The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-18
RUR.fE ECO.1n.MY.
From he Albany Cahirator.
SOWING WHEAT.

added with certainty 10 every farmers crop
BY due attention to this point. The prop
er depth at which seeds should be desposi
ted in the soil, has engaged the attention
Of the most eminent ngricu,urists and sci.
entlfc men Of Europe, and its Importance
acknow edged by them.
Baron Nogat, of Flotbeek, near Ham
burg has most ably discussed this subject
in the British Farmers Magazine, vol 4 !;
and Sir. Patrick Sheriff, Of Mungo's Wells,
near Hadding,on, 10 Scotland, has written
in the early numbers OF the Quarterly Jour
nal Of Agriculture, some articles SO pfaci-
cally convincing and SO much to tho point
that think you could not do your readers
a greater favor or service than 10 give them
10 them entire, If The work allude 10 Isl
within your reach. |. seeds be placed by
acciden; OF design at such depth IN the
earth, as 10 be out Of the Influence of the
air, and though they may be surrounded
by The requisite degrees Of heat and mos.
ture, they will nevertheless remain dor.
mant.
We have many Instance, of the truth OF
this in every day practlce, and Of The i'm.
perishab.e properties Of some k:uds Of seeds
when excluded from the luhleace OF the air.
If seeds are dropped on the surface Of the
ground, they will remain umnJured and IN.
altered SO long S. the air is perfectly dry
but 10 moist air termination commences,
and the point of The root will quickly pro-
trude and fad It's way into the soil. THIS
is the ordinary process Of nature; but e1
perience has taught Us, that though nature
distributes gram and other seeds generally
on the surface Of the spot where produced,
yet there ls proper depth at which all
seeds should be deposited, and which Is
specially suitable. This depth is obvious.
ly that which, while II yields the necessary
degrees Of heat, moisture, and darkness, is
vet within the requisite Influence Of the air.
The drilling system is approved, 40! only
from It's equal distribution of the seed, bu
because BY il, seeds are also lsid 10 al al
equal depth; this last circumstance is re-
garded as one Of the principal advantage;
Of the machine. Now, Baron Nogh, has
eudeavored 10 show that seeds may be de-
posted TOO deep even BY the drill, and il
all cases when seed is sowu before hatTos
ing, consequently lost. OF this there cal
be no doubt. Every one acquainted wit
sowing must alloU that seed may be burie
TOO deep; and every body acquainted wit
the structure Of cuImlsrious plants and thei
manner Of growth, must be convinced thi
if seeds are just covered SO as to be cuff
cien!y shaded from .he sla's rays, it IS
nou-h. Mr.. Sheriff clearly proves, that a
seeds with what be calls cofPOfaIs roots
no matter at what depth the seed IS depos
ted and terminates, tina; as coon as 1t reacl
es within one. half az inch Of the surface
the earth II will then put forth It's coron
roots, aud from them make new start
There IS no fact connected with agueu,lu
more easy Of proof Than This any farm
may take dowe'.goi filed with earth, a
Ia It deposit three or four grams Of whe
atdjf=rcni depths, from an uch downwar,
and satisfy himself Of this fact, as we'll
tho weakly aud sickiy state of all that a
sowed below the depth of one inch, as CO.
pared with the one sown al that, tho prop
depth.
Explanatory Of these assertions, Bar
Voght has appended 10 his paper figures
FIVE different states Of gro.th, caused by t
different depth al which they had been
posted ia Tue earth, annex ts 0 OF th,
as sufficient to illustrate thy subject.
The dotted lne IS the SUFFICE of
ground; a, represents a healthy plant
wheat from seed laid 10 at proper der
viz, one inch beneath the surface b, sht
growth Of plant from a seed which
been laid in two days. This last, it will
observed, yegelated although two or lh
inches under The surface, threw out
seminal or first roots, and sent up its
shoot bearing Two leaves into the air;
as the first branch Of the culn, rises the
with remains near the surface; it a
throws Out roots, aud eut,rely superse
those that were first produced IRON
grain.
To every practical aud observan, ia
er it must be evident that this unuecess
waste vegetable poSer must be both h
full aud unnatural /; besides, the young p
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