Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-24
TO THE EDITOROF THE ENC UIRER.
El.X-pR0NE MIlENI,

Noticing in the Enquirer adjudication from
Fauquier county, respecting the tiy-proof
wheat, deem il proper TO give 10 the Public
my own experience of its vane, referring to
many whom | have furnished, VINO can testify
practically, as To their successful, cultivation
OF IL. Being at VIM. EuDtoH's in Fau0uicr
county in the summer OF 1873, obtained from
hinl. a small quantity Of wheat, of which he
said lie was making an experiment., having
procured it of AIR. Lawler. l GOT ofIim "a
bout quart. sowed it tine 10th oi Oct. broad
cast, contiguous TO other wheat from which
made 2 bushels aud pecks. There was no
appearance OF Fly in it, whilst the other kinds
we're good deal affected. l furnished MIR.
John Rogers, of Milton, with peek OF it, AID
sowed the remaining IL bushels, at the usu.
al time, on land not of very good quality, and
rcaped II good crop, both IN quantity and qua
lily.
The other kinds of wheat that sowed Of the
Bearded Yellow, Li.inus, and forward. yielded
but little, and that not mcrchantabie, except
the forward wheat.
The successful. experience of its good qua
Titles, and its capacity 10 resist the m,ladieS
incident TO that valuable gram, induced me to
call il by the distinguishing name OF the Co
lumbar wheat, rot having heard of any other
specific name, until the publication OF the Fau-
Qnier agricultursts, and by the name OF Co
lumbar wheat il is known m this neighbour
hood and others that l have furnished. From
the seeding of = bushels, furnished the sue
ceeding year, the following gentlemen, with
small quantities, Governor EarDOuf, COt. \. Il.
Barbour, Doctor Sheph'- 4, Doctor Dade, Mr..
Chapman, Mr. Conway, Col. Campbell, and
Col. johnson of Orange, William +. Gordon,
John Gordon Thomas Matthew, and Fontaine
Maury and Willy Jackson of Albemarle, AMI
Doctor sankhead OF Port Royal, leaving only
l bushels for my own seeding, which sowcd IN
land of various qualities, some exhausted, and
some improved. From the product or which,
1.-THE crop being unusually great,) the last
fall furnished about 90 persons with small
quantities, who have all, as far as can learn,
reported tavorabiy of it. and as not affected by
| the Ely, whilst every Other kind was injured IN
a greater or less degree, and indeed sonic ccors
entirely DESTROYED. I sowe2 myself last fall,
| about 40 bushels of il, which promises me Z,
greater crop for the laud, thai: ever made
| even before the appearance OF the Fly, whilst
| my other wheat in the same field, the yellow
| I.amus. and forward, is nearly destroyed by the
! Fly. I need make no additional recommen.
| daiions to those made by Tie gentlemen of
l Fauquier. NV own experience confirms them,
l and my neighbors know them-the wheat
] have cultivated coming from the same stock, l
have noticed all the pecUiiarities which they
have reported. l will only snb;oin as an evil
| dence OF the goodness o.. my present growing
| CROP that an experienced tarmcrin the neigh
1 bourhood gave me last week 5 $50 for the
production of 81 bushels OF seed, saved il
l himself and abides the rsYue OF the crop
| from casualties.
| CHARLES b. HUNTON.
| Albemarle County, June I.th, 1917.