The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-10-24
Fran the .meriesa. Farnses.
WORK fo3 OCTOBER.
on THP flgN.

U'isd-ilis lull time that every Ear.
ner sl,nuld have his 9 Ound in STATE of
preparalinn 20 receive his seed y heat, and
perhaps. II wolli be better that he hid ii
already in the ground; Tor we must con
Tess that. notwithstanding early sown
~heat issaisesI to the fail rarsges oflhe
'Ilrssiaa Fly. still. we would rather run
the haE ri Of that enemy, destructive rs
il is. than thar ample tire should mt he
giSea 10 the plant. 90 allain a sufficient
strength nf roots 10 resist the action &c
trusts. THIS u our opinion. and II is Tor
our readers u exercise upon IL their own
better judgments.
Prpara'isn Of Stti Hiea TO
avid smut il Is always safest 70 subject
The seed whea' 10 a soak previous ,osow-
ing. This soak may be either made of
the ley o. woo,i a,hes--abriac Of sal: or
stale urine. either 10 be made strong
eanagh 10 bear ancgg. aud alter permitting
The seed wheat ipremainthereiu FOR twelve
hours, il should he taken out, drained, and
have sufficient quantity Of slakei lime
mixed with il 20 cuver or whiten each
gain Of wheat. The wheat should in
every instance be sogn Immediately az
ter being taken oal Of the soak ani pow
derel with lime, rs if il remains long es-
posed after being thu. prepared, il is APT
10 suffer in is terminating powers. We
prefer, rxcep, upon close lay or grass
swards, To plsngh The seed in , or inches,
then 10 harrow and roll. The rolling
brings The earth 10 immediate contract
with Tue seed, promotes early vegetation,
ensures a much better stand OF plants.
and prevents washing. 80. ~A~ ~.
The following recipe Tor soak for seed
wheat, lia. come very opportunity TO haai.
and re give !, a place here. As the IN.
iiisfs will shrw, il comes from an indi.
vidnal. who. besides being the pi1aeer in
Agricultural improvement in this counlry.
has been its constant, untiring and enligh-
tened fiienl for near a quarter IL 4 cen,u-
ry- AMI who ha, richly earned The name
of Agricultural benefactoT. ~.
To Prevent Smut in What.
~ u, E,iisr o. The .imsri,sa Farmer
laIwsys read wi hespecial inieres, your
own remarks and advice 10 your patrons
Us 10 the " work" On be done at particular
seasons. In ,our 4th Of August number,
to which. (haying bern for some weeks
ABSENT / have just look! back, you re-
commend. as you have we'll and repeated
" done before. tina, wheat should DO steep
81 before il is sowed--can there he any
doubt tha, every grain woull be the bet
ter Tor il.--steeps well prcpaeti, OF good
ingredients. serve to kill the eggs Of III
s?c;s. To throw nif the unsoun,l grain, and
az manure fbr that which is To he com
mitlei II the earth. lately read Of one
10 prepeat smut ia wheai, which my in-
former, Mr.. Dcchrs, Of tennessee, said
he knew to be iataiiibie after ssrv many
experiments. You may not have publish.
ed tit is this: Dissolve pnunl of
biue toae in az much water rs will cover
five bushels Of WI at, AMI lrl il remain
therein about 10 hoars beiore it is snwed.
anil, az he SAYS following the to use
his nama) you will never have smut in
your wheat. |. =. :.
Qaaa'i'yof Sce,ipsr .acr'. Less than
two bushels per acre should mi be sown.
rs a smaller guam ity than that will not
sufficiently cover The earth, tn exclude
those pests of the weat Geld, weeds and
g ass, anil very certain are we, that lull
seeding tends 10 increase the product.
Finishing The Seeding No wheat
grower should consider his seeding finish
FL un,il'hc shall have run water farrows
through anil around his fed, to carry oil
the rains Of winter and keep the plants
dry.
Rye.--If there be any who NAV moi
have 60, in his Rye, there is still time
praviled n, time is lost, and he plough
in his seed some three or loar inches, anJ
h1-row and roll i, well.
qtmtity IF Ssed per 3cr'. - From
10 5 pecks per acre is the right quantity
but as the season is late W. should PIE
fer the latter, rs il will allow some los'
from winter killing.
Fail Ptauehing.--All s'itf clayey
grounds will be the be,tero Of fall and win
ter ploughing, provided Ina, work be dom
in goad weather. when the earth il M
We,. To plough clays IN that state is al
WAYS injurious, as they become little be,
ter than mortar. and seldom eau he got in
to.eood condition during season. B.,
il ploughed when in good condition, i
The fall or winter, the best effects are dt
rive,lsfrom ths'exposure III the frost