The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-25
AGRICULTURAL.
From The Temperance Aduocate.

From Inc temperance <heooe1ts'
TO tie Nepberry Agricultural Socaety-
In discharge Of the duty assigned to me.
with other members, at the last meeting ot
the Agricultural Society, I will, as well as
lam able, put you in possession OF all the
information which possess. on the SUBJ
iect Of wheat. l have now, for II years.
annually sowed crop of wheat: and l
have uniformly made some, although In
.wo wears, tha, some was very little, and
yery Indifferent. Yet, on the whole, L
have generally made enough for the use of
INV family, aud i lam persuaded that there
are few farmers, who cannot do as well,
and many who can do abundanlly better.
The attention should be first directed to
The selection of seed. It-is all old saying,
tba, "a change from sand is no change at
ALL" by which is meant, when you change
your seed wheat, do no. take from sandy
soil A strong clay soil gives the best va
rie,ies of wheat. For our climate, wheat
from the Nor,l, or West does not answer
well: it is generally too late, and is more
liable to The rust. If we could obtain
whea. from parallels Of latitude in the old
world, corresponding with ours, | think
it would succeed admirably. 30 TOO,
wheat, from the South and South West OF
on, own continent, will do well, and hence
I have no doubt, that the variety of Tex
ian Wheat: introduced among us by our
estimable citizen, and enterprizing and
skilful farmer, Judge WILSON, will sue
. ceedE admirably. OF our own varieties.
none have answered so well with me, as
that which is known by the name of the
Holland Wheat. 1t is small yellow
grain, and weighs uniformly 60 lbs. and
upwards to the bushel. II riPens about
week earlier than our common winter
wheat. and will stand longer after it's ripe.
AS il ripens, the field exhibits most
beautiful yellow golden appearance, look-
ling ait, as generally moved by the wind. it
looks like sea of molten gold. 1t is not
as liable 10 rust, blight or smut l obtain
ed il from JOHN HOLLAND, Of Laurens, in
!, the year 1888, when the wheat of the up
4 per country. was entirely blighted and de-
stioyed. He made from &c acres, 200
bushels Of nicely cleaned, merchantable
wheat. have sowed it every year since.
This year, and 1889, it was slightly
sstouched by the rust, but not so as to injure
zsiii: in 1889, 1 found little smut in it, but
mot enough to compel us to wash ii.
The seed ought not only to be selected
,froma good variety, but it should be well
prepared for being sown. In the first
place, it should be thoroughly dried by
the sun before it is put up for seed: this
prevents weavels, and gives sound and
healthy grains for vegetation. In the next
place, silt the seed carefully with good
sand seiye: this will take out all the small
immature grains. In the third place, for
"a hours before you SOW it, soak your seed
in preparation Of water saturated with
about lb, of bluesione to every bushels
of wheat. Before you take out your seed
.wheat, which will be found al the bottom
,of the cask or tub, in which you soak it,
skim of. the floating grains and trash
When have pursued this course, which
was recommended 10 me by my friend,
John S. Carwie, l have escaped the smut.
At least bushel Of seed should be sown
to the acre: When the ground is good,
from one and quarter to one and half
bushels may be sown. Wheat thus sown
will make greater yield, and is not so liza
Bile to rust. This idea, remember, was
suggested many years ago, by Mr.. North,
10 the Farmers Society of Pendleton, and
was enforced by such reasons, as induced
me TO yield my assentto i. fully. wish,
that by some means, the Agricultural
community could again have the opportu
nity Of reading that valuable practical
essay.
More attention I know ought to be be.
slowed on the ground on which wheat is
sown, than we generally do. Fallow land
islbes. for wheat. Ifit is well broken up.
and the whea. we'll put in with shovel
plough, and the ground made level and
smooth with harrow or roller, I think we
should hear little complaint of the Hes
sian fly, Few:will, however. for the pre-
SEMI, takeso much pains. Our Society is
intended to encourage Improvement, and
! hop. some one will try this suggestion,