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thought u pfobable 70 some (at least the
lnexpefiencedA 81 youFnumerous readers,
The following communication might not
be nnintefsssing,
Ia Nj Eilswoith's Report. Of 1913.
ifom The psstnt tiice. on ?a.e l76, Gen.
Harmon. OF New York IN speaking Of ihe
Issopet s.ue 81 harvesting. says: ITO be
The mos, valuable Tor the millsrs. wheat
should be cut ~ soon Is the berry has
Passed from IL milky 10 ito dough state.
Wheat cut then contains more Or the
gluten, and less starch. Ii suffered It'd
stend until the berry becomes hard. he
sfaien is Diminished and the starch in
ceased. which reduces the quaaiiiy and
az lfy OF the aour : !,
lAi page 4I2 81 the same Report. lie,
Jshn Hanosm Of North Drishlon,. in
Yorkshire, England records the following
experiment. made 1912:
F,iie uigta,n fully ripe. two.6Ays be-
fote ripe. two weeks, three weel rs, and
joer weeks. WHICH specinens.sfe nnsn
bered 2. 3. 4, and 5. beginning with
the greenests ma laSIa
No. | 100 pounds gave flour IS pounds.
sAertsi7 pounds, bran Ia lbs Il Il
No, 2 l00pSuads gave fiour7fi pounds,
shorts . pounds ] bran l6 lbs. q
No 3 log poundsgave -four SO pounds.
shorts 8 ponpds. bran l3 lbs. u
No 4 roo pounds gave Aoar ~
pounds. shorts z paosds. bran "a lbs.
No.f5 l0e pounds gave -four ~
pohnds. shorts II pounds. bran Is lbs
No 3 which was cuiiwo Reeks be-
tore ripe, gave eight per oenl. more asnr
than No. 5. cut.ripe. The ripe gave ahe
least OF all. The weigh, Of lour 10 equal
measures Of wheat was fifieen per cenf.
in layor oi No. 3 over No. 8, or the green
over the ripe" - ~t-,t
1 | presume. MI. Editor. ,ha, The whole
secret 81 lhese gain IN flour Of The uuripe
wheat III revealed in the last clause, snd
SO lar from this plan promoting the in
terest Of The grower. il will be found ~
ruiaonsloss TO him. at The same time il il
a material benetit 10 the miller. ] made
an experiment % aportion oil my cfop OF
.whea, last year BY cutting il in the s,a,s
represented as No 3, mol. two weeks be.
fore ripe. bat with,tbe straw yellow foot
or more from HE ground, which condition
appeared Eve Or six days.before ripeniag.
The conseqnencefwas, my wheat shrivel.
led the, size OF the grain was much re-
aueea, end itfelt much lighter; The
sictlon npon my mind was. that lott
ssifffsN4iF 1--WE aiiSts eoes. feals in -nsasgIe and
wheat was. as far ss could be judged from
lis. appeafance. that oil wheat badly rus.ed.
Twas led 10 :his experiment by two in
.ducenen. my wheat was on fatlapd
subiectio inuhda,ion, and the earlier, /
could get il off the less risk Of losing Ii
IRON this cause the oiker was the stats
meni Of Mr. Hannam's experiment. II
II is very general impression with
wheat ROW efs, and remark have often
heard made, that lhe rust can materially
l,niure The CROP il, il occur only a few days
before harvest. Il i
i cannot see sir. any difference be-
| tween the supply OF food required 10 ma
,ure the grain. being cul off BY the rust or
the scyihe. but conceive equally eHec-
! tive ID accomplishing the same result.
| Fam aware that vague and .0nde Unable
Impression has gone abroad arnongst farm
ers, that upon an attack oil rust. the nu-
!himent already acquired by the grain re-
cedes, and is lost by evaporation through
the incislons made by rust in the straw.
snd am also aware that an impression
prevails, that when cut green. the straw
supplies food fol- its4m ainfity neither POI
siiion can be maintained BY reason ner
common sense. An opinion conceded BY
all. and clearly borne out BY praciicsl re-
suits. isstha, the greatest efor. required
! By the land 10 growing acrop. is 10 ma
turing the seed; then heR unreasonable
al The. very period when the heaviest re-
QUESTION is|made upon the land. ID de-
lea. Tie whole purpose BY removing the
Ectop.
The proper Time for harvesting is when
1.-The upper Joint Of the straw is yellow, but
no, dry Inc wheat il then ripe, and BY
lculilne al this period. The chat has mol
expanded 90 as 10 admit waste BY SPELLING
/ when sbeai il lhreshe d il should bekeps
lin the chat. xsnd winnowed only - re-
lqaiTed for mill Oh market. Bylpursuing
/ thfscourse, you have neither injury from
| weayiI nor beat, and the loss from rate,
both duadroped and biped, isNefscteeliy
pre- vented. x. x. 8.
.Hotto0ay Apyil ~ 1916 NJ
PLoUcuire AMONG Com. Some hsvs
ridicuIed The ideaof Using horse plough
i between The rows Of corn end potatoes
since The iBs,rume n. called tie Cuiiiva-
/ Tor has been Introduced. Butts plough
/ IS much The b4si aeol where the soil lei
i hard aad needs ligh,eping. On green
s@ard culilva'or works besi. ss il dosl
/! not didub the iunrow. and sEard land
lies light enons n. The plouga should
| throw l5e earth f5oD: The plans a. 6rs|
/ tine. Then towards them. Alike iblr'
floeips col'iraior may WORK besi, y /
gill not iuielteTsswiih the roots much.
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] To a q isri, OF HE aaoF. psst 81 btt|<1
eggs .sslabIe spoonful Of melted bti'2f
md <fsa spoonful 81 sslt. Sons c11<|
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