Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1819-09-09

wheat was 10 FAR exempt from its rsvsges
as 70 bring good crop -Emboldene
by this experiment, 1 commenced seed
Jog The last autumn, about the first Sep.
temoer.-As my to5scco crop was late
and We were at that time finishing It's
culture, caused some thirty acrgs to be
sown IN the LAWYER wheat. The pro.
duct IS superior 70 any crop have seen.
Although the fly appeared 10 the wheat
both in the sowing of ~ and 'is vet it
survived the attack without any appar-
ant loss.-As yet, therefor c. the results
OF all my experiments, ~ s,ify me in say
ing that It is, substantially, able to con.
tend with this formida bic enemy 10 Other
wheats. Any attemp. to account by a
satisfactory hypothesa,s for this quality is
entirely apart frcJ n my purpose, and
therefore will not ! ,e made. staple
OF TINS wheat IS inferior to none-its
relative product .veness (tho' there be a
popular oPimo' to the contrary;) is un-
ques,ionaole as far as my experiments
go-ont me re are other objections of a
serious kH i'd, which lie against lit is a
later WI ,eat than the purple straw, or
oeardee ), by week 1t will therefore
NOT am dc being sown late-as i. exposes
20 he rust.--It has a strong DISPOSE.
lion to the smut: and fear it is liable
10 what is called by some the sedge, by
o hers the studs--Of this, however,
am far from being satisfied My suspi.
clon was excited by few marked spots
OF a very limited extent, Ga few yards
square only,) for which | could no
otherwise very satisfactorily account
% smut in wheat willno lay before
the society my experiments and their
results. The first case of smut which |
discovered was in the spring of 'l6 in the
early wheat, which induced me to ex-
anime my crop more infinitely; and it
resulted IN discovering it in small quanti-
ties In every kind | cultivated, VIZ. the
Lawley the bearded and the purple straw.
10 III, the disease had greatly increased,
and made it necessary tnst resort should
be had to some preventive, ii indeed any
existed. Prohting by the suggestions OF
the best tracts within my reach % agricu..
ture, / availed myself (belieying it the
most effectual remedy of a change of
seed as far as practicable.-I applied to
neighbor who adioins me and who to ahs
day has never had head oil smutty wheat
on his estate. for bearded wheat: which
with that OF mv own seed, subjected 20
the following process l prepared a
vessel containicg 20 gallons, in the shape
of half hogshead, and filling it two
thirds with water, which saturated with
salt /: then pouring the grain gradually ia
1.-The imperfect grains with some cookie
and grains OF smut uabroken, were seen
swimming on the surface ,hess caused
TO be taken OF by sieve SO az TO save the
water---i caused il then TO be stirred az
long as any thing would rise to the surface.
II he wheat was then taken out aud
spread on the bar floor. the moment
commenced washing my wheat, caused
upslacked lime 10 the proportion of
gallon OF lime to the bushel Of wheat to
be placed also on the barn floor, which
was then Stacked, and when three or fore
bushels Of wheat had been cleansed the
lime was found to be sufficiently cool to
~ PI'Aarc ~ SDC WlNdhS WHtti WAN tIED
we'll mixed with wedding hoe, Then So.
peradded peck of plaster to each bushci,
and proceeded Immediately to sowing II.
nc general result has been an exemption
from the smut, except 10 very small
quantities, whenever have pursued this
course as we'll in wheat growing from
my own seed. as from that procured from
my .neighbor. The last autumn | made
great variety Of experiments for the pur.
posr OF ascertalnin8 which of the M ans
res3rted 10, WAS the most effectuai anti.
cDte and with the further view OF ascer.
tanning some OF the characteristics OF this
disease.
I. sowed one seventh of IN acre in
LAWYER wheat on the 18th September
as far as | could perceive, entirely ex.
empt from the smut except 5 grains which
l rubbed in smut.--rhe whole, save the
product of the FIVE grains was entirely