of those days had remarkably fine large voices. Here ln the beginning of the century, the Oeneral purchased from the Government a tract containing something over 800 acres, erected a country residence and set out a fine orchard. Daring the period that he was governor of Indiana Territory (1800 to 1812) he apent much of hia time on this farm, and it passed from his hands In 1817. It was one of the principal recruiting point s for soldiers for that Indian campaign which waa signalized by the battle of Tippeoance. Stories of "Old Tippecanoe" are still told in the neighborhood. One that I picked up was that of a neighboring pioneer, a stranger to the governor, who called at the house of the latter to grind his ax, grind stones being few and far between in those days. A very commonplace, poorly-dressei man whom he found on the premises gave him permission to use the stone, and, at further request, turned it for him while he, the caller, ground his ax and asked a string of questions about his excellency, winding up with an ardent wi-h to "see him once." In due time the commonplace man made his name known and the visitor found to his consternation that he had been on the most Intimate terms with the governor of Indiana Territory. We turned out of our way to make a pilgrimage to this spot, and after wheeling along a picturesque road that winds along the bar>k of the romantic Blue river, came presently to a little hamlet that was in admirable keeping with our quest—a half dczen aged houses clustered along the road, and old covered bridge, with mossy roof, over which great elms and sycamores reached their arms, and an equally venerable grist mill. This place haa the poetic name of Slabtown. Its most unique feature is a barber shop in a room about the size of a sentry box, condocted by a young man whose ambition to do something ln the world Is far in advance of his skill as a tonsorial artist. This ingenious youth has cut from old display bills an assortment of letters of many sizes and styles, whioh he has pasted on his window In the form of a grotesque sign, reading something like this: "caLL mD SeE ua BArbER by A. W. ROtHRock, SlabTown, InD.". I added to my experiences by getting shaved at this shop. About a quarter of a mile off the road at this point is the site of the old homestead, occupied at first, as I understand, by a double log cabin and later by a more pre- tenlous mansion. Nothjng now remains of either, however, but a Uttle debris entirely hidden by a rank growth of bushes, brambles and weeds, over where one fears to penetrate lest he disturb some lurking copperhead. It Is an Interesting fact that of the original orchard five trees are still standing, after a lapse of perhaps 90 years; three of them still flourishing in a green old age and abundantly bearing fruit. These are the Romanite apple, two of which I plucked and carried home. The spot is beautifully located on a rise of ground in the heart of a fine meadow, and is nearly surrounded, at a distance, by a magnificent ampitheatre of heavily- wooded bills, which sweep upward and away to the purple distance A sense of utter seclusion and deep quiet, broken only by bird notes and the occasional sound of distant cow bells, adds to the charm of the place. Not far from here is a famous spring, some 80 feet across, the bottom of which, according to local report, has never been found, and which flows a stream large enough to run the grist mill at Slabtown. The geologists' theory is, I believe, that this pool Is connected by cavernous passages with numerous "sink holes," which, catching the rains, thus feed the spring. . *. . A cement floor, covered with a little dry dirt or sand, will catch the droppings from the roosts and be easily cleaned. It will also give a greater addition to the manure pile. If leaves are thrown in, also they will add warmth, tempt the hens to scratch and keep In exercise, and will further add to the fertilizing value of the frequent cleanings. Farmers' Mutual Benefit Associations might profitably turn their attention to the starch business. An English syndicate haa now control of nearly all the large factories in the United States. A little more competition would be to the interest of both the producer of the raw material and the consumer. |
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