Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-14
home specie and valuable foreign

ionic specie anu VAisIauie btrciShf
.ommoti,ties. il appears the immedi
ne interest OF our agricultarajis,s TO
,estow their attention to this suhjeet;
md to excite a spirit of emulation in
raising the laFses, quantity and best
quality Of grain frUm an acre OF land.
The legislature of New York cannot
impose direction, or enforce systems
Oh our hus,,andmen in the pursuit of
their Business. Ii is by 40 means ne
, essary- Encouragement is proper
il will effect great deal, and will
evidently amply repay any expense
that may attend such efforts. Under
II free and enlightened administration
the fostering hand OF the state siiiters
essentially from the mandates OF a
despotick prince.
Previously to Offering our senti-
inents on the effects OF subnersien,
the attention Of the candid farmer and
reader is respectfully requested TO
dwell on the experiments and direc-
lions OF an intelligent cultivator.
Mr.. John Spurrier 10 bis j." PTacti-
cal Farmer," speaks IN this wise elf
cacy Of sleeps:
" As have made numerous eXper-
|imcnts with sleeps, to reeapitnlate
the whole might bewiIder the imDgi-
Daiion. Therefore, as have found
The following TO be the inoat fes tilia.
ling. and eEectual 60 prevent L.ish,s
and smut i shall eoutine myself to
Itnem ouly. Take Que peek and a half
Of fresh ana dry wood ashes, aud ono
peek of unslacked lime which put into
tub that will contain about forty
gallons Of water, then aid as muel
as will slack the lime, and gender the
mixture into the eousistence Of stid
asorter we'll Incorporated in ,hi.
state it should semaia 40 or iShours.
Afterwards add as much water as
will reduce t'ic a'0ftag 10 a pulp by
stirring then ill! the cub with water
whici, FAUST he stirred 2 or 8 days
then draw of the ciear I've into pro
per vessel Tor steepiag tise grain, ant
sAIm,ning of She tight grain thai
swiins. Alter it has been stepped Z
hoavs. lei il be taken out aod sprea(
On :, clean t!oGr 10 dry"
Oa examining the grains Of wea'
througti microscope. iaye fire.
qucntiy ohscrvcd the auiiaaicu'.s
whscli appeared like small quaatite'
| at black poa der ca she tat or hollow
pass, and Ola She Iewny ar germsnatinS
rart Of tt,a grain. In order to aisco
yes What etiscts lie steep 1ye woase
sase na insects, | procured Two com
.nQH Worries, alike ia size d strength
me wsa put iato glass OF spriol
watrs, the ntbeT inte a glass ot I've
Sie last apleared 80 be in great ssa
Jies, and died i'll Forty miautes.--'Etl'
aotu in the spring water was ae'iv,
I tfie expiration &c tiree weeks. {.
very experiment l have found ttt+
I've 20 answer fully my expectations
as Fertilizer, killing tue animaloult-
and preseutiRg t!tghts ard smut.
shalt add one uiore. by asins OF whis !
have had amazing large CROPS.
take half bnsliei Of the grain so.
intend sewing, put it i,fa live pail
faii OF water, and iloil it till tie gca,s
bursts !; the water ttlerel,y t,econle
tHpresnated with Tie essential salts o
such grain strain the siquor, ant
while II is hot, put atree pounds 8
nitre. OF refined salt petre. shat i. n.a,
| dissoive. and add four OF five pail
M0re OF water which drains freD tiic
dung hill, and in this prepared liqao'
steep the grain twelve honrs. Let che
! liqnDr be iour inches above the grain
III the tub in which il Is stepped, Il.
the grain will swell and ilnbiDe il
This liquor must be warm wliet
the grain is put into it, sRd stop al
as close as you caH, for that causes
the salts 10 be put in molian--linDih,
the grain IN Che maruing, and ip si.,
evening take il out, and spread it on ,
riean iloor TO dry, and by The morn
ling it will be iii TO SOW. The liuuol
that may be left will serve again, Will
the addition Of three pounds of nitre
and when you have done with lie il i.
admirable to sprinkle over "a garden
The cxceilency Of this receipt is o..
vious and several cases; first. It save
seed. second, in some measure it sup
plies the defect Of full dressing in to
land, by the seed being full osrichc
when sown; third, il produces great
cr quantity than ordinary;-ias,i,, b.
this sleeping. the grain will make il