Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-11-17
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THE AlEDITERRANEAN WHEA1

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Is II FLY PaooF:-ITs QUALITIES FOR FLOUR
4l AFFECTED BIZ SOIL, &c.
friend Although it may seem
allttie behind the time, will give you some
account OF my experiments with Mediterran-
\ can ,wheat-leaying others to Judge wheth
sr the results afford any instruction that may
be useful to the farmer. essn| -tt :
rllst, as to its power to resist the rava-
gcs otthe fly. Isowed seven ncres last fall
with mixture of three .fourths old red chaff
bearded. and one fourth Mediterranean; the
result was, that owing TO the injury done to
the red chaff' by the tlv, all " no saw the field
at harvest admitted that three tourths of the
crop was Mediterranean. In some cases as
many as ten larve Of the fly could be found
on single plant in the fall, but whether any
were found on tho plants Of the Mediterran.
can, could not he determined. #I.t '.#
IN regard to the qualities of the Med,ter-
fanean wheat 70. flour, / notice there is some
difference OF opinion, Now, in my opinion
the difference in mems experience on this
suolec t arises from two primary causes: First
IN order to make fine flour from the Medter-
ranean wheat, it should be cut in greener
state than other varieties--as early as can
pc done without injury. Secondly, much
depends on the kind Of soil on which it is
raised. n sandy loan is. / think, much
preferable to clay. My first crop of this va
Tiety was soWn on a clay soil of limestone
order' and the crop allowed to get quite ripe
before harvesting. The result: was, that the
gram was nearly as dark colored as rye, and
the Hour Of euch quality as preiudced me
strongly against it. But having purchased
farm on which the former occupant had
sown some of this variety of wheat, on soil
more incllnng to sand, harvested the crop
about the 2Oth Of 9th month (June.) when
the grain was in what we term the doughey
state, and to my agreeable surprise l found
the gram, when tbrashed was much fairer
than had ever before seen in this variety
and weighed "a pounds to the bushel; it al
SO made as good bread as / ever had in my
house. s -
l think our farmers, generally, would find
y 70 their advantage to take more pains IN
selecting such varieties of wheat as gre best
ADAPTED to their soils. The Genessee red
chaff bearded suits we'll for rich soils, par
ticularly on account of its stiffness of straw
rendering it less liable to lodge than aav
other variety with which am acquainted.
Inc Rock wheat is another variety we'll a.
dapted for rich lands-it yields we'll, and is
preferable to the other on account OF it's be-
ing free from heard. f.f
! Was quite fortunate with my wheat crop
this year. 1t did not turn to cheat, although
good deal winter killed. Think there was
no more cheat at harvest than was sown or
existed in the ground. ...,....
would recommend farmers who are much
troubled with their wheat turning to cheat
!oProcure seed from those who are not trou-
oied IN that way, and hence have perfectly
clean seed-then destroy any plants of chea.
mat may spring up in the crop before the
gram ripens, till the seeds are all out of the
ground; then think they will soon find an
end to transmusation r ,... @ ......
H Isaac WALKER.