Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-17
CULTIVATiUN or WHEAT.
OMMUNIC AreD.
BarboursrlNe, Juiy 2U, 1919.


CCLiIVAIIUN or WHEAT.
lCOMMUNIC ArtD.
Bdr6owSriHe, JWty 2U, 1919.
SIR-Nlra bong Tie staple al HE
hncs, poilinhs ui The eaIib, whatever
materially concerns ITS cultivation, Is IN
Ter sling 10 n'aiIhm,|. Any attempt 10
communicate information, npuu HIS in
lerSSiinS subject, however abor,iV" II may
br, VIII, ia regard To- the inulive tron
which II originates, be fa,urabiN zee civcd.
A ludH'ious collation. of the results Of
different CApcrImCi So results Which IL
be- Owes every farmer iu make public, #
attended with any peculiarly, leaving II
pcrnlcious, as a Warning, or Il beneficial,
inliing 10 an Imitation, viii, tinaiiN,
place within Tie reach OF ailihc best : j, y
ieai Oi cultivation. Influenced by these
impressions, take Tie liberty q! comulu-
nicatinS TO you The results Of some eXpe-
rImenlS have been making, as also, tie
rcueCtionS 10 which they ita.e gwen rise.
lie Two Princlpal enemies 10 " heat are
The iiess!an fly aud the smut. The dis
coVery of a preventive Ia their perncious
eiicciS, would be of lasting benefit 10 hu-
man kind. II has been pur.ued with AN
| eagrrneSs III proportion Ia lis Importance,
but uuhappilS as vet, uol with Il cores
contribute my mite III this laitdabie uu-
drriakmg, and herewith present you will
| The result
First TIE HcsSiaa fy-Et fl ST appeared
III ttIs section OF the country In 80. the
| crops being materially affected, We pro-
flted 10y The suggestions at our northern
hclSbb"rS, among whom II had been DIES
irdc,lVt !Hr several preceding wears, aud
postponed seeding from the 2Uth August
To The beginning of October. The ,eSuIi
at This was 10 expose that which was
s0wn last To The effects Of the irast in
~Inier and the tly in sprmg--and hence
! partial and sometimes indeed IA total loss
eDsucd. A pOWerfui apprehension began
10 prevail that ihe ily was calamity with
oGi remedy. this vas al length mi,;aat-
| ed, by rmmOr thai u What hal been
found Which vas hv proof. Mr.. &.
| Hum on ui Aibemarie, brought ouie ears
past very small parcel Of heat, which
| on account OF lis qualities. he called Co.
| Gbian, tbui which is more . nrraiiv
known aS I-aHler) from his friends IN Fau-
qn!er. This wheat he asserted from ;ic-
tual experiment, resisted the Il, Anxious
Ia test i,S irmIh. procured 30 HIS. III The
autumn oi 1918, , OF which sovrd in
my garden, IS III my com land, about
ihr middle OF October. Both " ere cxcmtl,t
from the fly, While nay other whoa, was
pariia lly affected. The produce OF , lbs.
soWn III ihe garden was 545 pounds-ihat
IN The corn field 239 pounds, weighing 90
In The buShri. I he whole product 81 iag
about bushelS) was sown on tobacco
AID in TIA autumn of 1916, product about
10 TN This " heat was near The miiidlr
oI 4 field containing about 100 acre>. An
beside The LAWYER wheat, y hich WAS un:p-
lnrrd by the tiy, VAS almost utterly ,ies-
iI"yed nOi producing above 3 hushrls
10 the acre. Ihe crop OF 1917 mas ia Il
good degree destroyed 10y He fly. ! he
| successful experiments with the tiy proof
| wheat, With The serious loss III The crop of
| 1917, induced the TO purchase one Lul.
! dred and THY bushels Of Tie lan Ter,
which, viii NY Own, mahe goo bushels.
| tcSulNed lO commence seedIig early in
| Scplcmber with The LAWYER, and TO cont
me II TIL the last Of Sc,,trmbrr- ihrn
sow the ordinary hind, and finish y ifl,
| The Lawler: hoping lt-rrby 10 sGard Il.
| 9dlnsl the effects 81 HE ily as well in The
| autumn DIS III ;hc spiing The crop O!
| 1918 was generally exempt from the ny
! The l.aWlcr whpal which was suwn early
| produced tine crOp--ihc laie sowing. a
very indifferent one, being somewhat rust
| eel, rs we'll as atrclCd with tie sinui.
/ III some degree. resoh cd TO bring t0
| actual experiment ils relative capacity
! win other whCai, 10 reSi-l Tie Gv ; 80 thai
! esd caused equal QUANTITIES Of Tie
| La"lrc, aud early wheat, 10 be snwn ON
! 10, 9Th August, 1917, 'n piece ol iAud
! cultivated III he Indian pea : under cir
camSiauceS every way equal. The
result was Tie cnlhc destruction OF
! the early wheat by tie ny while tie
| LlWlrT wheat Was - Tar cArnut f,0u,
! ~ rdvdgcs az 20 br;ns gooi cro1....
! EH.b0ldcued by lbs experiment, | CON.
! nIen"ed seeding fac Iasi aatnmn about
| Tie first SspleinJer.-A- my iubdccot
! was ldie, and We were 1T HAT time flush
! ing liscuiure, clu<ed some thirty acres
| 10 be sown in tIc l.hairr wheat Tile
| product issup'rior 30 ai.y 'tOp ! have
seen. Although tie iiv Appeared in fhe
! wheat both in the sowing OF ~ aud 10.
| Set II survived the attack without any
! apparent loss.-As yet, therefore, he re-
| Suljs Of all my experiments, Justify me
/ in saying thai II Is, substantially, able 10
! content win this formidable rHrmy 10
! other whedis.-Any attempt 10 account
| Dy sdtisla i0ry hypothesis Tor Ills qua
| lily u entirely apalT rom my purpose,
and therefore will Hul be made.--The
| staple oi lHis wheat is inferior 10 none
| SIS relative productiy Guess (thgugh there
l be popular opinion io the contrary is
| nnqursilOnable as fdras my experiments
/ 60 BAT there dge Other objection, q! q