The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-01-18
Vhe arm e II
From he Name Farmer.
vpoRrAYr INrRoVEMENE IN skLEC-
ID TING SEED WHEAT

Il .,ovrrtyT IMPROVEMENT I'm 5ELEls-
Ai'-' TING SEED WHEAT.
n --,roH.-EYery thing that will Erir ancss
asst. OF ne zTaIu zrovveT ought 70 be mAde
..osc.ailv IN a country NIeEs me iEnp7r'
l' .s,s,. stuff - Is COMMON L circumstances
a,te Of Maine And farmer who
4 ..-,,ly -ried an experiment., and SHOWS hy
n &C nat me PROCESS viii sueceed better
- .,rruer management, whether il he n the
IN ann 1rgnuratIon al seed, OF the manner al
-rr ne rrouud on which II Is cultivated,
r.r 81, Va lacKyvaEd n communicating the result
.-s.,.rnerIeuce .or the dsnefIt ut others.
In, vIt5our .urthsF rumarivs I viii prucaed to
..,. ,vt.t ms important discovery Is, and leave
-vru nose VINO Ire willing to benefit BY ire ex
,.rsacs 9i others 10 20 lHd do likewise
ana. sstee,lon al seed yyhsat. take least SIX
,.Hss Of d good quality, hen take sieve or
.eea vl.h Ioies sufficiently args LlIaI . bush
.sofiao 8 viii pass through It. The one 5usi1ei
,, rsuarus Will De kernels of res largest land
NJ saould be used for sssfF WIsm TINS seed IS.
,r,vu luu gsrmiuatez. il will be found utrat thsr
,ades which ;urrug from Il will be unifnrru- and
7ressnr the same healthy appearances and viii
ualu:slu nc szme equality until the Time Of llHr
-ssIug. Tlus ustsad of having SO great portion
fr,a.E weakly stocks sfnzr from disc sed pinch
ID efnsis -rlcl can never produce my hts5 small
.rav .ud consequently wfIEar of IN inferior
aaliiv he whole Will stand L fair chEuee come
1arrrrtv Invested OF many evils which attend
he sowing at -rain where sitting IS usgiscte,I-
Ia! saws The rendgr, this TIuportans discovery ii
7aCa YOU speaiz, dom amonHt 10 1ny thing after
d. K 1as been known for years that 70 sIfr out
asnaiI Grains from seed wheat - Il guod idea.
I'd now generally uracfrrgd among our hest far
se.s will respectfully 1slt such, nave YorE ever
.auuu sizing c-zrriesi to the extent pruposes II
ruu ave not Won know hutiitrie of the real 5sns
IL al vii -esEIt from Iris discovery and praC
III. RI --~orlancs with las reasonable theory.
IAN aiorred that IsHac BawIss, ESQ of this
WV .-e ne experiment. tEe 1ast season, and the
ash, wat he had guod rsasoT to expect
ELa uosr -srtsct growth OF wheat he has ever
1lssd All the heads we're anout the same size,
ls -if1w even. md uo part seemed 10 have the
lT'H,7ge rom he time L was s"vvgd up to the
ay Harvest And mere viii sxgress wish
III Z; iagvies will make his views md expert
nee m MS subject kuDwu 20 the public, Is he
m s9elk rom his experience IN TINS matter.
sisve Il this przrtioe should be adopted gnHeF
lIr, nv ne farmers of this Stale The 4sIaiitv and
-1aHutY Of the wheat crop Uuzld Z verv Few
saz re increased one quarter by the simple pro
.ss Of sitting seed the proportion have named
III 10 iaErueF need be afraid Of iniurIng his seed
by carving me principle 10 too Great extreme
INV one VINO canddIy rufeefaa the subject, mtIs
le satisfied T think Of tie prnpriety and reason
lsfa ) n he suggestions Z have made The in
1ruvameut 3 Within me reach OF every farmer
.ld he CIT satisfy hfmseiFou this point p
Winthrop. Vow. 1871.