Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-10-22

be consumed by the abominable race of
sheep stealing dogs with which the whole
country is infested, and The difficulty will
vanish. Besides, you have only 10 create
a demand for ground bones, and the de-
mand will be speedily supplied with the
article from abroad. The field Of Water
loo, for many years after that battle, sup
piled not only many of the wheat fields
Of England for the improvement of the
soil, bu, also many of the English millers
with bones for the improvement of the
weight of their flour, in the same way as
some Northern millers are said 10 use
Plaster of Paris to improve the weight OF
buckwheat flour for our Southern markets,
producing, in this buckwheat case, results
very surprising indeed, and profitable be.
yond anything that could be accomplished
by the application of the same quantity OF
plaeter 10 the soil where the buckwheat
grew.
ITO prevent smut,"-we quote from
the American Farmer" all seed wheat
should be well washed in clean water, so
,ha, all the lighter grains and the seeds OF
weeds may be skinned of. 10 insure
this. The wheat should be put into hogs
head, in small quantities at time; kept
stirred, so that the impure grains and the
ex,raneous matters may be foated TO the
top. This process should be continued
until all such are removed, aud the water,
which should be drawn off and replenish-
ed occasionally, ceas,s 10 be colored BY
| the operation. After this has been effect.
cd let brine be made of salt or lye and
ashes, sufficiently stroug 10 bear an egg;
cover The seed wheat with it and LEI it
soak for twelve hours; then draw oil The
soak, spread the wheat on floor, sprn-
kIe slaked lime or ashes over it, and stir
up the mass so as to coat each grain with
the substance used. When this is done
The wheat will be ready for sowing. No
more whea, must be taken out Of the soak
than can be sown each day, and care
should be taken TO plow it in as sown, not
| more than about three inches deep. The
harrow and roller should follow the plow.
Seed thus prepared and put in, will, be-
sides being exempt from smut, come up
quicker, grow more. rapidly, and, Of con-
sequence, obtain much better series Of
roots before winter, than would such as
may be sown without preparation, and
therefore be better able 10 Withstand the
effects Of frosts and thaws."
Sir John Sinclair recommends, 10 pre-
vent smut, to run The grain very gently
| through riddle into clean water, when
not only The smut balls. but the imperfect
grains and the seeds of weeds, will float,
aud may be skinned off a, pleasure. AS
further means Of preventing smut, he
recommends sleeping the seed in any one
of The following preparations: |. Pure
cold water and lime. 2. Boiling water
and lime. 8. Water impregnated with
salt. f. Urine pickle. 5. Lye Of wood
ashes. 6. A solution of arsenic. 2. A
solution of blue vi,rol.
Arthur Young sowed beds with wheat
seed that was black with smut. The first
bed sown with unwashed seed had 377
smul,y kernels. A bed with seed washed
in clean water 325 bad kernels-washed
in lime water, had 43 kernels; in lye Of
wood ashes. had 81 in arsenic and salt
mixture, %; stepped in lime water four
hours, had 9: in lye four hours, had g.;
in arsesic solution four hours, had one
smutty kernel; stepped in lye IL hours,
had none in I've 24 honrs, none; in lime
water "a hours, none; in arsenic % hours
had five smutty grains.
Smut, then, eau be gotten rid OF. Eve.
ry body knows hows to escape, TO great
extent, the ravages OF the fly, We wish
the same could be said Of rust, the only
other serious malady wheat is liable To-
On this subject, notwithstanding so much
has been written, very little, we believe,
is known thRt Is really useful. Both the
cause aud cure are nearly as much in
volved in mystery as ever. Sir John
Sinclair, 10 his Code of agriculture dis
cpsses the subject at length, and recon-
meuds as remedies that were most ethca.
cious in his time:
l. Cultivating hardy sorts Of wheat.
2. Early sowing.
3. Raising early varieties.
a. Thick sowing.
S. Changes Of seed.
6. Consolidating the soil.
z. Using saline manures.
s. Improving the course of crops.
8. Extirda,ing all plants that are recep-
lacles of rust.
10. Protecting wheat plants by other
crops.
Mr. Coleman's attention was directed
TO this subject, in New England, and al.
Ter experiments carefully made, and ex-
lensive reading and observation, he came
10 the conclusion that, early sowing, from
tho best observation he had made of wheat
crods ,het had come under bis notice, from
the united and decided opinion of the
British wheat growers aud from many
American authorities, is to be strongly ad-
vised as preventive Of rust. This may
do in New England, but. in the Southern
States early sowing exposes the crop to
rayages Of the fly. :,
or late, it has been confidently asserted
thar charcoal dust spread literally over the
ground is sure preventive of rust. But