The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-30
For he Lanea,ter Gn.ene-
Important 70 Farmers.

For the LdHedster Gazette.
Important TO Farmers.
/. MR.. WEAVER:-In accordance with
your request and the interest l feel in
the prosperity Of our farming interest in
general permit me to say l differ in opin-
ion with the author Of the article in your
paper OF the 10th inst, on the subject of
raising Mediterranean wheat. Here
would just say, l was induced to believe,
much as Mr.. VERITAs states. from flying
reports. hat the Mediterranean was MOI
profitable to raise. Having procured
enough of the Mediterranean seed in the
fall of 1916 to SOW a part of one of nv
fields, which proved to be very fine, +
was much pleased with its appearance
and its turn out" in the bushel; but TAX
ing for granted that all l heard about il
was truth, resolved to have my Medit-
erranean threshed out at the first oppor-
tunily, which did, and sent IL bushels
of it to mill. When the -four arrived
home, we weighed it-one of my neigh
boring farmers standing by at the time
and remarking that he had sent Is BUSH
els of another kind, / think the old "red
beardy"t to Mrs mill, which is con-
sidered among one of our best mills, and
he received no more from his Is bushels
than had from my IL bushels-I think
had just Al or 414lbs. per bushel as
good and white -four as | have aver used
in my family. So l was in this respect
very ~agreeably disappointed. But in an
other not so we'll pleased, l felt some lit
tie dissatisfied with myself for believing
things from mere conjecture of others
for | had taken more thar ordinary pains
with my little crop of Mediterranean in
having everything cut out and cleared out
Of it, but the pure Mediterranean wheat
for seed. Finding that l was hoaxed, I
tried to make the best of it. l had yet
left 3 or A bushels of my clean Mediter-
ranean and l again sowed it last fall a.
bout the 10th of October, on clay soil.
which l had prepared by breaking it up
with deep ploughing and subsoiling in
the spring, and raised a fine crop of corn
on it. My clean Mediterranean came
up fine, stood the winter we'll and made
a fine crop. At the same time, l had
some more ground to seed with wheat
and l procured all the Mediterranean I
could, but I am sorry to say it was SO
much like what many more of our farmers
raise, three-fourths Mediterranean, the
balance rye or some other grain, with a
good sprinkle of cheat. This did not
turn out so well, but better than the crops
of my neighbors, who sowed the old "red
beardy" or smooth" wheat. 1 cut my
wheat, perhaps, greener than any of our
farmers do, coming under my range of
observation. l am of the opinion that
Mediterranean, especially, should be
harvested early--and all other wheat
much earlier than farmers generally cut
it.
prefer Mediterranean for the follow
ing reasons
First.--It is better adapted to our cli-
mate and consequently stands the winter
best, and is seldom affected by the Fly:
Second.--It ripeps some 10 days ear
lier than the ordinary kinds of wheat,
consequently is not so liable to be struck
with rust, and skaters no more, when cut
early, than other wheat:
Third, and most important--it is much
heavier wheat than the ordinary kinds
raised and will produce as much good
superfne -four as any other variety Of
wheat raised in the county.
AS to the Mediterranean being worth
from s to 10 cents less per bushel for farm
ers to raise, would say, all things con-
sidered, it is 10 cents the most profitable
wheat that has conn under my observa-
ton.
might here give you the experiments
of many more of my n~eighbors, which all
coincide with my own, but my article is
much lengthier now than designed it.
Who will go for organizing a COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY," in old Fairfield
for one, HAGERTY.