Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-29

where the land is very rich aud fertile, i,
would seem thai on such lands more seet
would be necessary to seed it properly, a
| It is clear that where hui one or two stalk:
shoot from Il root, these must be mnre uu-
merous than when Il roo, produces half /;
dozen.
Opinions among farmers have been
somewhat variant on the subject Ofchang
tug seed; but we think unless more pain
is taken to originate and preserve good
nu farm, than now usually is. there is cs-
senrial benefit derived from such changes.
Wheat is certain 10 succeed better on lands
not naturally adapted TO lis production,
when tho seed is brought from good
wheat soil or district. For many years
The farmers of large sections Of Tho wr>-
tern districts ut New York, where t!,r
wheat crop hl thai lime was apt 10 fail or
smut, found aprnIiI in sendins some twen-
~ or forty miles 10 procure seed from the
hest grain districts, and the crop from such
wheat rarely failed in producing grain of
good quality. There is also decided adj
vantage secured in bringing seed from
lower lands aud q milder climate, TO Gle
vared lands, or a cold moist climate. Such
change of seed renders rhc mountain
crp earle. and hettcr than il would he il
seed from the same neighhurhnod wa,
used Professor Brown has on this sub
;ect The following remarks. which are I'M
GnubIedly cnrrecI, as they are founded on
the experience of husbandmen in The high
and low lands Of Scotland:
1--WE are convinced that the cultivalor
of a mountainous district, if he always
used seed from his own crops, would reap
later aud later harvests, so that al last
they would with difficulty be brought Il"
maturity; circumstance easily explained
by the comparative slioriness Of summers
in mountain districts. If, on the other
hand. the cultivalor Of a flat country, the
climate of which is mild, aud tie soil dry
and Eshl, continually made use Of hi>
own seen, it would head every wear soou-
er, The stalks would become shorter, aud
the heads and grain smaller. aud in lmr
there would result but poor produce, In
this las, case. the cullivalnr brings his seed
with advantage from a country or district
more cold. the soil oIwhich is good and
substantial"
The instances in which hen6t has been
derived. OH what arc called beech and ma
pie lands. by using seed from oak lands.
are so numerous that almost every one
must he familiar with them. The all
van,agcs IN this case, however we may
choose locxpIain them. cannu with pro
pricly he disputed.
As tn the time Of sowing wheat, it may
he remarked, that very ear y sown wheat
gets more firmly rooted, than l,rer sown.
aud IN consequence is less liable 10 injury
from freezing out. Wheat mia, he sown
so late as not to gcrmnatc unlilhe severi
" Of the wlnreris past, or The graIesl dan
ger from frost is gone by but such laIc
Sown wheat is far mnre liable 10 the at
tacks of blighi or rusl than lha which ri
pens early, or which is so fr advanced
befnre The close, lIor, showey weather,
that marks the advent cf blidli comnlen-
ccs, as to be safe from inry. On the
other hand, late sown whe.tis very GER
tain to escape The llessian ly,, which ii
has 10 encounter. 1t would seem then
,hat here whca. is liable to winterkll or
blight, carly sowinGis to he peferred; and
that where The fly is prevaknt, sowing
should be- delayed as long as1ossblc. II
may he added, that some experiments
would seem to prove, lha' in d,lricts where
The wheat worm has been so fatal tn
spring wheat, very lare Sowi,,. bv delay.
ing lhc earning of The wheat uril the pc
rod of the worm fly was pused, would
preserve The crop.
There is more wheat lost the hus-
bandnian from The single caus Of winter
killing, or fleeing our ofIhe e,und in the
winter or spring, than there is i this coun
try from atlother causes put ogpthcr-
The worst perol is in the mnlhs of Feb
ruary or March, when he gro I'd is bar,
nfsnow, and ,hawing mild day are SUE
ceelcd by sharp freezing ni;ts. This
freezing expands The surface alter, lifts
he roots from their place lin at each
lime, aud hy successive freezinand ihaw
ing, leaves the plant wi,hour al hold up.
IN the soil. ant! consequently tperish.-
Heavy soils are more apt torintcrkilI
grain. than gravelly, or liahr on, US these
can relam Iitle water. 1t wnuI seem To-
be necessary inference, then, lat ,hur-
ough draining such soils as are IT to win
terkiII wheat, would prove a rerly, and
theory and fact in this case are ind to a.
gree. We have lately had the asure of
seeing beautiful fields ul graigrowng
OH lands, from which a few ycarince The
production of wheat would have ZEN i'm
possible. Thorough draining remo-
we'd the water that formerly satuted the
soil, and by freezing the surfacepreven.
ted the lifting out.process that ahys ac-
companies The freezing otwet ennds.-
1t is usually the case that such grounds
contain large supply of vege'abmatter.
and draining renders them so pfuciive.
that the profit of IA single crop unflaIently
repays all the expense Incurred in inn
prnvemrnt, leaving the land, whioin its
farmer stale was nearly worthless clear | I