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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. f FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1913. AGRICULTURAL 1 f2ri Education, Successful Farming 1 J? Andrew ft SouLE- ...m ‘U purtmcm icm cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew U. Soule, president Stats Agricultural College, Athens. Oa. SIDE APPLICATIONS When and how to use side applica tions is a matter of great concern to Georgia farmers. Theoretically, most of the commercial fertilizer should be put in the ground at the time of planting the crop. If our soils were in ideal condition this could be done to advan tage, but where they are broken shal low and deficient in humus, experience would indicate that the best results come rather from applying the fertil izer under the drill row instead of broadcasting it. As we improve our ag ricultural practice and build up our soils broadcasting fertilizers will become more general and profitable as well, and practically ali the plant food needed can be put in the* soil at seeding time or a few days previous thereto. A larger proportion of the plant food may be incorporated with the soil where the land is of a clayey texture than where sand predominates. The reasons for this are easy to understand for on sandy soils there Is quite a tendency to leaching, whereas, the movement of wa ter through clay soils is, relatively speaking, slower and the loss through sub-drainage much smaller than where the soil patricles are of larger size. The amount and character of fertil izer to use as a side application de pends considerably on the crop to be fertilized, and on the natural fetrility of the soil as well. On sandy soils we are inclined to think that two side applications will often prove advanta geous. On clay soils one will gener ally be sufficient. Of course, on truck crops several applications may become advisable. On vining crops, such as the sweet potato, cowpea and other le gumes practically all of the fertilizer will of necessity have to be put in the soil at the time of planting. On stand ard crop's, such as corn and cotton, side applications should be made relatively early in the growing season. A good time to put fertilizer on corn will be about the second or third cultivation, depending a good deal on the develop ment which the crop has made, which is naturally influenced by seasonal conditions. On cotton the first side ap plication will be made shortly after it has been chopped to a stand. Some may disagree with these suggestions, thinking that the applications should be made later in the season. Presum ably a complete fertilizer will be used for this purpose, and in that event it is almost certain that the greater part of the nitrogen will be derived from or ganic- sources because of its relative cheapness and efficiency when applied early enough. Naturally, the phospho rus and potash must be placed in the soil, relatively early in the season so ihe crops will have ample time in which to be beneted from their use. Presum ing *hat cotton seed meal is to be used as the source of the organic nitrogen, it should be applied as has been suggested so it may have time to be transformed first into ammonia and later into nitrates which are directly assimilated by growing plants. It will take some days for this transformation to take place. If the applications were delayed until two or three weeks later, the crop would no doubt use the nitro gen or a considerable propotrion of it. but the chances are that an overtsim- ulation of the plant would take place. Ae a result, less fruit will be set on and matured. All have observed how very rapidly a tree grows under spe cially favorable conditions. If it hap pens to be a fruit tree, the chances are that it develops leaf and stem at the expense of fruit. This is due to the fact that a superabundance of food is available at all seasons of growth. This should be a lesson to the farmer, and he should avoid, therefore, stimulating his crop through side applications at the wrong time. In other words, it would be a mistake, as a rule, to put a side application on corn when it is bunching to silk and tassel. The question now devolves on how much fertilizer to use as a side applica tion. Ordinarily, 200 to 300 pounds will be about right; on very sandy soils the larger amount and on clay soils the stnaller amount. The quantity to use will also be determined by seasonal con ditions and by the vigor of the crop. As a rule, it is advisable to use a relatively high grade fertilizer as a side application, and it is important to emphasize the content of nitrogen. Which form of nitrogen to use will depend much on circumstances. The farmer had best select the cheapest and most easily obtained. In a majority of instances this will be cotton seed meal. He can use it with advantage because he is more familiar with it than with some other carriers of nitrogen. He can buy it under a guarantee as to content of available plant food, and experiments have shown that it becomes available quickly enough to meet the needs of all long-seasoned crops, and may be used as the primary fertilizer under truck and garden crops as well. Of course, where a second application becomes advisable, a part of the nitro gen had best be supplied from a very quickly available carrier of this ele ment. On land supplied with lime, sul phate of soda will probably be the most effective. The use of these ma terials is, of course, more essential on truck crops than on field crops. If two sources of nitrogen be used, such as sulphate of ammonia and cotton seed meal, in the side application, the slower acting form will be available and ready to stimulate the crop by the time the first has been utilized. There is thus everything to be gainefl*from the use of the combination and nothing to lose on the part of the farmer. The side application, according to our judgment, should be put on relatively early and may be broadcasted or scattered ahead of the cultivator and covered into the soil at the same time the crop is be ing worked and weeds destroyed. If It is put on relatively early, it affords :he crop the best chance to utilize it, and as deeper cultivation may be fol lowed at this season without injury to the feeding roots, the fertilizer can be buried more completely in the soil, which is a great advantage. PURCHASING DAIRY COWS. J. L. M., Albany, Ga., writes: Where can I get some real good dairy cows nearby? Is it very dangerous to ship them from a dis tant climate? What feed would you sug gest for a dairy cow? Can we grow clover 'and alfalfa In the vicinity of Albany? What do you think of kudza? What grass seed would you recommend for an all-year round pasture In this vicinity and when should they be sown? Please suggest some good books on dairying? rock per acre. Fertilize well with 1,000 pounds of 10-4-7, and sow 25 pounds ot recleaned inoculated seed. Sow cow- peas on the land immediately and turn them under in the early fall, and then prepare for the alfalfa as indicated. We have secured from the first cutting as much as 1.68 tons of alfalfa per acr« by the methods indicated, whereas, without subsoiling, liming and inocula tion the yield was only .48 of a ton. If your sandy land is well drained anu has good depth, we are inclined to think it will answer well for alfalfa. Of course land which is subject to prolong ed overflow should not be selected for this crop. • * » PREPARING A PLANT FOOD RATION. T. M. K., Pendergrass, .Ga., writes: I want to make a 10-2-4 formula. I hove 16 per cent acid, 50 per cent muriate of pot ash and 0.18 per cent cotton seed meal. How much of each must I use to make a 10-2-4 and an 8-2-4? My land is gray with yellow subsoil. How can I have my guano an alyzed and the cost of the same? DISTRIBUTE FERTILIZER around your corn or cotton, on each side of middle at one trip, with our Top Dresser Attachment. Saves time. Fits any distributor or guano horn. One sent prepaid for $1.50. Address S. Q. HARPER. Fayetteville, Ga. Reference: Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Fayette ville. jbish Jtsite Like Hungry Wolves. Fill your Nets Traps or Trot Lines if you bait with MAGIC-FISH-LURE. e Best bait ever used for attracting l all kinds of fish. Write for price i list to-dav and get a box to help * introduce it. Agents wanted. J. F. GREGORY, Dept. a St. Louis, Mo. You will probably find it difficult to purchase a lot of good dairy cows in the vicinity of any of the towns and. cities of the state, as these animals are gen erally in good demand and are bought up and used for a short time in the dairy and sold by the owners to make room for fresh cows. No doubt an ad vertisement will quickly bring you in formation as to where you can secure dairy cows of the type you desire. Not many farmers in Georgia make a busi ness of breeding animals for dairy pur poses. Most of those who are engaged in the breeding business are either pro ducing pure breds which command fairly high prices or lose the animals they are raising are to be used in their own dairies. In purchasing cows you had best secure them south of the quaran tine line and on lands where ticks are found at present. To purchase cows in the west or north of the quarantine line and bring them on to your pastures at Albany would result in their loss at an early date from tick fever due to tick infestation. The college has built up a herd of pure breds as a result of about five years’ effort. In the begin ning our herd consisted mostly of grades purchased in Clarke and adjoin ing counties which made fairly satis factory foundation stock. We think* you will have some diffi culty in raising clover and alfalfa in your section. The burr clover and Japan clover will be of some benefit, the one chiefly available for summer and the other for winter grazing. Alsike and crimson clover can also be grown to some advantage. The alsike will do best on moist land. A little white clover may be grown in the pastures. There is no single grass which can be grown in your section of the state which will afford so large an amount "of pasture for as much of the year as Bermuda grass. These should De sown on moist low bottom lands. We do not think you could cultivate the kudzi to ad vantage. You should build a silo and grow corn and sorghum to fill it. Then Tiave cowpeas and such other legumes as are admirably adapted for cultiva tion in your section of the state as a source of hay, and these together with cotton seed meal will enable you to produce milk at a reasonable cost and furnish your animals with an ideal ra tion. Good books for a dairy farmer to have in his possession are Feeds and Feeding, by Henry; Milk and Its Pro ducts, by Wing, and Practical Dairy Bacteriology, by Conn. You can prob ably secure these through your local oook dealer, or if not, from the pub lishers, Orange Judd company, New York. N. Y. • • * AVAILABILITY OF NITROGEN COVERS. T. Y. S., Bartow, Ga.. writes: What analysis of commercial fertilizer is best suited for top dresing corn, and from what source should the plant food be derived? Also what is best for top dressing qotton? Give the order in which the nitrogen in the following becomes available? Blood, cotton seed meal, tankage, acidulated fish, and sulphate of ammonia? There are only a limited number of materials which are advised for use as top dressings. This is due to the fact that top dressings are intended to quickly stimulate growth, and therefore, the materials used for this purpose should contain the plant food needed in a readily soluble form. Probably the most extensively used nitrogenous car rier as a top dressing is nitrate of soda, and the reason for this is due to the fact that the nitrogen is in the form of nitrates and therefore plants can use it immediately after it is dissolved in the soil water. Sulphate of ammonia is a very good material for top dressing, but is best applied to land which either contains considerable amounts of lime naturally or to which applications of pulverized lime rock have recently been applied, but it can be used with some success even in the absence of lime. Sulphate of ammonia should not be used as a top dressing in the sense of being left on top of the ground, as is the prop er manner of applying nitrate of soda, but it should be scattered ahead of the cultivator and worked slightly into the soil. This method of application should be followed with all forms of organic nitrogen carriers. Blood, tankage and cotton seed meal might be Used as top dressings in the sense that they should be applied very shortly after the crop is up so as to give time for their con version into forms assimilable by plants, but these materials would not be re garded so satisfactory for top dressing as the first two mentioned. We would therefore use as top dressings on corn and cotton either nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia. Nitrogen carriers in the order of their availability as set down by Warrington in “Agricultural Chemistry," are as fol lows: Nitrate of soda, sulp'nAte of am monia, blood, green crops, tankage, fish scrap, cotton seed meal and farm yard manure. * * * STARTING A TRUCK FARM. D. R. B., Atlanta, Ga., writes: I have Just bought a farm which I expect to start operating in January. I want to have eight or ten acres in corn, one acre in alfalfa, two acres in vegetables, one acre in apple trees, four acres for stock, hogs, chickens, cow, horse, pigeons and rabbits. When should I set out the apple trees? Do hogs breed twice a year? Would low sandy land or high gray land be best for alfalfa, and should I prepare the ground this year for planting next year? Apple trees may be planted in the fall or spring. Any time after the leaves fall in the autumn would be a good time to set them out. We prefer early rather than late planting, though trees have been set with us as lato as March and done very well. You should be careful to select varieties that are well adapted to your locality. Hogs may breed once or twice a year depending on the management. It takes good feed and careful handling to se cure two litters a year. Naturally, the strain on the female is quite severe, especially where large litters are far rowed. You should provide as much grazing as possible for yuur sows, and to this end should arrange for a suc cession of crops in which the legumes should predominate. Alfalfa may be grown with some suc cess under proper management. We would advise you to plow the land vefy deeply and subsoil it, and then lime iv at the rate of two tons of ground raw By mixing together 1,150 pounds ui 16 per cent acid, 700 pounds .of the grade of cotton seed you mention, anu 150 pounds of muriate of potash, you will have a formula which will cluseiy approximate a 10-2-4. It will be a sim ple matter to make this into an 8-2-4 by reducing the acid phosphate by 260 pounds and adding as much rich earth thereto so as to bring the weight up to 2,000 pounds, or you may divide th* quantity without the earth by four, and apply one-quarter of the total weight to each acre, and you would still be ap plying the equivalent of 500 pounds or an 8-2-4. We think that either one o* these formulas would answer quite well for the character of land you are oper ating on, but of course, you will get better results from the use of this fer tilizer where you can apply compost or yard manure, or if you will make prep arations this year through a rotation of crops to build up your land in vege table matter, you can look confidently forward in the future to using fertiliz ers at a larger profit than you can in the absence of this material. The fertilizer control of the state of Georgia is in the hands of the com missioner of agriculture, Hon. J. J. Conner, Atlanta, Ga. Just what power he has under the law with reference to the analysis of samples from individu als, you can easily find out by writing him. I am sure you will find him glad to render you any service within hit* power. • • • _ USING COMPOST UNDER CORN. ✓ nIo B ' D ' p ** Jes «P. Ga., writes: I wish to plant corn on land where a poor crop of la ?„ year ' 1 lntend Pitting 400 pounds of a 0-3-4 guano when the corn is ?ArI U L kn ?° h , lgh . and then a dressing of lavin?bv l8 nltrate of ^da just before i a Ji"f l,y - I have acre that I want to lze .K bette , r ’ , puttln S In 300 pounds of guano ■uhen I plant, a compost when the ano D « S m?f e w gh ’ 300 pound8 more of ano a little later and nitrate of soda just before laying by. Please tell me what you h,s I>Ita? Wlu Ij-e mixed with rough stable manure make a good compost? ™.? ( t , h!nk y ° Ur plan for Preparing and fertilizing your land for corn a very good one though we would be disposed to put at least half of the fertilizer under the drill row at the time of planting the crop. In other words if we used 400 pounds of a 9-3-4, we would put at least 200 pounds in the ground with the corn, and us e 200 pounds as a side application say about the second or third cultivation. The nitrate of soda should he put on as a top dressing before the corn bunches to tassel This is very Important as it may otherwise stimulate growth at the expense of grain. On the second area of land which you desire to fertilize better as an experi ment put at least 300 pounds of the above formula In the ground at the time of planting the crop and use 200 to 300 pounds as a side application about the second or third cultivation Then use nitrate of soda as a top dress ing as already indicated. By all means put the compost which you expect to apply to this land in the ground before the corn is planted. We can not see how compost will be of any material benefit to a crop put on in the middle of the growing season. An vegetable matter should as a rule be incorporated with the surface soil by means of a disk or if there Is an abundance of it. apply it when the land is broken Where you have rather a small quan tity, we would certainly put it under the drill row or as near thereto as practicable. The compost Is valuable as a means of enabling the ground to ab sorb water and. rendering it up to the crop as it needs It, especially during a dry spell. We would not purchase any materials With which to make a compost heap. As a matter of economy, the farmer can prepare composts easier by placing the materials in a location where there will not be drainage of the essence of the compost away from the heap by reason of leaching. It is only necessary to keep the heap well moistened with water so as to prevent flre-fangllng and turning it over several times in order to rot the material sufficiently to sup ply to the land with'advantage. MEMPHIS OBSERVES BIRTHDAY OF DAVIS MEMPHIS, Term., June 3.—Confeder ate Memorial day was observed in Mem phis today by the Confederate Memorial association with impressive ceremonies at Elmwood cemetery. The graves of the Confederate dead were strewn with flowers and on each a flag of the Con federacy was placed. The program consisted of addresses, the reading of two poems, appropriate to the occasion, and musical selections. C. P. J. Mooney delivered the princi pal address. HOW WE CAN SAVE THE CABBAGE CROP The cabbage grower who failed to re alize on *his cabbage crop is largely re sponsible for the failure. It is suicidal to plant a large crop of cabbage and ex pect to realize on it when the surplus in the northern cabbage growing section is so large that the cold storage houses are taxed to their utmost capacity to house this left over surplus. The cab bage grower should use his brains more and muscles less. It is not a difficult matter to ascertain the condition of the northern market, the aceage in cab bage, the yield and probable consump tion. In possession of these facts the cabbage grower would be in a position to proceed with caution and intelligence A large cabbage crop in the north means •cheap cabbage. When the conditions point to cheap cabbage the grower should omit this crop and turn his en ergies and labors to the production of some crop of yvhich there is not a large surplus. The opportunity is his and when he fails to take advantage of it he is responsible for the failure. Then, again, there is no good reason why the cabbage grower should permit his cabbage crop to rot In the field when there is a demand for kraut.. We remember when a boy on our fath er’s farm that there was a large crop of cabbage just ready for marketing when there came a great swarm of grass hoppers threatening their total destruc tion. The grasshoppers came in such numbers that they almost obscured the sun. Their passage required several days. What to do with the cabbage crop was a serious problem, but it was soon solved. A rude kraut factory was estab lished and the cabbage worked up into kraut and the cabbage thus saved and a fairly good sum realized on the crop. Canned, sauer kraut is rapidly coming into favor as a food and there are thou sands of acres of cabbage raised for this purpose alone. The grower can cure his kraut in barrels or large tanks and pack in cans or kegs as it is marketed. One ton of cabbage as it comes from the field will make sufficient kraut to fill three and a half forty-gallon barrels. The cores of the cabbage are slit and the outside leaves removed. Then the cabbage is cut in long, shoestring-like shreds. These long shreds are the only ones to use for making kraut. It is an easy matter to prepare a platform on which to erect a gauge for cutting the shreds evenly. An ordinary sharp knife will do the work very satisfactorily. In packing the kraut place a layer of about three inches of shredded cabbage, then sprinkle over this the best grade of dairy salt in proportion of six pounds of salt to each ton of cabbage. Continue to repeat this process until the tank or barrel is full. Fill it rounding full; have cover fitted to inside of the barrel or tank; weight this cover down with some heavy weight so placed that it will keep the cover level. It is neces sary that all the cabbage is covered with brine at all times. During the early spring when the weather is warm, the kraut will cure in sixteen to eighteen days, when it is ready for canning or shipment in casks, tin cans or kegs. Kraut can be marketed in barrels. There is a demand for all the kraut that can be put up. Cabbage can be cut into kraut for about $2 a ton. The barrels or casks will cost 75 cents to $1 each. Allowing $3.50 for the casks and barrels for a ton of cabbage and $2 for the labor and salt a ton of kraut will cost $5.50. Good, well cured kraut is worth all the way from $15 to $20 a ton. It is not a difficult matter then for the grower to realize the fact that he is using very poor judgment when he permits his cabbage to go to waste. We would be glad to see the trucker inject some sanity in his business, in planting, cultivating and marketing his crops. There is entirely too much care lessness indulged in by the grower to bring an even balanced success. We would not encourage the trucker to grow cabbage for krauting it, but commend it to prevent entire loss of la bor and crop, and as an expedient in times of excessive low prices. m’heynolds to cure TOBACCO TRUST EVILS Attorney General Has Plan to Hit Trusts Let Out by Court Dissolution BEEF PRICES SOAR AS COUNTRY FACES SHORTAGE Number of Beef Cattle in U, S, Has Declined 30 Per Cent in Recent Years (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 5.—The demand for beef far exceeds the supply and high prices are the result, says a bulletin is sued today by the department of agricul ture. The shortage in meat-producing an imals, too. is steadily becoming greater. In the past six years there has been a decline of more than 30 per cent in the number of beef cattle in the United States, according to the department, and during the first three months of this year there has been an approximate decrease of 13 per cent in the number of meat animals killed under government super vision, when compared with the same period of 1912. The department estimates the number of beef # cattle in the United States on January 1, 1907, at 51,566,000 and at the beginning of Ihe present year, at 36,- 030,000. Prices paid for cattle, sheep, lambs and hogs last year were much higher than the preceding year. “The year 1912,” says the department, “was a year of high prices for all classes of food animals.” With the diminished production in the home market the de partment declares there is no longer a surplus for export. “The time has come,” it says, “when we must conserve our meat supply.” BUSINESS ON THE FARM The old order of slip-shod meth ods, and the old easy ways are fast disappearing from Southern farms—and we are glad of it. Whenever the farmer realizes the magnitude of his possibilities, and the richness of his opportuni ties, and gets down to rock-bot tom business—each worthy enter prise — every progressive mer chant and successful manufactur er will be greatly benefited by the new order. 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WASHINGTON, June 4.—Attorney General Merteynolds today declared that he always had regarded the final decree Intended to dissolve the tobac co trust as an “obvious subterfuge and a miscarriage of Justice,” and If there were any proper and just way by which he could cure the evil, he would do It. As an Immediate step he Is considet- ing proposing to congress a graduated excise tax on tobacco manufacturers. The attorney general said that while he had not finally decided upon an in vestigation of the tobacco situation with a view to possible further anti trust prosecution, he likewise had not reached a conclusion as to whether the decree of dissolution, which he regards as Inadequate, can be reopened. The attorney general Indicated that he was firmly convinced that the de cree was incommensurate with the de mands of the occasion. He declared to day that there could be no real disso lution of a trust by distributing Its stock among the same shareholders. Regarding the Standard Oil situation the attorney general said he was giv ing serious consideration to the re sults of the government's completed In vestigation of the workings of the dis solution decree but had not yet decided whether action would be taken. Attorney General McReynolds has a plan to cure some of the alleged evils of the "tobacco trust” which he believes the supreme court dissolution edict did not reach. It Is to tax the output of tobacco factories on a sliding scale in such way that the big manufacturers will pay more and more as their output In creases. It Is said the attorney general has talked his plan over with Presi dent Wilson and the cabinet and will shortly submit It to Chairman Simmons, of the senate finance committed. While such a plan of taxation could not be called a tariff for revenue only measure, Mr. McReynolds contends that It is an emergency measure devised to meet the pleas of Independent tobacoo manufacturers that the dissolution of the trust has not relieved them of a situation which, they say, threatens to place them in as much danger as they were from the “trust” before it was dissolved. Mr. McReynolds has never agreed with the dissolution of the so-called monopoly and Is said, to feel that many of the evils charged against It still are continuing under other forms. In addition to correcting alleged equalities by such a method of internal revenue taxation, the attorney general is still considering the advisability of beginning an investigaton to determine whether the decree dssolving the "to bacco trust” Is being violated. COLQUITT CO. PLANS TO STOP HOG CHOLERA MOULTRIE, June 5.—The Moultrie Chamber of commerce has sent Invita tions to 250 of the leading farmers of the county to meet In Moultrie on June 7 and form a central organization that shall be followed by the organization of district clubs which will co-operate with the chamber of commerce in the effort to stamp out hog cholera and the cattle tick In the county. The clubs will also co-operate In the production and marketing of truck, poultry, etc., It being the purpose to have a department of markets in Moultrie that will guide the farmers in finding the best selling point for their produce. To begin with, the effort will be concentrated on stamping out hog cholera, and the first step along this line is to get in touch with every community of the county, giving the central organization a quick report whenever cholera breaks out among any man’s hogs. The Moultrie office will handle the serum, but there will be a trained man in every com munity to apply it and follow up the treatment until It is stopped. The movement is being well received by farmers, there being an unusual in clination among them to raise hogs in large quantities. A THOUSANDFOLD YIELD OF GRAIN • A translated article from Le Corres pondent, which appears in a recent num ber of the Literary Digest, indicates that the principle of greatly increasing harvests is simple. “It consists in preparing seed beds in widely spaced lines on very mellow land; then at the end of two months dividing the tufts springing from each grain, replanting each of these rooted shoots thus de tached, and finally in hoeing and earth ing up these new plants many times in such manner as to provoke at all the points brought into intimate contact with the earth the growth of numerous adventitious shoots, each of which bears an ear. “It is, in sum, a combination of ‘slip ping,’ transplanting and pruning. “The system is, in truth, not new, but a very ancient one, used immemorially by the Chinese, and to it is due the enor mous yield of their fields, which have been treated like gardens. “While our peasants throw broadcast handfuls of grain on the harrowed earth, offering rich pasturage to pillag ing birds and rodents, the Chinaman, after furrowing the earth with its wood en plowshare, without turning it, crum bles each lump in his hands till it is like fine powder. This done, at planting time he walks slowly down each furrow carrying a grain drill, which Is a mar vel of ingenious simplicity. “Picture to yourself two pointed plow shares about twenty inches apart and connected by a transverse bar support ing a hopper filled with grkin, from which issue two slender bamboo tubes designed to conduct the grains so that each will drop in the wake of one of the shares. The diameter of each tube is Just great enough to allow the passage of one grain at a time without letting it drop until it receives the impulse of a slight shock given by means of the handles which complete the ap paratus. “The sower pushes the drill in front r— - c of him, inclining it now to the right and now to the left, in such sort that each Inclination causes the issue of a single seed, which is instantly pressed under by the track of one foot or the other. The seed plot is thus made in the form of a ‘quincunx,’ each planted grain being at a distance of sixteen to twenty Inches from its neighbors in every direction. “At the end of a few weeks germina tion begins. When the young plant is ten or twelve inches in height there are a score of stalks about Its stem, each provided with a fringe of rootlets. The farmer covers each with loose earth by means of careful hoeing, thus raising the level of the furrow. Each stalk again proliferates, and there are soon fifteen to twenty new stalks around its stem, which detach themselves. Alt are the Indirect issue of a single grain, which proves therefore to h&ve been! the parent of 300 to 400 stalks, each bearing an ear. “Transferring this method to experi mental fields and perfecting it, it has been found possible to separate from the stem each of the primitive stalk- lets with its own roots, transplant it, and then treat in the same way each of the new plants thus formed. “Thus Philip Miller planted a seed in the experimental gardens at Cambridge in June, 1770; in August, 1777, he ob tained as a harvest from this single seed 576,000 seeds. For unknown rea sons the experiment was not repeated until June 12, 1903. On this date our ' own compatriot Bellenoux treated in this manner twenty grains of wheat planted in one square yard of carefully r mellowed earth. On August 9 he sep arated and replanted the numerous salklets springing from the earth. On October 8 of the same year, then on March 3 of the next year, and finally on May 13, he repeated the operation. 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