Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-07-05

The samo effect. from small experiment made
las, year. In sowing piece OF lalc wheat, II
was no, convenient 10 Use blue stone; the seed
Of tlic create, part was rolled iniin'ci as tar
as /, extended, no s,nut existed; land or iwo
was Gown IN the same wheat. without bcIns
rolled, and The smut prevailed the whole oi II.
think the suggestion Of Mr.. Gage very nm
por,an,, not only to soak ihe seed IN blue stone.
but also to roll i, in limc. For ha observes.
lyon add another stimulant. rs well AZ sihe suTesl
prerruiatire against the Hess'an fly, haze crer
kao,cn." know. lie adds, very pfacucai
farmer, who has pursued this plan Tor many
wears. and has never becn troubled by the ny
whe,i his nci:lbors, even those who bought
their seed wheat from him, suffered by II pretty
severely"
This is worth nial, and wc trust the ial-
mers will give this remedy inr Tie iiy iaf
uinl.-Much. however, OF the danger from the
fly. is imasinary. lfwhcut Lc well and early
pn, in. have never found any difficulty from
the fiy.-Whcat ought 10 be Sown from iae lei
| 10 ;iis 18th ot October. When sown upon
land in any way exhausted. from twenty 10
thirty bushels Of cotton seed 10 the acre, should
be sown broad Gust over the ground, a'.d plough
ed in with the wheat. LISA powerful manure
and ii any thing will prevent the rust, think
! /, viii Contribute more 10 u than any ihlns
else. For in the spring, il ruses uie gram
! rapi.lly to maturity. The past season, we oo-
served this effect: wc sowed along SIDE onr
Holland wheat, small quantity .oi Black Sea
wheat. which had. for two successive years
been affected with rust; il was sown On red
exhausted land; il was highly manfred w;iii
cotton seed. II had not particle ct rust, wilc
lie o;hrr whoa, was partially affected by rust
!, In February or March, top dressing o! slac L.
| ed ashes, uffram five 10 len bushels per acre,
sown broad cast over the wheat. will be found
very profitable. II will. have no GOubi, IN.
crease the product one.lonrh. and probably
more. The usually average quantity of secu
sown per acre. Is about three pecks. hni when
| vhe land is fresh or highly lnanurcd, from l
bushci,o ivopccks. will be none TOO much.
! The whea; should he GU. before II is dead
| ripe, aud aficr siirdin. in the shocks fyrn'
three 10 seven days. !! should bc housed. 70:
every d,ep of rain. al!cr il IL sufficiently cured,
! is nn injury. by the middle Of July, or bclor"
the " heat should be rr.hcd and cleaurd. II
4 should then he summed for ai least one day, and
!; wosii bc JcI,crnr two days. IL is tl:cm rc::-
dy to I've pat Gp for seed, "r 10 he Grnnni.
Whrn thus prepared. i vii! he untouched hy
| wcavcl. For Tie sun h!lls the ccnn 'n iir
! wheat ITSELF from "inch the weave! i,r"ccc,i..
THIS prepared and srnnud into four. ii Will
keep without souIin.. and free from worms,
Tor i year. And have no hc~iin;Ion ~ saying
that Us good ilour can be. ana is now. uauu'
! lctircd in this State. rs Is ina,lc ~ Baltimore
or in any oil the Northern, " es;ern or Eastern
States.
Oats. Rye. BARLEY and Rarh wheat. demand
III. spe:a attention of Ii:is society. and tho
| agricultural c"nnrniy ecnrra!iy; bu, ynnr
coumi,t.e have r.,t had The means nf present.
ing at tins ,iuic. such Il icpoI, in reference ,u
them IN they desired. |, is their nope aud rc.
commentator, that t!iry r.Inv and shall br f'Iv
considered in The rcrnr; Of soa,e conIni'tcc.
either now or u, the ncxi annual mcclU. OF
His society
JOHN BELTON O'N.AIT..
Chairman.