Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-25

the cron would derive solid benefit from the consoli
dation of the SOIL and the increased disposition an'
ability it would impart TO the plants to tll'er Du'
should early sowing conduce to rankncss, wouid o
an easy matter to feed the wheat plants down by Turn
ing in flock of sheep in dry acea,her, in early Spring
But we must be candid we confess, notwithstanding
existing opinions that we should have dfead uPo,
the subject if were satisfied that there was po,aS,
enough in our soil; but The contrary, should ioot
forward TO something like certainty, That early so''-
ing would push on The rpenng Of our grain, IN sum
Dpr su icent number Of days to enable il TO escape
injury from the RUsr, enemy equally formidable az
the Fly.
have examined this season, has favored the beiiet
that early sowing is best This brings 10 the hni'
of so,cine We would always endeavor to make oui
| arrangements TO commence by The fifteenth Of sep
TENDER and finish from the first TO the tenth OF &c
tober. ;, -, :,
| The second subject 20 which we would call Inc at
tenon Of the wheat grower, s, the use Of Charcoal
In Franco. as well as in America, examples are al
command TO show, hat the opinion prevails III lne
minds of pratieat farmers IN oolh Countries, 'na' Tue
wheat cron has been preserved from the i'll effects OF
The Rms, nv the application of fine charcoal the SOIL
a. ton dressing; the quantities are not stated out we
should think that fifteen bushels to the acre wou'a Os
sufficient This is substance that every farmer 'y
orovide ut but little cost of labor and time. As We
have before promised the conservative properties Oh
charcoal NAV arise from its great powers OF nosorp
ton affinity for ammonia, cooonlc acid, ond inc
,enton of those substances when absorbed as as' ~
the fact of it's possessing in its constituent properties
portion of the siitcafe % Po.asn' ne eaPtl'. IL,
If agricultural chemists teach US, that charcoal w'll
absorb ninety times its oil ammonia and that !.
Yields il up slowly the voaic action of the roo's %
plants and the approved opinion IS, that a'no-
mia forms a very material food OF plants II these ie
he az stated the exemption arising to the wheat PAM
from, the use of charcoal, may accrue in this way
Gr bv The supply Of the silicate of potash, to give
and the power of resistance TO the STEM OF he
nanls-and secondly, by lis yielding up the nutrllVe
God so slowly as not to endenger their disruption
through grossness OF hao VI 'u'e u 'e CUP
vessels 49,
We offer these suggestions, in the hope, that they
nav induce experiments to be made the approaching
10 test the virtue OF charcoal IT It possess the
property ascrbed to it, OF being preventive against
Rust il is desirable that the truth of its efficacy be
es,abshed-if it do not possess II, is equally impor-
ant that that fact be also established in order that de
uson may be put TO rest. But, as neither It's efficacy
or inefcary be established without series Of well
conducted experiments we sincerely trust, that wheat.
growers will feel themselves called upon make them
Thirdiy We would suggest that in every instance,
where wheat may be sown, that the ground undergo
thorough preparation, and that all should consider
deep poughng and repeated borrowings essential ope-
ralons.
Fourthln We would advise, tina! if the land may
not have been previously lined, that from ) to 10
bushels of lime per be sown thereon, equal
quantity of ashes. These quantities small but will
be found sufficient for the OF a season. And
wherever wheat may be clover-ley, we
would sow from 20 bushels of salt to the
Filthy. We would, by all means, be particular in
the selection good seed having due regard to weight
of gram strength of straw, earness of maturity and
quality of -four.
Si1ihiy. We would not have any wheat sown, with
out having i, thoroughly washed in pure wafer, and
then soaked in brine of salt that would bear egg
potatoe, for "a hours which, when taken out should
be drained, and then dried in lime. We the
particular in insisting upon this mode of preparing
seed wheat, because have noticed many accounts
of injury the crops during The late from SMUT,
disease perfectly within the control of the wheat
grower, and which but from culpa-
Die neglect, the we have pointed out, we do
know, will prevent lis occurrence.
Ssueathiy While upon the subject, let US ud-
wise all whea,-growers to give TO their land bountiul
allowance of seed as, should he fail to do this, the
bare portions of his'soil will call into being some Of
those weeds, the seeds Of which are always
a, hand, to occupy spots left by the neglect of the
husbandman. He that wants q clean field OF whent,
must ill that field with wheat plants If he does no,
commit sufficient quantity of seed to the earth, Ma
ture will not supply them, but she will supply crop
Of pesent werds rob his wheat plants of their food
diminish his crop, and thus punish him for neglect Of
duty.