The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-09-25

Prom The American Farmer.
To Prevent smut An wheat.

To Prevent Smut I'm Wheat.
Since our own directions upon This i'm.
porisht mailer were written. we have re.
eeived the annexed note from The Hon.
W,a. Carmichael. whose authority with
Us 10 equal 70 that Of any agrieullurisl Of
our State:
snttrninl Experiment 10 Prvral Smut In
What
To che EJifor II ihe Amaioan Farmv.
In ihe ~ vol. nf The farmers Register.
page 7s5. there Is an account nf series
81 experiments made by NJ. M. De bonn
basle. far preserving Wheat from the
Smut. one of which he found entirely
successful. and perhaps some benefit may
be derived from Nh account IL The advan.
tage have derived from is application.
Recommend 70 you 10 suhjain that article,
as IL may give confidence 10 my exper;-I
ener.
Smut was brought on my farm. by
ehsngiag my seed wheat. and though Il
never extended 50 Car as 20 produce very
serious injury. was very anxious io ex.
pei Il; and in the rear 1888. | used the
mrsns in the article have referred 10.
according 20 the manner therein directed.
Aiihe next harvest. found the smu, d.
minished. but some still remained. last
Fall used the same means. under dit.
ferent application. dissolved in large
tub. 10 lbs. glauber salts in % gallons of
wafer. The wheat was thrown into Il,
well washed. and so much OF the solution
as was not taken up, was drawn of Tor
further application. The wheat was then
pu, into = bed Of quick lime (slaked i'm
mcdia,ely before being used) on my barn
floor, well stirred so as 10 produce adhe-
sion 70 each grain. and then spread TO dry.
have lately finished lhreshing, have
examined the wheat. and have not de-
tecled smut ball. This Is also the ex-
perience OF my overseer, and my most
obseryant labOrers.
do not know that the terminating
power would be injured il il remained un-
sown Tor many days under the lime. bu,
10 avoid the hazard. | have permitted the
wheat thus prepared 10 lay no. more than
three days unsnwn.
NY. neighbor. M. VIM. De Coursey,
TO whom communicated the experiments
Of Mr.. Bombaslr, made one with common
salt, by which the smut was much di.
minished, bu; some still remained. My
experiment with glauber salts has resulted
in entire success. WV. CARmIcHEL.
Wye, Queen AIMS CO., E. s. Md.
The article referred 10 by Mr.. c. is a
transla,ion from the " .9nnaies de F.4gri-
culture Francdise," OF a paper entitled
"New Experiments on The means Of pre-
serving Wheat from the smul-by ~. ~
de Bon,basie." Its length, in connexion
with our prior arrangements aud engage
ment, Tor the present No. precludes our
giving the article enlire-bu, as the season
is nj hand in which 10 take advantage OF
the result of the experiments, we give the
following abstract'of the description Of the
process recommended by NJ. Bombasle,
as the most effectual mode Of preparing
seed wheat, as established BY his expert
ments, which, together with the results OF
Mr.. Carmichael's experience, is worthy oil
the attention OF the wheai-grower at the
present moment:
Mr.. B. says he has used the sulphaie
Of soda in quantities. varied in the proper
ton Of I TO 4, and as the germs Of smu
we're completely destroyed by the weak
est as well as The strongest dose, he gives
the weakest as being sufficient in every
case, though the greatest proportion, he
sscertaineJ, would not destroy the germi
Mating faculty Of The wheat.
The sulphate Of soda is salt produced
in The manufacture Of soda, and may be
procured a, The druggists, at lower price
than common salt; il is not poisonous
a solution off, in water will preserve IL
properties Tor long time. and il may b
prepared before hand for the duration q
the sowing season. As for the lime,
should be taken in Jumps and slaked b.
the addition OF the small quantity of wa
ter necessary 10 reduce it TO powder, q
dissolve il. TO DO applied newly slaked
and if kept some time, preserve il fror
the air by placing il in barrel with III
head out, covered v ilh linnen cloth, o
which spread Two inches deep. ashes. we
dried sand,sor other dry powder; when
ever any OF the lime in powder is take
out, this covering should be Replaced
These precautions are generally dispen'
ed with inthe various uses oI lime, becaus
slaked, i, preserves for long time u
same exterior appearances but IN propo
ton as the lime absorbs The carbonic aci
Of the air. switch is rapidly done, !! lost