The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-10-10
The Farmer

advertisements W NC pun lut III
The Farmer
lyronrANT IMPROVEMENT IN SELECTING
G.. vurAr In the selection Of Seed Wheat,
,,lo at least six bushels of good quality, then take
.ivo or screen with holes sufficiently large, that
c.. bushels of the six will pass through il The one
hoAo that remains will be kernels of the largest size,
and this should be used for seed When this seed
i,sown and terminates, it will be found that tho
b,ades which spring from it will be uniform, and pre-.
sent the same healthy appearance, and will maintain
tbe same equality until the time Of harvesting. Thus,
instead Of having great proportion of small
weakly stalks start from diseased or pinched kernels,
which can never produce any thing but small straw
and consequently wheat oran inferior quality, the
whole will stand fair chance to come 10 maturity,
Invested ornany evils which attend the sowing of
grain where sitting is neglected.
But says the reader this important discovery Of
which you speak, dom; amount to anything, after all.
has been known for years, that to st out the small
grains from sced-whea is good idea, and is
generally pncticed among our best larmen.-I will
respectfully ask such ,-Euve you ever known sitting
carried TO the extent PROPOSED Iryou have not,
yOa know but little of the real benefits that will re-
sph from this discovery and practice in accordance
with lis reasonable theory.
lam informed, that Isaac Bowels, Esq, Of this
town, tried the experiment the past season. and the 70
suit was what we had good reason TO expect, the
mos! perfect growth of wheat he has ever raised. I
believe that if this practice should be adopted gen
orally by the farmers Of this State, the quality and
quantity of the wheat crop would in very few years
be increased one-quaner by the simple process of
sitting seed in the proportion have named and no
farmer need be afraid of iniurng his seed by carrying
the principle TO too great an extreme. Tho improve
mont is within the reach Of every farmer and he can
satisfy himself on this point.-.1faiae Farmer.
WOOL AND IT'S MARKET.
The Livingston county papers publish the following
letter and account Of sales:
LOWELL, Sept. 7, 1913.
Charles Colt Esq-Dear sir-Your esteemed ia
vOr Ofthe 18th ut and the four packages wool were
Only received, and enclosed we send you an account
OItle same.
Yoa will perceive that a dedication is made on
Squicr's wool in consequence of being heavy from
gum The blood OF his sheep is excellent
Your own clip is among the most beautiful we have
ever received, and wish il could be shown to the
Wool growers OF this country as specimen Of what
Can be done IN the breeding of sheep well as for
"e condition and putting up Of the wool.
am your ob't servant, y
M"py) SAMUEL LAWRENCE.
!he average ofSquer's lot 4ic. ID.
some oil c. Colts sold at T5c lb.
5Sc. ID.
49,, 47c. ID.
Making the lot average 56c. ID.
ms document, though brief, is crowded with
meaning of great moment to tho farmers of this coun-
n.y. Among other things It shows the advantage
" mol only Improved breeds of sheep, but of taking
cure 'n0' Inc rich harvest of their eeces shall be sent
:" market IN proper condition. 1t seems probable
IRON the statement, that Mr.. Squiers wool would
nave averaged as good sale as Mr. Colts lift had
ooen as well washed and put up. But tho difference
ue'"een them in fact, was IL cents per pound, on
"'e average, which, lot of 1000 lbs which seems
10 nave been aboat the quantity Of one of the lots,
would be $40.
A"e Phces also here stated, are the highest we
nave observed since the new Wing tariff took effect.
ALBANY Adc.
1t Will he seen from tho above that there was
11'' deduction made on Mr. Squer's wool 'sin con-
ITO oei"S heaVy from gum. w hether
gun" means the yolk spoken of in the annexed ex-
" ""'' winch we make from Brande, who copies
l., ,''"' very valuable English work by DR.. Ure,) may
~ =" 'one value to wool-growers and we therefore
give it,
All wool, in its natural state contains a QUANTITY
49,, peculiar po'oshsoap, secreted by the animal,
'o III ms country the yollt; which may be washed
y WIN water alone, which it forms sort of lather
y. Constitutes from Is to so per cent of the wool,
most abundant in the Merino breed of sheep,
however favorable to the growth of tho wool on
'''ns animal, should be taken out soon after i, is
'"' e't 1t njure the fbers by fermentation, and
'nem to become hard and brittle. After being
a., '"'o IN water, somewhat more than lukewarm,
dried" P'1''e' "i'u o'fo'u''y
ro'ATlNG EXHAUSTED So1L.-So many
witt, D'' pursue the system of cropping their fields,
Ann y: making any adequate return of manure of
m ""' mat few remarks on renovating soils
ders: u our agricultural rea-