Garden tests of peas and melons in 1800s Georgia crops
The Rural New Yorker reports on new pea varieties Prosperity and Abundance, with plant heights, pod sizes, and harvest dates from 1807 and 1884 trials. It notes Gradae and Exvelor comparisons, and details yields, pod counts, and seed quality. It also discusses corn hay losses in Georgia, estimating statewide impact and potential value, plus early melon varieties like Memphis and Blue Gem.
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Seed corn quality guides successful crop outcomes
The American Cultivator emphasizes seed quality as the main factor in corn success or failure each year. It notes dent varieties dry slowly, eastern growers worry over large cobs, western dent adapts poorly to cold, and recommends cutting corn after grain glazes, drying ears, and safe storage to preserve vitality and yield.
Seed corn selection guidance for storage and weather exposure
Seed corn should be dry and well protected from cold and wet. Avoid corn left in the field until winter or exposed to rain and snow. If using bin seed, choose the driest portion with ears not weathered by rain or snow, as wet seed can be damaged if later subjected to moisture or freezing conditions.
Trees For the Highways and Cotton Seed Advice
E P Powell favors the linden over elm for highways noting its health beauty shade and resilience. Oaks ash and hickory follow with hard maple valued if grown well. Planting should improve roadbeds drainage and curb formal rows, aiming for a parklike national streetscape. Cotton varieties vary by region and station tests guide selection with best seed emphasized for future planting.
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News in Notes on European grape vine methods
A Country Gentleman writer says European grape growing methods are ill suited to our freer varieties. Official statistics show fruit exports rising sharply from 85 586 784 to 1 613 000, while staple oils and cottonseed values increase and fall, with New Jersey station advice on fall burping separators.
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