Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-22
G1rfeult uraI.
TO PREVENT SMUT IN WHEAT.
BY T. o. ELLiTHoRP.

BY T. @. ELLiTHoRP.
On the Cd of April, 1912, prepared bush.
els of wheat for seed as follows: brine was
made strong enough to bear up On egg, aud 10
quantity sufficient to bear UP bushei al once.
The wheat is put into the brine, and everything
that would swim skinned OF and thrown a.
wav. II was then taken out and Sufficient
quantity Of lime siftcd on 10 Il TO make II dry.
/, was allowed to reman in box until The 9th.
BY which tiue some of il had begun to sprou'.
when it was sowp. On the night oil the 6sh
i, began TO rain, and continued TO rain oil next
day, and the birds were so thick upon tue
wheat that feared should be obliged TO SOW
il over; consequently dragged IL In while II
was raining, on The 9Th. The ground was very
wet in consequence Of the water that had iall.
en- since the wheat was sown, and some OF my
neighbors prophesed that woudhave alarge
crop of smut saying ,ha, smut was, caused BY
pn,iing in wheat in wet weather The wheat
being harvested and threshcd, the product!was
IS bushels ,ha, was saved. considerable being
los, -by thrashing on the ground. The seed
was very foul aud smutty--the product was
perfectly free from smut and other foul stuli,
and a superior quality Par. Of the ground
had whea, on the wear before and s part corn.
The number of bushels is not mentioned as be.
ING grea, yield. One ofmy noighbors, from
whom ] obtained the seed, sowed the Same
kind without any preparation, on the 9th OF the
same month, the product of which was very
smu,iy and otherwise foul. "5ii'a2
Wheat among standing Con.--N appears
from the I'd Vol. Of tho Union Agricul,orss
tina, Dan Gup,i delivered short address be.
fore tho farmers Club Of Elgiu, condemnatory
Of the practice Of sowing wheat among stand
ing corn. Will Mr.. Gup,il give his reasons
TO the editor Of the Prairie Farmer for publlca-
ton! think this subject woihy Of invesii-
CATION. My experience and observation Is In
favor of the practice which he condemns. My
reasons are, lst. If the corn is we'll TILED,
the ground is well fitted for wheat. I'd. by
leaving the stalks standing. they prevent tho
snow from blowing of, and renner IL less liable
TO winrer.kill Sd. II requires less labor 10
put in crop Of wheat in this, than IN the usu-
al way Many pieces Of wheat in this vicinity,
where the ground wac so~n among corn 10 U.
Universally good. - ..............
EIeHr THINGS THAT 20 NOT LOOK wELL.--H
does NOT look well TO LEI the garden grow up
with weeds, and then say that garden 10 good
for nothing.
1, does no, look well to have tho gate with.
oui hinges. held in the gateway by prop In
a "sanIindicular.. position, leaving al The bot
tom an sparture through which some hog with
a convenient nose can rob and 30 slip around
into the garden.
|, does not look well for q man to hump and
abuse bis horse or oxen. jus, TO Try his whip;
or ~ snff,r lie boys 10 do so.
|, does mot look well TO keep the horse 10
stable not cleaned. iill his hind feet are IS de-
prees bicher than his fore feet, so That he is o.
bljged to rear mp 10 get himself on a level ev.
ery time he wishes TO swallow LILLE hay OF
oats. f A
II does no, look we'll 10 have the woman
hang out the cloaihs on rough and ihorny
bushes. snd tear them in getting tn n Of.
when neat line would save that trouble.
II does not look well for man TO keep sir
lank. hungry grey hounds. when he can keep
no COW or pig; and for no purpose but 10 wof-
~ the neichbors' cattle. and annoy the neigh
bors with continual barking.
II does not look we'll for farmers daughters
to be always talking about piano playing and
the tril.ings Of signor Conisnini: while 'hey
do not know Of wha, butter 10 made. and pre-
tend % suppose a COW rhinoceros.
II does not look well for any body's daghier
10 walk the streets in hid slips ~ Decemoef'
,nd lace themselves so cruelty that Their voices
waste away. and their checks turn 10 ihe col
or Of moonlichi.--Prsirie Farmer.
Peach TRKKs.-We are grailhed TO see "
passing through the country, that tho peach
trees are not so efeciuslly killed of as we sup
posed. 10 many cases ooly the eIifcrnities
were killed; in others they were KILLED to tho
roots bot are vigorously springihg up again.
A lifile care last fall would have saved them
entirely. We shall put our readers in mind Of
j. sgain al the proper iims.- Prairie Farmer,