Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-25

TO PREVENT RJsrIN WHEAT
From The Farmer Reglstfr

AS lar as my observation extends, lime is an oil,ctnal
preventive Of the fast. pnlfcs, cot nanufes aud clover
lays. on The contrary. slt,asl always induce IL # the sea>
MN be AT all nuiayDfable at The critical period nt fjpenino
The reason take 10 be tins pntfescsni malirt by fpf.
nsshing mire ipoI Than the plant ran elahttair. pfodnces
ssiaie oi plethora. which results tn the rxtnyasaiian Of
iie sap at The season II gfeaiesi vigpr. THIS indeed
Understand to be the lt'pry. The tendency Of lime is 10
check the redundancy Of growth, by providing IN some
way The specific ir0d Of the plant. Nitelhrr lhis be
done by enabling 1t Ia jeeompiso clrlotdc acid with
greater activity or by furnishing II viii, silieatn uf lime.
ar by contributing 10 The development and formation ui
che gfain, rather iiian cXaherani vegetation. cannot per
haps he determined When was "a The great Nheat
growing districts Of western New York, snne YEATS am.
I saw fields OF whrai= dat Nas told would Yield ~ epiy.
I'VE or th'riy bushels 10 the acre, which cuuld not have
supposed, tom any previous observation, would have pa.
ducpd more than ten. The soils of that reniop. hrioo
nfs diluvial formation, are 50 rich in calrafeuns matter,
from the furmrr atlfition ii he limn rocks scattered over
che country, that they frequently eftrvcseo with acids
The stem bad 80 llttle blade that it appeared almost ma
krd. Plaster Of Paris. which has been recommended
ms protection against The i0sl, though il hr lime IA N
hniher Form, docs nul contribute much 10 the famatiop oi
gram Tvs tendency * lWminertiy Ia Increase the bulk
81 vegetablegoNih, andtiereiurc, when it acts On WHEAT.
10 Induce toAi ana mfldeA. 10 guard against the fu,l
men; s9 E app'eal Ion to ihs s,l 9sppg2srs oree,,sars a..
nhsyss Of wheat there is found a po,tian nt linn
i"fs ~, alSo 5 ne mannfcs that furnish the specific
ingredients. but those only, believe. which A.. - -
INV al lHA llE infIA NIfhI
spe's more llsht On the distinction have attennp,,d Il,
sIaw. between mannring Tot the grain and manurina to,
'"e straw, man HE detail of sumo experiments win ~.
an", NY !. r. loschemacher. of lnsion. and cnnt,trnni
IN MS address 10 The Horticultural Society. Sam. rI,i,s
''sa'ea WIN gnano. HE b1lsam for instance. nr,lp,.a
very in'ffiuT Htweis; hui mol u flower missed b,l,rir, ina
seeu vessel. ani every seed vessel was filled .ih 10,
ssc' sefvs while other plaais of the same sner,es and
growing under the same circumstances. Win n. ox.rn.
s'"n 81 The guam, had only a prlion of the s,.ds no,d.r,
s"each pod. Though The Il Jwors were very hne
here Is \ nriphbur'o,Hd IN MARYLAND nLirl, J ,rc,
~'o"a"y ''>''. Ute iHiiahiilnts whereof farfn a lule -, n
tnani,y Of intelligent aud industrious farmers. win ms.
y belong 10 N" same s,cit;y Of which am a ,.r1o,
'"s' o. = rieads or Qaakefs. They do their own worL
and ~hen the works with his own hanas be ~ ,a,o III.
W Ia make both cnds meet. They find il 4, ,ls,r i,,e,
es''" maui Hume nun six 10 ten miles 10 anpiy Ia , al
ny 10 means naturally fertile. The crop. Of wheat nn
.heif Timed lands are invariably gaud, and bo, ltlla af
iected BY rust. ""ie"
"A lew years ago. a friend of mine. in an aatioine
.,o"'y, panied an acre oi two Of ground in pnmnkins
she sil'es wefr 81 much infested with bu,s ,bs, H.
g'fi"h'ed eat site iIne uytT tic leaves fr The uu,r,s, a,
"eSafvyipg Them. la lhe fall Tho lot vas seeded Ia IL,
sno ~ 'he ensuing harvest the locality of every hin No.,
cpfspicuousiy visible. Ia each spoi where thn Inc
Una been spilled, the straw was bright and ri, o,ld.,
e"i1f. "i'boni The least a peannee OF rusl. while in 90
y "'"et fa' ihe wheat was completely ruined. II II
"'"t '"o late m THE stas,n. would sng,csl tho ,,sl
y small piece %ofgfeund with line ar ashes Il !, ,as
." mare man a lew yards square. Ashes would r.. a.
os"sA'siAi as lime, tor they afford potash.n