The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-29

SEED on RICH on POOR LAM

SEED on RICH OR POOR LAND
There appears 10 be some diversity ol
epiaisa 10 10 the point whether good OF
poor land requires The greatest quantity
al seed. and lhe prasiice among farmers
!. probably as variable Is their opinions.
I, % eetlsinly desirable that the pr"Per
course should be pUrsued; . ~rang one
NEST Of necessity subIseI The followers
IL IL 10 losses. In order 20 arrive a. .
correct understanding Of the mater. the
manner in which plants grow on rich and
IN poor soil should iirsI be considered
When q seed. say ol wheaI for example.
is put into . soil. IL springs up siIh Q
broad vigorous leaf and shoot, throws out
strong roofs, Immediately begins 10 Illlsr
or push out side shoots from The root.
and IL not checked or crowded will some
tunes show from ten 10 twenty. and even
more perfect stems. or heads, from SIN
gle plant. II the seeds are pot IN close
together ia such soil. the plants will
nller. but The stems must rise close To-
gelher. a want Of circulation OF air expe-
Iienced. and lhOagh a great grow,h Of
straw 10 produced, The quantity and quail
iIy Of The wheat is most generally Of an
inferior kind. Resides, as wheat stems
whea grown 10 such eroS jed STATE. are
i,aLle 10 all lie diseases and difficulties
Of plants gtown in the shade. they are
usually wanting in sol.di,y and firmness.
and frequently are lodged so early a. 10
afford liule or no grain.
When q seed is sown on land Of poor
quality, The shoe, and the root are less
vigorous and do not exhibit the DISPOSE.
IlOn TO expand and tIller as in the loriner
case: very frequently not more Than one
or tao stalks is produced from . root,
the stems are hard aud lutte subject To The
diseases incident TO crowded wheat, ard
rarely lodges froIa rapidly Of growth or
weakness Of stan. The same remarks
are 10 general applicable 10 all other kinds
OF grain or plants. so Ear a. the richness
or poEerty OF The soil 10 concerned.
IL aould seen then 10 be perfectly
reasonable IN suppose that on rich land
less seed should be used Than on land
more reduced, aud The facts developed in
cultivation IL is believed correspond With
this theory. We have seen instances in
which the crops Of grain and Of roots.
there was resson 10 think. vas much
reduced BY rich soil being oVsrseeded.
The plants were vigorous but crowded;
in grain immense grOw,hs Of straw was
produced. but The berry was ligh. and
imperfect; in The roots, the tops were
most luxurilnt. but the bulbs and ,uhegs
evidently suffered. In confirmation nf
the opinion here advanced. and in par.
ticulsr as We know IL is contrary to the
practice Of some. perhaps many, Of our
farmrrs. who are in the habit Of more
heavily seeding good than pour land. We
make the fullowing extract from an able
paper BY an experienced farmer, in the
May 30. OF The London Farmers Maya
zirs:-la treating Of the polalOe, and Ihs
bes. me hOd Of producing gres. crops The
xriier says III
The error 10, in planting good land
you put in twice ~ much seed as is
required; The consequence IL. q great macs
OF haulm is produced. which by being so
close together draws each other up; your
land is covered vita . mass Of green
that excludes The sun and air. and IN dry
summers sucks up all The moisture rsquir..
ed Tor the tubers. and il any Of these are
formed there is nothing to bring hen TO
perfection. and this is the true cause Why
in good rich land YOU do not obtain q
crop; The lsul. therefore 10 no, 10 ihe
land, bgt IN The management ef such
land, The very sane error il commit,
Ted in so~ing wheat aud o,her gssin
100 ibiek."
We know . small piece Of rich made
land sowed wiIh barley a, The rate Of Eve
or six bushels 70 the acre, AMI the crop
vas an enlire failure. There can be no
d"abs that properly distributed. bush
81 of whes, will furnish as many plants
Is can gov on an acre Of good land,
ehN hNstsNtHMua Hett - eutAStebk tht
any land fit 10 gros wheat. Corn wilI
do 10 be planted very thick in The rows
or drills. h these rows are sufficiently
dIsian, from zach other 10 allow free
e'rcuIs,ion Of AR. and The access Of the
sunbesas; and the same remark holds
true Of mos, Other plants. Thus wheat
sowa il drills rarely suffers from the
sap.ss TIA, are 90 fatal a. times TO tha
sa~n broadcast, - the spac4s between
The drills allow The acces. Of light and
ar 70 The stems Of the plant. and aid,
he perfection Of The gram. As a gen
ersl rule thee. we shink IL may be con
ssiefed IS settled. ihs, good lands re-
saifs less seed Than poor ones, and vi
&C versa.
Rics.-As OF interest 70 Rice Planter
We note the fact. that 900 casks of Ric,
were lstaly imported Into the Havana
from MaIanham, Brazil, and 300 into 81
yago from Para. TIE quality stated T.
ha Fati., -