Show I 1 how much seed to the acre this question con connot not be answered definitely as ohp th opinions of the farmers differ materially and then the climate and soil have much to da d with the quantity the quantity of seed sown broadcast to the acre is about as follows wheat 11 1 12 1 2 to 2 bushels bushel birley cirley I 1 to 21 2 do oats 2 to 4 do rye ryo I 1 to 3 2 dr do buckwheat 0 34 3 4 to ils lis 11 2 do millet 1 to ilg 11 1 12 1 2 d an indian corn 1 to 2 do ilean bein be in 41 ii 41 2 to 3 d pea 2 gig j 2 to 31 4 do hemp I 1 to 13 4 ho diax flax 01 2 to t 2 do timothy 12 to 24 quart quang mustard Mu stani stanl 8 to 20 do herd grass gras redtop 12 1 to 16 io flat turnips 3 2 to 3 pound pounds red reil clover 10 to 16 do xvi to r 3 to i 4 da do kentucky blus blue 10 to 1 13 do to orchard grass 23 20 to 30 riu rio the quantity per acre when planted in rows or drills is about thus I 1 broom corn 1 ip la 4 bubels bears ilg 11 I 1 13 1 3 2 10 0 o 2 da do peas 11 2 to 2 d du tea pea nuts 11 1 to 2 do d onions 4 t tra 5 pound carrots C I 1 to fa 21 iq lq 12 2 do parsnips Par purs snips nipa 4 to 5 da do mets been 4 to 6 do our readers leaders will do well to keep this table for reference ohio farmer cors CORT cowx BROADCAST E lawrence esq of f ann arbor informs us that having hiving a it piece of land containing about two ard and a half acres which had never had a crop crop on it after afler properly preparing it on oti the loth oi ot june 1631 he sow bowed ed broadcast th the e eight rowed yellow corn at the rate of two and a half bushels to buthe the acre and dragged it in the product of the field was tat at the raze rame rate of one hundred and twenty fire five bugh buli els 0 of fears ears of sound corn per acre Theland the land wag was a very rich piece of what is usually termed it swale containing a portion of marl mari the pric practical object which mr L had in view at the ihn time of sowing 80 ging ving was fodder but owing owing to the great greal growth and quantity odears of ears set with ilia the promisingly romi singly warm weather he let it ripen and ind cut it up by the around mr booth 0 of f lodi informs us that he hag his sown corn broadcast with good success aa as to corn and fodder farmers Far mers who from accident or other causes are likely tobe to be deprived of their usual crop of hij may uny sow expressly for fodder the earlier tile ali better on good soil or plant in rows two rid and lid it half to three feet apart dropping at the rate rat of thirty kernels to the foot covering with the thin hy hir row rov the yield of fodder is generally from front ten leil to fifteen tons per acre and frequently alifi tile the frost holds off late considerable good corn irn will always be obtained ri ohi oas CALVES calyes what is is the best plin hn of raising calves by hand is a question often otten presented pres ned and perhaps as often answered each one having a patent own and ai he thinks beiter belter tha than all others I 1 submit my plan and arid will hack back it by showing calves bill of flarv ff fard are arv exper ibe ike ac I 1 feed new nev milk a few days ti ii I 1 the calf learns to drink then skim the milk wl en era twelve hours old and arid when a few week weeks s older they will learn to take sour milk I 1 prefer a trough wll wil where re it ca can car it be kept dry and clean rind lind adf some dry elny meal and a little balt halt ait alt in to nide malic it pali lable ibbie in the ari arf arfie iii ie A As s soon is fig they wili will come by calling direct their thair attention to it they will learn to eat it very readily I 1 increase liu tiu ihu ilu qu entity of meal daily dally till lill I 1 give them all ail bey they hey will eat cat this with tile the poun pour milk wilk and a 1 poad goad tur will noke mike bouncing calve calves fr and wih willa very ai little atle labor lalor the meal ineal nii nil ni anity i y be cont continued i n aed lerou 0 h the fall and w inter later ifft |