Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-06

AGRICULTURE.
FOR THE ENQUIRER


WORDS IS Season Seeding Of Wheat
Published by Request of the Agricultural Club, of enrico
To the Secretary of de Hole and Corner Club Of the
County Of H,nrtco-tNo. u
AT the last meeting of your Club, order made,
that should give my views upon the best preparation
and time OF seeding wheat. Agreeaoiy TO The above
order, now submit 10 the Club, through you, my
views upon the subjects above referred 10
| am clearly of The op'non, that all lands attended
for wheat ought TO b. broken up deep-thai IS, littt
below the soil would say, II the SOIL IS four inches.
break up five inches, and on-not turn up much
clay, unless you hive good covering of manure L.
apply to the land immediately. | mn of the opinion.
all ltter-that -, vegetation, or coarse manure--tha
may be on the land ought to be completely turned un
der, and there TO remaiu-and all ne manure that you
may have 10 apply To your wheat land ought to be
Piled and narrowed with the wheat. II then ready
give the wheat start, the roots begin l."
run Wheat IS like every thing elsa good star,
great thing. have never made the experiment, winch
is the best pre- paration for wheat after clover-oas
tobacco. am well satisfied that cotton is better than
either II asked which was the greatest improver
the clover oats should have difficulty in deter
mining in favor Of clover In taking off, turning
both crops great ought - he taken to have your
land smooth, that The wheat ..sy remain where II falls
on the land, in order have regular possible
and where your land is rich, TANK II would be well
TO it twice, order that II may be
gular Some persons consider II Important to mash all
the small clods with hoe | consider it labor, to
would do the work quarter the time, and
a much better purpose. consider 1t very important
thing TO have your wheat land well drained There is
great deal of high land that would produce better
wheat fit ht.ied the water would off quick
and the land be sobhed Wheat requires very tle
moisture. As before said, plough your land deer,
and let il be welt cultivated with harrows for YOU
have your land well broken for wheat for
IL is not like hoe CROP that you may work it well
after planting.
With regard to the sowing of Spring wheat, it is
difficult to determine which IS the b.st time. Put the
fly out of the way, and should say the last Of Au-
gust. But with the fly 10 contend with, if seed
ing late wheat, should commence early possible
after the Goth September. Early wheat, npon strong
land, ought not To b. seeded earlier than the first week
October; particularly the early wheat, ought be
seeded any but stroug bind Ii man will prepare
his land aad get il ready for his wheat. he may be as
forward and still delay his SEEDING or 10 DAVIS When
the Ay first commenced is csrucllon my father had
seeded 400 OF land before he pulled his fodder
and every DESTROYED, and ne had To SOW the
land IN oats. We then onuenced experme ntng, and
found the 10th Oct the best lime nd he would have
all his fallowed land ready, that he could seed IN
few days; but since the A. has been less destructive
you may commence earier say the last OF Sc p,enbrr
have doubt, but hat those that fond of xperi
nenng, nigh seed wheat the last Of August and sue.
coed years of 3, and lose nothing by it, 1.-THE
wheat destroyed, the land could he put in oats If
you succeeded you would make % 30 per cent more
seeding late as the l0,h Oct. 1t has happened
with me, that the last seeding has yielded much
the first; bot not 50, If We could seed early in Sep,em-
Der. With regard to the quantity of seed, would say,
from to two bushels, and perhaps land would
be better with morenot that II would require more, fit
all were to lve--but some land whea, more ap,
TO perish than other and on such und II mag be
to put more seed IL not the III cn>st wheat tina,
makes the greatest yield The most Of wheat ,h,,k
enough to keep u.'.r the weeds, will become thick
THICK wheat is less subtct 10 ret, hr' g ~ :ak
Will become sedGy and shorten its yield From
perience, would advise you soak your sr-d wheat
strong brine and roll 1t lime; Will prevent the
smut, and cleanse your wheat OF filth; you do
make the proper allowanc. after soaking and rolling
lme you will hnve your wheat too tim Perhaps it
would be well for to state The e,ut of one change
that made the preparai,ou whilst seeding wheat
when living with Gen Cooke was lat seeding my
wheat. Corn land being very grassy, had to plough
very deep in order to The and then rake
the wheat We both though, It b to reduce the depth
and SOW the wheat, and plough II n; and TO the very
bed that commenced ite change, the wheat failed;
the roots coming in cnnect with the grass the whea'
persisted and proved too ,hn@ich satisfied me, clean
land best for wheat, that clean for the
II you turn under filth lei be so deep
that the roots Will not contact until il rotten
The above respectfully submitted 10 the Club
TO dispose OF as they think proper.