The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-03
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The inquiry al almost every farmer Is
-. How shall Ne pteserse our wheat from
rhe Vee,ii2
We apsssr-fhtesh Il Immediately
slesn II from The chat, spread q in a barr
or open room. and ifit acquires the Iess,
warmth, siir II daily.
The wheat which we received about the
first of this month. winch then had 50 e
~eevil IN thu gram, We found heated in n
few DAYS. W. spread and constantly -tlr-
red IL for ahont two WEEKS Those then III
ii ate their way out--n"ue have sincr
bred IN tit nov lies 10 bnk without
heating AID We consider II girauy prefer
able To- that "bich We are daily receiving
ffom the thresppg floor.
We have po" several Thousand busbrlr
Of wheat on laud, winch WAS thfrshfd from
thr stock and tom the stack before the
wep'il commenced their rn,agcs. Il bias
oeen lying NJ garoeis near slxD days, hud
has been kept cool by frequent stirring
the weesll have mol touched lt--nnd "
have 40 hesitation in saving. lct their ra-
wages BE- what they may IN The stack
wheat thus cleaned AID kept cool, viii IA
all cesses he free FROM the Tying wcryl.
We are no" receiving one 1T 1T sQou
sand bushels, which was thrrshcA IL July
and early in August, rnu through The la,
and SPREAD 10 ldrge barn. Il i, perfect,
cool, and has not received ,he lrasl damage.
All small lots, threshed and cleaned nj IA
hnut that time, aud argi cool. we find ~
The same good order. II ~ also SAID mi
me who threshed aud pennrd Their whca;
IN The chaf before the wee,ll were visible.
have preserved ii; but Of this We speak
with some doubt.
We oow hear many speaking Of thresh-
lug aud slnwing away IN the cnalf Bat
those We would advise To cautious; there
as scarce a stack of what in the county
entirely free from wcesll aud that whlrh
contains but a.smsll portion, viii heat II
packed away IN the chan We have heard
som" Wild theorists recommend this mod,
10 heat the wheat. whn h they sry, will l,Ill
The wee'll and destroy the egg from whlcii
1hey hatch
This reminds Tia Of he old story of the
D6tchmaD "ho sci fire 10 his harm To d.
'sest II of rats; for we know that wheat
thus heated will never afterwards grow,
nor vii the ilnur made from il reward .hr
miller tor his labor of gIlndng.
II Is not orr design 10 enter into The ma
rural history this insect. Nr mr.. desl-
Eaus that tn" tnrmers should preserve their
present and fntnre crops of wheat from
drstruciinn and bring wiling tina, they
should profit by our short exprr.nr. ~ q
freely tell them that which We know.
'his much, however. we will add, ms mere
opinion We believe they are produced
from an egg, which, after bring LAID ia the
grain requires CERTAIN degree If heat 10
Produce "ollnatlon. That portion " hich
reproduced by The straw in the stack, du-
Iing the summer aud fall, appears 10 be ma
tnres ehoIre. II Is against that norton of
Neat We Would ha,, the farmer, Ia guard.
when we adrisr them In thrash and keen
fbeir grain cool. Whether the egg is de-
POSTED m he field ur In the stack We n,r-
lend not to say, bat ". have rather conrlu.
ned 10 the latter but we can with safety
s,y, that the wheat now ON hand. winch
has nesrr attained that heat Il which nra.
y all whea' in thr stack l. subject. ,,he-
1ner II contains the egg ar not, has produ-
ecu M "eefli and tHat which we have
Recently recei' ed from the stack, ceases Ia
Ahteh or IN any WISE produce them, 50 sooi.
rs we can gsl a perfectly con'
On these and other Hhservaiions Tao
numerous f1r Insertion, We ADVISE lnos,
Who would preserve their present crans
10 shresh and clean them innodiaicI,
hnh those WI" would hereafter rtf,cnt iii,
guard agalas' he flying wee,r, we ad,i,.
III 'Nlresh from the stack or be lure In,
hAeSi TAKES lie sweat.
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