Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-21
SUBMERGING GRAIN SEED-
CHANGE OF SEED WHEAT
sc. &c. &C.
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A writ, r,n,n + + tr,'s Magazine. !
a, i.ttni,nrsI,, offered Tor a tri4lasl
premium pee acre, ta ensure the "holfI
seed "i ,.ns land froin in.jniy y, and the
crop from ;seins damaged by smut,
provided the following is properly
app,ied. lie sa, s." Sleepy III wheat
fy' or six hours III water from sea,
or IN saitrd water strong cuoagh tol
SWIM an egg, stirring il frequently ::
pro"ur. uns.aaked ilalr, and lien you
beg'a 10 let the water uit, slatk Your
lime with small quantity Of it.; WHEN
the water is completely drained off.
turn lie wheat out OF your tub, ami
to every busllel allow y peek OF lime;
sprinkle Tins over it. and stir tile
Who'll with q shove! TIL they are con
pietels mixed, SO every grain may r.
ccive % siiare. The lime, ans per-
sua'ic'i, is she grand panaeu, and |
orig re o@i snenh salt water IN prefer
enre 10 fresh, Lpuause the lime adherts
more closriy TO the sra.D when the
fur,ncr is used. The principal diff
cult, in.ti,n process lies in the mixing
OF tiit wheat and lime completely, SO
as every kernel Of the wheat may
rerrise It's due proportion Of uie; ins
unless this is carefully attended 10.
danger will not be preventell ever!
kernel that escapes the l,i,M brin5
h"bir TO receive aud propagate the
dis ase.--I onrs Witnessed IA case,
wbvli has fixed me most firmly in
the opinion, that The fresh lime is
absolutely necessary To accomplish a
cure. \ very experienced and intel
sig,nt sriner having used all III.
wheat i.t ina prepared Tor seed. wan.
ttd d it,s bushes 10 complete hs
Sowing ana iseins al a considerable
nahr use of solle old lime ~iiri hal
been ipls ~ his possession. tX
afi'At",l it'rci "ion. with Tie 0Nne'
ID the succeeding year. winn IL WA
realty iGf the siekn., AIR! found "hef;
lot line had hcen used ti.it 80 ,lln
prevail! y, .,ut that sitr cr0p was D.ugi
AHft wirrs. lie ruiii iiiUe had htcl
substituted. Some c,.utiors il certain,
necessary with regard to iin,e; To-
should II DC used lot properly slack
ed, tne great decree III i,pat thereh.
Orrasloavs., would ,!estr1s slic yesr
tatisc principit Of The sect; bus j
az. I'm,
~ ''ei, an persuaded INST III,
iimeiag and pivs>iing may, in SOM
Slight degree. at as manure. iiay.
nfa tlscii the method row eies, ribbed
for moie lllon 20 yeas, ANA nese
suffered any injury from smut
Whatever liiiryence ofopinion ma,
have existed, or iaat may now cX:s
am,ng, asric ultpr..ilsts Oh the eiiica
oil s;tps, the experiments actuull,
ma.r by several farmers in Eurup
as welt es in this country, and tin,
sof number VI years, puts the mat
ter neyobd dispute, that sleeps are o
eun-n.rtenle Importance III 'vensin.
the ..,seoses TO which wheat and nv
are eaJoset, and TO a considerable
eA'snt operates in the destruction o
ihsects. --i4lnle appears the mos
ellie acsous p..it in The steep III pradn
ciii4 vigorous piaat, and dtieatin,
the rayages OF tli. Insect tribes, Mr.
john ourrier states "a fast Viii,
sneas very couciusi.c!y that lime i
the eeemy uf insects. He had mad
an experiment ON worms, with al
eXptcss view TO test the efficacy o
thr steep he strongly recommends
motto ed IN our iss nttlni]er-the iuse,,
in the sprip., water lived three week
THE Otner insect put in a glass q
tbr ley, appeared Immediately IN ago
mics. aai lived only .orty minutes.
In the appendix to the /. vol. Of th
p, nn-ylyauia Society for the Promo
tioa Agriculture, il is stated. that ;.
small particle OF lime water was al
de,i to portion Of fresh water tia
b ID anmalrula, which provided in
siant!, fatal. These creatures wer
fron ant powder counected with W i,
ter, which may plainly Indicate til
nature o. saut III generating or SUI.
tainiUs tt.esn insects. when il come
in with moisture. deWs, orrain, w,ilp
a tach themselves 90. or periorate III
outer cost OF the wheat, and iDfus
poison into The body Of the grai
which iu . Short period corrupis til