Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-09-25
WORK FOR THE MONTH

September is the month in which the
great staple crop Of tho north 10 put in tho
ground. Experience has shown, that, un.~
less in extraordinary cases. wheat sown rr
this month succeeds better than in any 9TH
Ter. august is to hot, generally. VhS
ground is dry, the dows which aid the Young
wheat SO materially, fall :paringly, and tho
termination and first growth is imperfect and
comparatively feeble. Ifsown much lator,
unless very late, it does not get rooted suf-
flciently to endure the winter well, and fro
qucntly suffers much from freezing out
We take it for granted your ground is in
good condition, thoroughly fallowed, FREQ
from every vestagc of weed, fine, and rich
from previous, not recent manuring. The
quantity of seed on such land should DO about
bushel and half per acre, and it should DO
narrowed, not plowed in, as the plow will
cover some Of tho seed to deep for vegc,a-
ton. Wheat has two sets Of roots, ono set
near the surface, and the other deeper Ii
covered too shallow, tho two sots arc con-
founded in their growth; if too deep, tho
connecting part of the root, uniting the two
sets, becomes feeble, from its length, and
the shoot if thrown up at all, is imperfect
DO not fear narrowing too much after the
seed is sown, and heavy harrow is better
than light one, unless tho soil is very light.
Passing the roller over the newsown grain
is an Improvement, as it ensures scrn,na-
ton, and leaves tho surface in suitable state
for gathering the grain. Prepare your seed
by brining, and lining It. You may not
fear smut, but the young plant will be sufE-
clenty benefited by the process, TO reward
the trouble. Above all things uso clean seed.
Trust no mans word that his seed is per-
fcctly clean, unless a few handsfuI spread on
the table and examined thoroughly, show
that 1t Is free from every thing but puro
wheat. The farmer who examines seed
wheat in this way, will re surprised to find
how little clean wheat actually exists. The
man who sows chdrlock, steinkrout, or eoc-
kle. must expect to find such plants spring
upto plague him for years. Look out for
chess; you sow IT, it will grow, and your
wheat field will be ahduced by the careless,
as proof that wheat has changed to Chess
If any part Of your field is liable to injuro
from surface water, lay out your water fur
rows so as to remedy the difficulty. Water
standing on wheat makes the ground heavy,
Injuries the plant il it does not destroy it, and
in the spring renders il, liable to freeze out.
Make your water burrows before the plow
leaves the field, and afterwards 500 they arc
kept clean with the hoe.
your hoed crops have been properly cul-
tlvatcd, they are now free from weeds still,
as it is practice where the Canada thistle
prevails, and one founded on correct princ.
piles, to plant and hoe such lands, i, may DO
well to look over the corn, potato, and other
crops, and see that none Of these weeds es-
cape. a piece Of ground kept perfectly free
from vile weeds one year, is in fair way to
be recovered from their dominion. To sue
coed in their determination, the advantage
gained must be followed up, and neither res
plc or rcpricvc allowed. A few hours work
properly applied now, may save the labor Of
weeks hereafter.