The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-05-18
The II a II mn e n i.
c,om the Farmers Monthly Visitor.
an RAISING OF WHEAT.

DrnlTH
M ,'D,u,on of the seed take from an En-
# -, ~ ,.oun published some years since, which
& s'S" hare adopted for five or six years past
'I ntce,s, and do think much oft.
33# w,I, airline of common sal strong enough TO
# ,..,wo hens egg; then put in your wheat, not
@ ,1,u the brine will cover. Stir it and skim as
.,,, aOy thing will rise. 1t will float off AL the
[ ,sueIs of wheat, light kerneis of cock lie, smut
# ', lbine that is injurious to the seed. Then
IA ,,. tho wheat out, and put into the Same brine
,,o,her lot, and so on till you have cleaned all you
q ri,b After washing put the wheat INTO a heap
-sti lay six hours-thon mix sufficient quani-
\ - ofdry ashes, plaster Of Paris or lime; then i'm.
n.a,teIy SOW your wheat. am very particular as
10 the time. .......
The result is, have not found but two smut
heads since adopted this method, and think it
beneficial in preventing worms from destroying the
.ped we'll as adding to the growth of the wheat.
The English account says, Gas well as individuals
with whom Tconverssd from England) that it has
been led on a farm for forty years, and was al
ways successful. More proofs from the same ac-
Nuu, might offer; but am satisfied from my own
experience ofthe beneficial result.
Needing Of Wheat.
weed my wheat always twice. The first time
when the wheat rs three or four inches high; then
again just before il begins TO head out. | use an
instrument called grub. 1t is like cabinet ma
\ krs gOuse about one and one fourth ofan inch
Il in diameter with socket into which insort a
n handle, say four or five feet long. With this instru.
n ment ono man may 60 over large piece OF ground
"a ina day. The method is to take the grub and
n cutoff thistle, book, or any thing that is injurious
10 The wheat at the surface of the ground and
leave i, on The spot where it iscut off field that
hashaa thin dressing will look much better: weeds
always take The start of tho wheat and retard the
growth This practice always pay the farmer
great price for his labor.
Harvesting Wheat.
A lcommonce cutting my wheat when it IS very
q VHn, when liGnd ihe kernel is out Of the milk
~dabont as hardasf dough, which you may
Know by squeezing the kernel between your fin
g@ then cut 1t as fast as can, either in fair
weather or not. do not let it lay on the gravel
on The ground exposed either TO the sun or RAIN
NnOlnd it up in single bands near the but, set it
Pin stocks Of eight bundles on the ground in the
8m of pair of rafters, the butts as far apart as
~sble with two sheafs pot on the top for rrotec-
im In This way it will dry very quick, and the
straw will afford nourishmcnt to ,he kernels suf.
6ccnt 10 prevent it from Shrinking too much. By
"s method find the kernel retains all its good
ness, and the straw makes excellent fodder for
neat stock, because it retaips all the sap that the
wheat does not absorb Wheat cured in this way
hreshes very easy, and will not she'll out by cart
ing 10 ,hebarn. g
imiNS tanners are not aware how green they
may cut their wheat, 7and what saving they may
have in The quality Of wheat and straw. They have
only 10 Try this method, and feel assured they
@mhnd to their interest.
mine summer of 1898, | sowed one ard three
= '''Os OF an acre of wheat IN one lot. When har
i,Stu aad threshed, had seventy bushels. One
'"%'e was stouier than the three fourihs; there
wv calculate the one acre produced forty two
'''"es' and the three fourths at the rate of thirty
'es0' bushels to the acre. The kind of wheat sow
~ was Siberian and red shaft. Igenerally SOW TO
i1's'' oneAushel and half of seed. have the
r - "nea' To the acre when sown from the 18th
U SUI" Of May. My usual crop OF wheat il
lage '7'' 10y" "
ii. Preparation Of land.
mo-, rug" ana harrow my wheat land three or
h M, ,Hes, and harrow between pIoughings ill i
II. sulhc'en,Iy mellow before sowing. like
wh' '''e' alter sowing the last time, of going o.
N',s ground, to have it done with a light bush.
co,.' me surface of the ground smoother and
nv nl 'ne bare kernels. 1 seldom can make
barn '"sa' ground too rich, or rich enough. apply
lesched a.ha manure with about an equal quantity OF
used r.. ., rom my potash, ashes that have
and mo, 0 as' twelve or fourteen years on tilIage
hreo ~ land in lots in different years from
been II, ssn' thousand bushels After they have
40 y, %'ITn out from the aahery, find leacbed
from ds'' on all tllage land in preventing worms
Dss'roying the seed. '''fe ''' 7+'F''i
pee. Wv w years sice neghbor OF mine planted a
nlv ,ho uo'n on his land adjoining mine: soil natu
corn boro. same. The worms DESTROYED his
had No 0. wedding, that he did not hoe j, and
to The 49,. while had from fifty to sixty bushels
land II % .a l'eaehed ashes are good on moving
sl,,,. '.p,ead on the surface . Thew will nreven,
oflbs . Wate worm WHICH often cuts off the root,
80 under the surface of,he ground , They