Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-07-25
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m his excellent Report, as Comm. /
sssoaer q Patepta, Mr. f.AgoTtb aiIn1'sa :,
ne. aHethogs of pregenio1t the, 5iseas,sg
aqd attacks lot which tha Nv baa, esss,. =
leYPosed. lie says that thef,ime when a., a.
iqld isalFuck with rust, srftnf tobe ins IL
tlae tin e.of rffeaing A.fsua5kabia ~ !
On tbs sui IS stated iaa rtenrt :, m
Ne'w Jersey AgricuftuIa. saEia4v A..
eAfrapFainaIy hsId OF wheat. sul5noaea -
seQR q danger, on a h.uaEdai becama
aI4nehed 5y sudden shower winch
came: on between one and Ibrea a'elacL
Z mfr AL vas siill; on ihe passing a.
.Wsy q the shower The s3a. came out'in-
eeAselz bot. Ihe-oVnsr w6ntinlo bis field
g examine his wheat, which he found
tueii pressed dewa by Tie shower: Iha
70 Y efteiely perceived 4 csn :iaued lick.
ing ,,,g Or Stopping noise, in.egsfy direction.
tae. kl1aN was fine end bright 4 but. On
e,2.aIliaiag i, be found itkufsliae ip.shoft..
- sl'.s enc quarter st a. inch long; and
'g 5 fa2 sxieadipg Rom i. 4 aay' or tWo
s4e .. 'gt slaolssaeld was dsikensd with
Isled TSs ! . 'ns same kinds al.s
he l5ss ne ne conclusion stated Z a4so re-
4 s 6. + .ennins out AID bes
He saws that 10 avoid he 10y, masnurfug
bigh 4, Seed time and sowing late. were
re- Softsd 10. But. his was 5attren5ed oy
all 5eg andrust. The beSf4nears p pre-
vea5i5n ire. first a. good, dfy leamy SOIL
W 4 -pFe peFed By cultivation, and aot too
Tecsnily panuSed As eeoadly, ceTer the
seed a5oqt tvso inches. deep, either with
aria Or ploOgh that il may haze good
.bofd 81 ibe soil. and not Be Thrown out by
WiaseF frost. Abiding tothe VARIOUS ex-
pedJeEts. 70 protect Yhsat non Smut. DC
uCbe directs The wheat after being
Thoroughly washed. TO be soaked ten or
twelve hours il salt water aa strong aslt
4 can BE- made. Il Is fjrtheF said that no
Injury viii resalt1f il lies ~ the SIinsgFior
\ a,yeral aays provided IL beiA acoolp place.
Nader thus soaking II, let II bs Lined
II 8neAler persdn recommends that the
seeds wher placed in the bFine, be stitree
EupihoFoughIy, Sothat the light seeds I, pay y
,. rise ID The surface, and bel kkim med on
!, 4 atser yards, that the brine be. drained init
! iub, and tie seed lhinly spread on tn
N aoaF and sifled vish quick lime. at tn
Z rate Of one gallon 10 a bnshel; and. she
i carefully stirring HE lim@ through ,ih
seed d few times, is allowed 10 JerlaI
a.faiw hours, and then soERn. The see
] witch underwent HE Ps9ct cleanin
! ga9e return Of pure Nheaa1tl;s an
i that Which wa ~ sowr in9 Jig naiuEal siall
I'll ~ as,inrecied with smut. and had 9 MI
4 lure also Of chess,
S4 Ta d Northumberland report on.agT1cul
q tuft. ii iii stated that Mr. CulEay vi
s gTsg annually Ifonh 400 ID 6eO:aeres
! w1iea. lad but enc instance Of smut 10 I
flyeafs.ansilfl vas when The wheat. was 2
stesnqd Another experiment vas ~
Il Ion tfesd i'd nahich were few oalls
!. IN s!--oee il4yd stepped IN cbaHi6erly
i and limited ;@and, The remainder8wlsho
+ !, iteepIn q Of limiting anaethe result WI
e ithat the seed. picked sndslfmfd. and y
Z niekled .and not lined were free lrt
sa,bl bal the other had smut,v ears IN
lbondspce. Another exaperiment y
- iried by sakiag Reok q very sfnnl
uhaatz of i hicll one half vas SOW q lals
natoral sla's, The oiheI hall washed.
eIesn.as positive. ii. tafee waters sock q
tw6 hours In BRINE sltoasgg enough @ p
81 az. and dashed i iii line The rei
-. txa. tb1rds Of unwashed y ASSN u
81. IN II lie picked and lined seed %
5s- a. ! iuil crop without single eal
Is sra,t. a similar experiment, sofnew
r. lxsried.is he tollowiag; Of four SACK
sod smuity wheat. one sack was soaked
IDrrds s,rone.5line onig Z one prepared With Y
Ihs 55nlg.; sne was soaked inislrong hripes
III hen lax 10. Lime 81 nigAi and ihs io'
ia, fFryas. sovsn without anything she Isl
Bs "a. where bFine onlY vas used nov !
TIA slen there wasa sFotity EFT ~, nol
IbsIsy ;tsv here lime onlyafas used there
gbisF ab6ut he same qaaniily q ssnA -
|ac Issrse ana brine were used, poI -
81 /. sa,tlll3 ear could BE found .apd 81
ssor. nothing IS used. II vas z mass q g
lie I'm another expeTiment, however, 2
ine, a,ooedi IL he southern Planter, wheat = =
up at The rate Of q quar-; Of salt toa %
succeeded sfeetunlly u preventing =