Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-24
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Mr. Editor As tie tilne Il wheat harvest m "
.rinta - neaf haud have thought II Ffoo'ue 10 snif
lst last the infx perenred) q NaE Numerous readers
The fIlavIr ssr as ean might Ut be- undressing
In Air F7lswurh's Repart. a ISIS. ff,m the Patent
o1ir,s On rare 10. 6eu. Harmon, OF Ne" hafk, IL
speaking oi the proper tine 81 harvesting says: Il
ahe most valuable or the mllles, wheat should h ea As
som as the berry has passed from iHmAy 10 It's dough
stair Wheat cut then contains mTt ul the gluea, aad
less starch suffered stand until the berry becsns
hard the gluten diminished and the starch Increased
@hich reduces the quantity and quality OF iho nuuf.
At page Az oi the same felf Mr. John Human. 81
North Delgh1n, IN Yorkshire, England records The io
lowing exp umont; made lei&
lie cut gram fully upe, i~e days before tpe, f~a
weeks three weeks. aud lanr Neehs, winch specimens
numbered /, 2 ), Land >, b'gmnng with tint greea
est.
No. loo pounds gave -four - pounds, shpf's
pounds bran Il lbs.
No. > 100 poundsgave -four pounds shorts pounds
bran IL lbs
No. 3 100 pounds gave flour 50 pounds, shorts . In
bran ) lbs
NOD lOopounds CAV, n5ur77 pounds shorts pounds
bran 4 lbs.
No. 3. 100 pounds gave faur = pounds shorts !
ponnds. bran II ms
No }. which was cut twa weeks before upe. gay,
oeht per h1nr Than NJ. ,. cut npc. The nft
gaze The least Of all The Welgbtol fut IN equal mea
OF wheat was fifteen per cent IN dturo NJ otci
No ), ~ the green over The npe
presume, Mr.. Editor, that the whole secret If the
grain IN ur Of The uune WHEAT Is revealed IN the las
clause aud lar from tbs plans promoting the nleres
OF the grower 1t viii he found rulnuus loss 10 hun. Al
the Sam lime 1t Is material benefit 10 the muller.
made an experiment on a potion Of my crop OF wheal
last year hy eating IN The state represented No ,.
not two weeks bdro rpn, bat win the straw yellow a
foot " more from The grauud winch condition apfaar
five OF SIN day, before npnn5 he consequence "as.
any wheat shuylled. The ol the grain Was much
duced, aud ! tel, much ghlef the c.n,ctlon upon my
mud WAS that LIST ~ euty i've per ceut ~ measure and
wheat. The aeefung 10 the wheat Tar
cud be Judged finn lis appearance, that ct wheat
hadly rusicd. was ltd 10 tins experiment by IN
dncemenis; NY heat an ili land Subject 10 lnunda
ton, and the earle could get III The less sk OF losing
1t lron ihs cdus; the othef the statement a Mr..
Humans experiment.
Ii sasery general impression with wheatgtowers,
and renar~ have uiito heard made, that the nst can
materially Jare the crup, II II uccuf only few DAYS be
fre harvest.
cannot see sir any difference between the supply of
fod required tomatgte the gram. beng of b, the Iast
or the scythe but coacrye h1th cqnay effective IN a.
comprising the result. am aware that a vague y
nndenahlc impression TIA, gane auIuad amongst armer~
that, upon Of rusl, the nutumcut already AZ
qufed by the gram Tecsdes, aHd Is sI by evaporation
through The ncsons luse hg fssl the straw. aud am
aso aware dat an impression prevails, that when
green the straw supplies ioud ar lis maturity; neither
position can he maintained by cununn sense.
An opinion conceded by all and clearly borne b, pra
teal results that The greatest corI required by the land
In growing crop. Is m maturing he seed then how un-
rsasonabe al the very peud When the heaviest request
ilon rs made upon The lsnd, 10 dolra the whole pup
by removing the crup
The proper time harvesting is when tho upper iu,
Ct he straw is yellow, but not dry the whtal Is lher
ripe, and by cutting at this perod the chat has Mt
expanded admit by shrlhug W hen " heat
Is lhTeshed II should be oep IN the cha and VIM
nniJ as required for mill ~ market BY pursuing tins
eoaise, yon have neither niufy from weay heat and
The lss from both quadruPed and bped erctualy