Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-14
.AGRICUL7U III
From the Republican thronicie.
SUEMERGING GRAIN SEED
CHANGE OF WHEAT, &c.
No /.

accidents, season, peculiarly OF s0i1 u
or ifo u culture, IL is consistent With
analogy, reason, and the known laws
OF nature TO presume that the crop
must, i'll d great uicasnre, r0rresp0n-
dent with THE condition OF the seed,
which is TO give such crop as the re-
ward OF the busban1man. It cannot be
expected, as natural consequence,
thai seed wheat which is radically of
a dark color, "a that gives brown or
blush -four, when intended for repro
dsetion, shall produce grain of a
bright, light. handsome color. and
afford very white -four. Art and per-
sersance may produce a change of
soil. climate, or compost nature, as
is declared 10 the case of the Hert-
for,ishire whites, by the secretary OF
the London souiety for promoting ne.
ricuiture. Accident, or some eause
not readily perceived, may produce Of
"a parcel Of seed considered to be all
OF the same quality, and in few
stalks, wiiich may be superior (; but
this ,iaftiruar, which often happens
in !, field OF wheat and other grains,
if ii could be nicely traced, would he
found, generally, TO i,e the positive
.irudu t oil sr..iDs somewhat superior
than the rest soNH in such fields
Accident. We have said, may cause
sucb difference amesl0ration mar
take place from finely puivcsizeti
sput Of ground, or some PARTICLES Of
entiching imauuse, az. &c.
Thai good clean seed is most likely
TO hrlng good ciean crop. .sith dis
necessary and Ordinary care, is uot
10 b. questioned un any ratieuai
principles, or e0nie0vefled by genera
Experience. Mr.. Joseph Cooper. Oh
NeG Jcrses. says, =. iny maus yeaes
pas, have renewed waoie scesi vi ri,
wiuter gram. igo,a "a single plant
which nave observed 10 he more
pFoGuctiye. -aI u hetteF quality ti',N
tlie rest; d praatioe. wlsiaii l am saG
isbrt. las t'een Of great use" .anh
Mr. .joua SFurrirr recommends
d ), cd sounl Old gFaip fr9ul two on
three years as ths. best Tor seed"
lhr ,iseases TO wtiah wheat an,
0the,' grains are exposed, are oN.4.,
TO" nlu.;.er ot Causes: for land aisaa,,
ding aI,n wsans. iusaels, wet ans.
cold. heavy inZs, seepfs' affected viii,
fungi, or Wits ssnat /; aud iFom beng
perior~leu 10y iusagts which Frequently
depAa. iselr eggs within thr cast %!
the wheat, and Uitea cat out all the
substance, leaving nothing but iuapu-
rity in the shell from stAutbaiIs, which
when broken, the dust is carried te
the suuud grain ,iieh becomes very
much injured by its pernieious powder.
Thest are some OF the extrinsic anl
priueip causes Of disesse in this lnust
valuable product Of nature. And
considering IFS great utility ia society
as atiordinS aiinitDt 80 palatabie aud
nutritivc. ami as being au article Sc
impnrtaat III eur commerce, ii me fits
eyers tdsslbie attention. to prevent It's
deterioration either irom disease or
acci'', at. Ii is OF hlgh importance "a
thV prosperity Of 0Dr state. reputable
to agriculture, and asiording IA rich
remuneration 10 oar farmers. Negii,
60 e contributes but too great a
ST. re IA brnins about all those evils
whi,n affect grain, excepting those
Il ,.n t.ie elcm ITS. A suifenly
careless iaF.ner is The principal cause
why insects and iii seasc ruin his mar
Vests. Lat him observe well, times.
cir. umstanres. and effects from season
these Will afford lessons VI instruction
hD" 10 improve, notonly in knowledge
bnt "a tiir increase, perfection, ans
r.pity OF his crops. The farmers
between the rivers Delaware ant
s. an. kill has suffered many years 81
severely by miidew, from contiuu,n,
t. So the old wheat, which pipene,
ialr n July or i'll August, TINT man,
ceased To iillisatc the wheat. \
itnsth the iDtrGiilstiDD Of the Isbell
or ,'arly whral, from Caroline county
Virginia, which, vlpened the latte
esd II Jane, nr the brginniBs OF Jpl,
epa ;'G thrm to resume the cultivatio
OF that species Of grain.
Ogr Objects is TO assist internal i'm
proYr,leuis. This we consider fun
,',h,ntol point in the foundation lai
by a patriot legislature. Improve
aSri r'ture wit! greatly assist in pei
feat - that nohie superstructur
winch contemplated by the admin
isteaiion OF the state. Aud as thi