Litchfield County Agricultural Society.
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IeSciia kseS1dST rs,ss1v sss,s,s'gs g,s, 9}gef }gs VI, Milton Hart of Cornwall, as to his method of se lecng seed corn, furnished by the request of the Ex- ecuve Committee ot tnis Society, which arrived too late to be inserted in the late repori Sn Crops.

 F. PHELPS, Recording Secretary. GEN. PHELrs,-Dear Sir.-.Agreably to the request of several gentlemen, members of the Litchfeld County Agricultural Society at their last annual meeting. take this opportunity to forward to you Republication my method of selecting seed corn to- gether with the results of the practice.

 In the spring oi 1886, having failed for several sea- of raising sound corn from the Iateness of the season. and learning the character of the Duion Albany, of Jesse Buell. Editor of the Cultivator. ex recng it would prove an earlier variety than had been accustomed to raise, in which was somewhat disappointed.

 Upon the principle that " like produces like" Ibe- eyed tha, the Dutton Corn might by judicous SC. lection of seed be made to ripen earer and to pro- du more upon the stalk or hill and of course upon seed in the hed at the time of cutting up, which is it IS glazed. At thi, time many of the most perfect ears will be- found entirely glazed and hard with the husks turning color and parting from the ear, while "hers are scarcely glazed at al and are hardly out of the milk. The most perfect eafs of the first mentioned and particularly these stalks haring t,oo or more perfect ears are carefully selected and placed in some secure place where there is possi. bitity of Meir heaiing until they are perfectly dry They are then taken from the stalk braided together Uy e Hushs uiiu huHS up III tue SIaneTy uHtl want ed for use.

 The effect of this method of selecting seed upon the ca ripenlng and frnitfulncss of the are vcsy apparent the average length ofthe ears now be. ing from three to four inches longer than those ob. mnisl,ing Tn circumference. and ripening week or ten days earlier under equally favorable circumstan. ces.

 The good effects of this method of selecting seed the first year or two may not be very apparent: But that results similar to those above stated will follow the judicous and careful selection of seed if perse vered in for series ot years. is beyond the possbi ty of doubt

 No one would think of selecting his seed from amorg his shrvelled imperfect ears knowing that if he continued the practice his best ears ducing nothing at all The contrary practice or the one have detailed will with equal certainty improve any variety of corn.

 The practice of most farmers believe is to select their seed at the time of husking. By this practice early as its predecessor. without any probability of improvement in this respect, it cannot easily he ascertained at that time which ears commenced ii. pening first. H. MILTON HART.