The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-08
Flem he Norih Carolina Farmer.
ON SOWING WHEAT.

0A O0W AN W Al - a Il
Mr.. EDIToa AS The time Tor sowing
wheat is near IL hand, . few remarks in
relation 10 the proper method Of putting
il in,o The earth may noi be unimporlani.
| would say, before proceed farther. that
l have 40 doubt bet that as fne wheat
may be grown in North Carolins with
proper management, as in any part OF The
uRipn; but that TO succeed we'll il is We.
~ imrenant ihs. The necessary pains be
taken. in preparing the land and putting
ia the seed we'll, snd also as 10 the quail
~ oE seed that is used. II is well known
10 every person of observation that no
crop Of grain. Of any kind. can succeed
well unless the land be cultivated.
Somelimfs indeed persons may sue.
coed by planting corn in land that is but
poorly prepared 10 receive the grain; but
the culture which follows the planting is
tie cause Of succe.s. Il is very differ.
eni, however, Nth wheat. In the usual
method Of sowing il broadcast il cannot,
as general thing. be cultivated. If cul.
iiVa,ed a, all. il must be BY simply drag.
ging harrow over il, or by rolling the
earth NJ the opening Of The spring. Con-
sequently al the cultivation which the
land on which wheat il grown receives
must be given il before the wheat is sown.
How many Of our farmers take the ne
cessary pains TO prepare their lands well
before sowing! Scarcely one 10 twenty |;
and yet | say without fear that by taking
a little pains in manufing and preparing
land % receive the seed. the crop may be
improved al least one hundred per cent
How do most Of our farmers prepare their
lands for wheat! Why, not al all. They
gather the crop Of corn; and with all the
crop of stalks. previous, grass and weeds
left upon the top. they scatter the seed,
give the land what II called piougnIng
with plough that serves only ID scratch
the top OF the earth and collect the rub.
bish into unsighily masses, which form
harbours during the winter for many in
sec,s and vermin that sally out in the spring
and perform the work Of desiruclion.--
Some farmers Who aim al little more
neatness will add " bushing" or Z" brush.
ing" by way Of smoothing down the sur
face a liulc. A field thus prepared and
wheat thus sown will generally yield
scarcely enough, even though the land be
good, TO repay the owner for his seed and
his apology of a ploughing; and what is
produced will usually be Of inferior quail.
i,v. lwould say that AM fully satsfi-
cd the suempt 10 raise wheat on poor
land in our State is vain. The land must
be of fair Quality-the richer the better
10 push forward the crop in the spring
''and mature il before the season for rust
II il be not rich good supply of manure
should be given il, and the manure should
ii possible be we'll roltej. Having Sc
I lecied and MANFRED the land, the next pro-
cess should be to G We it good plonghins
with turning plough, such as will eiiec
tually bury all grass, &c. The Garlic,
this can be done in the season the better
if done about mid summer, it would bt
better to plough il again before the whea
IS sown. Having efTectually killed ant
buried all vegetation, let good sount
wheat, Of whatever kind the farmer choo
ses. be sown at the rate OF from one Il
me and half bushels to the acre, accord
ing tn the quality Of the land, and thel
either plourhed in with small ploughs, o
narrowed in with heavy harrows sucl
as il will require two yokes of oxen Il
draw. The wheat will come up regular
ly, take vigorous growth, mature earl.
in the season. and yield beautiful har
vest. How lovely and beautiful lot o
!; field of wheat thus managed +! and it /
only by such management that the Ian
will yield her increase. But with sue
management as we generally see in rela
) ton TO the wheat crop, the wonder is nc
that more is not made, but that any at a
is made.
II these hints are Of any value. the,
are at your service. UNUS.