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From the Sfaunfon { ia. } Spectator.
SPRING WHEAT.

SPRING WHEAT.
We have the satisfaction TO state that
the experiment made with the Italian.
or Spnng Wheat, in this neigbborhood,
has been highly satisfactory and sue
cessful IN every instance. tina: We have
yet heard. It's adaptation to our soil
and climate. We think admits Of no
question. and We doubt not that its in-
PRODUCTION among US il 10 confer the
most important benefits on our commu-
nifty. This wheat was brought from
Florence, about FIVE wears ago, and has
been cultivated in New York ever
since. with great success. yielding from
twenty 10 thirty bushels 10 the acre on
ordinary land. and Is in universal re-
quest among farmers as far rs know
ledge OF II has extended. Our atten.
ton was FIRST called 10 il last fall, by a
letter from JAY HATHAWAY. Esq, the
Postmaster at Rome, New York, 10 the
editor Of the Richmond ENQUIRER
About siA bushels Of 1t were procured
IN February last. by John b. Breckcn-
ridge, Esq, through the kind attention
OF Mr.. Hathaway, Whose disinieres:-
ed zeal in the dissemination OF this
valuable gram is worthy OF all praise, )
and distributed among our ciiizens.-
The Senior Editor got bushel, which,
after cleansing II Of The oats which
were mixed with it, left about seven
elghthS. This was sown about the mid
die Of March, on hill side, from which
two crops had been taken without ma
nuring, aud the yield is estimated bv
Judges al from fifteen To- twenty BUSH
els, there being something over thirty
dozen. II IL bearded gram, the heads
large and well filled, and the straw Of
beautiful bright yellow. We have
heard Of one gentleman whose yield
from peek is fourteen dozen. Ben.
jamin Crawford, Esq. who also sue
cecdcd in procuring about bushel and
a half of the seed from New York, we
understand estimates his WELD al about
twenty-five bushels. We hope that al!
who have made the experiment will
furnish us with the results, that they
may be published.
The Italian or SPYING Wheat COM
meDdS itself 10 the attention Of farm
ers from the fact that il is exempt from
the casualties Of the winter. the fy.
and, We believe. not so liable to rust
for we had fields OF Fall wheat smartly
stricken on both sides Of our patch OF
Spring wheat. while il was wholly un-
injured. II ought 20 be sown as early
In the Spring as il can be got in-ai-
though Mr.. Hathaway states tina, il has
done well in New York, sown as late
as the 10th Of May. by early sowing.
however. the danger from rust might
be better avoided. We place great con-
fidence in the experiment made this
season as to IFS success in our climate,
from the fact that the Spring was unu-
sual'y dry and cold, so that the grain
had little chance TO grow. for weeks af-
ter il was sown. But for this we be-
iieve it would have ripened about The
first Of July.
II is not presumed that this Wheat
ought 10 supersedc the Fall grain in
our cultivation. Such . result would
not be desirable-for it would crowd
too much Of the business Of the farm
into the Spring-but every farmer
might find il to bis profit TO devote 10 il
few acres. Besides the greater Sc
curty it would afford him Of a crop, it
occurs TO US that no might use il 20 adj
vantage in filing up the Spo,s in his
fields of Fall wheat that had not taken
or were winter killed.
We understand tina. the experiments
made with the common wheat. Of SOW
ing in the Spting, have al. tailed.
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