Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-18

found that the dcoouraon penetrates TO the canal In
the centre. have examined wheat when growing in
each succeeding year, and the same phenomena have
appeared as in my Sicilan wheat in lSl9.-The con-
"luson has been that the fungi parasitcai plant,
(eude) is not the primary cause, but by atmos.
phericsl effect, probably change OF temperature the
sap vessels burst the juice exudes by exposure tine
air undergoes chemical change, it becomes tit soil
Tor the seeds OF the fungi. with which at that season
the atmosphere is well supplied; this parasite strikes its
roots into the stalk and obructs the juices that
wise would perfect the grain.
That il may be caused by a change in temperature
suspect, from what has DESTROYED numbers OF my fruit
trees, when towards the last of March, the tbcrmone
ter viii ascend to 81 in the shade and l20 in the
about L. M, and by day-break the morning follow.
ing, he at 0, the south west side OF the tree becomes
heated the sap started but the nj ht air chls again
the bark separates anu cracks the aburnum dies, and
mushrooms spring mp from the rotten wood.
In the years lSl6 and 1917, our summers were tenn
perate and cool. indeed cool that the maize did not
rpen, hut the wheat escaped the mildew, thing that
seldom happens in this district, crops being auos,
every season more or less injured by this disease.
cannot believe that intestinal plaLt have any thing
to do with mdew, that il can he prevented by any
steep; the earliest kind of wheat, early sowing,
ing with salt or lime, which 20 hasten the penpg
OF the grain, are the best preven,ives.
SHUTS disease confined to the grain berry,
where instead Of flour black dust is ioun; this dis.
ease may be said TO be contagious but the ample
expert, has proved that il may 80 cases out of
100 be prevented ate black bred, from 1000
oil wheat had not but for 10 years
after settled in the valley of the Mohawk for the last
twenty years my mas been IS White as II DUR
ing my residences in the Gcnesee country. The j..
tbod following is perhaps,a. simple any
ed Tor preparing seed wheat
L would premi-e by advising the farmers TO select a
In hi, or part Of one while the grain is growing, have
that portion wed from cookie, ches rye, when the
seed IL 'hreshed give ii in the win
moving machine, Till tub full of a saturated solu.
ton OF commOn sal'; beef pork, fab brine will do;
let his seed wheat slowly into this, skim off what
swns when the brine is about three inches deep, take
out The grain let il drain few minutes in basket, then
mix it with quick lime, till each berry is coated; the
seed may remain IL hours in the lime, although have
had 1t sown Immediately mixing, and with similar
effect; quarter more seed is requi.i'c when lin d.
the c"nstc material will destroy the vegetable life in
some OF the weaker grains.
The blight or albgo is dTeren, from TIE mildsw, il
seems an abortion, the head does bend like the iull
ear, and on examination no grain is founl. The car.
bon Is that black appearance where the head
vered with seo il is much frequent i'm the his hly
manfred land in Europe than with us; the fail and
tanning mill drives il Off
Should you consider the above worthy an inser-
iion in the American Farmer l may trouble you with
some more notions the result Of Early fifty years expert
epc', during which period have been more attached
to agriculture than was profitable to me.
With esteem and respect,