Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-25
AGRICULTURE.
From the Baltimore American Farner)
SEEMING OF WHEAT


Although the time has not arrived for putting in
this crop, it is of the most important staples
Of our husbandry-one which is subject TO various
casualties and drawbacks by freezing out and disease
it is full time that the careful and provdent hus
bandman should be looking around him, and NAL nC
his arrangements to prepare his fields in order ha.
he may not lie behind hand in the Of getting
in his seed. No farmer yet lost any thing in
being in advance offhis work but the contrary,
is always 10 derive benefit, from having placed
himself in such position both in mental and Pc
cuniary point of view. To man who takes pride in
his business, the reflection that he has not by neglect
delayed the necessary operations of his farm and that
he has his work under his control, should carry his
mind the most gratifying sensations of honorable
ambition, while it places him in the relation of an
example 10 his neighbors around him, it assures him
OF all those advantages arising from the ability it gives
him of getting in his crop in due
| The particular object we have in view in writing
this article, is to call the attention Of Wheat gro,c-
10 Jew subjects which we consider of vital i'm.
porance TO their success in the growth of the crop
The first in order is the time Of Sotoing
| In speaking upon this point We feel delcacy ars-
ing IRON respect for the opinions of Others and did
we not consider IL our dny TO advocate what we con
slider truth, should feel slill more embarrassment in
speaking the subject than do. To prevent the
ravages Of the fall attack of the HesSian FIN farmers
have our opinion got into the habit of seeding their
wheat entirely too late, in their desire TO avoid the
fall attack of this banefu insect they deny the whea,
plant sufficient time TO entrench itself with roofs 10
withstand the effects of the thawings and freczings Of
winter and early spring. If winters were as they
were many years ago. something like approach Ia
an evenness OF temperature, there would be policy in
such late sowing, as to certainty the grain would be
protected from the autumna warning of the Fy md no
Disadvantages would result from the alterations of sea-
sons OF which we have before spoken but as from the
precarious nature of winters and springs there is
making any calculation upon their character or
blty, we do think that the safe plan will be found in
" d;pn fha full H.
Fly, as IN so doing conceive there would be found
less peril than IN trusting crop Of scsny rooted whea
plants 10 The mercy OF our ever varying and changing
temperature oil the seasons. What We are about 10
say now, we desire TO be considered mere opinion
for, although there facts TO sustain the practice
do not consider them icent to treat the mat
as settled question. II has been stated upon credita
Die authority, that if the wheat grower use due yigi
lance and watch his wheat plants the fall so MS 10
detect the hy when it IS in The pupa or worm state
that by rolling his wheat field he may destroy the in
Sect and thus not only protect his crop from the fa
attack but lessen the nunber of the insects the ensu-
ing spring. and thus relieve his field from serious in
jury from their second appearance. We incline 10 the
opinion tina, this remedy is practicaJe II certainly
has common sense TO recommend II, every one
must know that the pressure of some hundreds of
pounds, which The roller weighs, passing over lie fl
while in the pnpa stale mus, necessarily grind il into
atoms, and thus cut of all subse quent chances from
indulgence in the soft balances OF love or of depo
sitting its eggs with view 10 the perpetuation of it's
kind. If then can get rid of this enemy by watch
ulnpss and the application of the roller, why need any
dread be entertained of early sowing? We know that
there is greatly apprehended danger from early SOW
ing, of the wheat beng lodged; but This think may
be obvated, If there be sufficient potash the soil to
dissolve The sand, TO form the scae of Doesh-
that substance which gives strength and elasticity to
the stem of the plant. Potash exists originally in all
cays bat if by long culture The soil may have become
exhausted Of IT. il may be supplied by applications of
ashes lime, mari or rirginetay that, without nam
ing any others. here four resources at hand; and
those who reside salt water rivers where the
sea-weed wash up, we will state tina, that weed pot
ash abounds.
In the event of an attack of the Hessian Fly, and
the application of the roller, have no doubt that