Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-02
From the Farmer and Gardmer.
SPRING WHEAT.


Extract of alefter ON the Hon. Jds Ne
Call, Of Rushford, ". Y.
In answer to your inquiries with re-
gard to my experiments aud experience
in the culture of Spring Wheat, have
the pleasure Of saying they have both
been very satisfactory. Previous 20 1893,
l had not FOR fifteen years sown any OF
that kind of wheat, when l was Undue.
ed to sow TIVE acres with three bushels
OF seed. The product of these two a :.
cres was seventy bushels Of wheat. In
1884 my winter wheat was very badly
frozen out went on and narrowed i'm
Spring Wheat as soon as the frost had
left the ground. Twelve acres of this
wheat produced two hundred and seven
fy.six bushels, or twenty three bushels
per acre. Another piece of Ave acres
produced one hundred and forty mine
and halt bushels. or thirty bushels to
the acre. Another piece sown OH wheat
stub5le. produced twenty two bushels to
the acre.
Last spring I sowed ten acres ofwheat
stubble, which was ploughed once in
November, and the seed was narrowed
10 as early in the spring as the frost
would permit; this will yield me twenty
bushels per acre. also sowed four
acres from which corn had been taken
the year previous; and which will give
ne thirty bushels to the acre. AS a
continuation of my former experiments
OF sowing Spring Wheat on winter kill
led wheat, sowed one bushel on spots
where Winter Wheat had been killed
out BY snow drifts, one half Of which at
least was picked up by the pigeons, yet
tue remainder produced sixteen bushels,
and had have sown all that was killed
out of the piece of nine acres, it would
have added to my crop fifty bushels
more.
am SO we'll satisfied with NV expe.
TieRce on this subject. that would in
all cases where wheat is badly winte.
Killed, whether in spots, or generally,
recommend to sow the ground in Spring
Wheat, and harrow it in az early as GU
are satisfied that in the old roots are dead.
narrowing lightly over wheat that is a.
live will not injure the roots at all, and
the scattering Winter Wheat that grows
up will produce no injurious effect. Be-
tween the two you are sure Of good
crop; and besides you keep out of the
land, grass. weeds, and other foul stuff,
ssch rs cookie, chess, SC. which every
farmer knows will spread on the unoc-
cuPied soil thousand fold.
Some my best neighbering farmers
nave been for number Of years. in the
practice preparing their ground inten-
ded for wheat, in the previous fall, and
sowing their Spring Wheat as stated a.
boye as early as possible. and have uni
io.m!y succeeded in getting good crops
Spring Wheat is more apt to smut
than Winter Wheat: but ! have not
had any Smu,,y wheat of the kind,
neither do l have any in my Winter
Wheat. Being satisfied that smut is
contagious, have for twenty year,
washed all my seed wheat in strong brine
{or pickle.) and skim off all that floats
GU the top. When the wheat has drain
ed in basket few minutes, l mixed
dry lime with it, letting il lie twelve
hours, and if longer il will sustain no in.
jury.
There are two kinds offspring Wheat
raised by farmers in the county, the
bearded and the bald which is the best
to yield, am not able to say, having
raised none but the bearded but it is
evident the bald would be most pleasant
10 work amongst.
Yours, sc.
JAMES MCCALL.