Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-22
WHEAT CULTURE IN NEW yopE

In our remarks Yesterday upon this subject we expressed
he opinion that practicable add ten millions ofo
iars 10 The annual profits of the in this S,to
line reader VIII see at glance that this increase opd
ee eIua 70 per cent interest additional capital of
SZ1O'OooOoO By the aid OF chemistry the growers
OF France have succeeded in doubling the product of b,
IN that kingdom within the last year,; and now
more wheat than in all the islands of Geer
Britain and in the u. States. Within the same period b
annual crop OF wheat In this State has diminished no, far
from 30 per cent. ~ 'a'
To convince farmers that will not do to depend ~,
nueh upon other branches of agriculture we would inform
them that according accurate tables comniled % b
ONCE the export OF butter and lard from Ibis Mort Eas, b.
increased from 54 1897 lbs in 1872 to 1856 40 in Is43
und from that amount 62743l in 1919 nm 10 the f.,
OF September inst Here an increase of $50 per
two years. NV P ' III
The increase in the amount of wool COMING from ,b
same quarter has been 600 per The increase Of osbe
nus oeen 4o per cent showing, those that the
OF ~ ork VIII understand that the wheat and corn
s e sheep and the dairy pastures, OF the tmbeed DOR
lions OF the great West to say nothing of the prairie sec
lons' have been augmented some 40 per cent since
ihese are important facts, and thrown out as
uney mint to the cultvafors OF own soil TO weigh vii
"hu tue friends OF agricultural Improvement NAV say m
the subject. '' ' up
Vegetable charcoal has been the most useful apen, en-
poyed by French renoyete their
u so rust and improve alike both quality and
quantity OF the CROP With still abundant fr.,s This
eI can DE obtained here at probably one-fth if not
one eh' oil Its cost in France. That our farmers NAV
not be asked 10 do thing blindfolded we will trv n ~
pan IN lew words the why this substance wa.
recommended by the French chemists IN the o,,,; vas
The decomposition of vegetable md animal matter ~
santy taking place the surface of the earth dsepoag
1are quantity OF volatile ammonia which is conveyed H.
he constantly moving atmosphere wherever NAV be nee
ded us food TOR plants According Brande water at so
degrees takes up 6IO times its bulk of volatile ammonia
anu mus IL Is mat showers OF rain bring large Quantities Of
this valuable manure the earth The heat of summer
sun quickly evaporates the and voatses the ammo
MIA and away goes again into the air. Charcoal has
strong affinity for this gas, of which will absorb 90 time.
It's bulk Spread upon field of growing wheat il inbibes
large portion OF the ammonia that falls with the falling
dews and showers which becomes fixed and made to en-
c wheaheld at the expense OF other portions of the yep
eaoe world 10 make good plump rich wheat il must be
laUened IKE lean pig Judci0usy fed n pen If this he
not DONE like the wild alligator swine the southwest our
best varieties of wheat will go back TO what thcv were bs
cultivated and improved by There are other volatile
salts besides simple ammonia and of its compounds
aoa IN the atmosphere which being soluble in water fall
III ram, and may be absorbed in charcoal.
Is known TO wheatgrowers that wheat is more liable
10 DC struck by rust as II is termed during the early orma
on OF the berry, than al any other period is also known
10 Psychologists that the draft upon the vital energies of the
pant during the maturity Of Seed greater than M any
oheT time IL IS also believed that large quantity of
ammonca and other stimulating salts taken into the plant
by their excess during the showers when the berry
growing and rpening, the stalk to burst OPEN s
Juices TO exudc and the often fatal shrinking of the
Tue french chemists, having witnessed this truly ameno
Ole ognng OF human food suggested the OF charcoal
10 ABSORB the excess OF these useful manure give them
out gradually as sensible would feed Young horse
not onshel OF oats at once but few quarts as ne shall
leed then II we credit the concurrent testimony of both
french ana English whoatgrOwers, the result has been
precisely as the deductions Of had predicted il woud
be- IL should ever be borne in mind that fat wheat like
lat domestic animals be made SO by skill manage
ment-BudGiO Adrertiser.