The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-08-27
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For Me Lancaster GaEeNe.

0Iou NHySeH NalneF OlVlC; DuL MT. fERI.
rAs in his of the 18th inst. would have me
a warrior arranged in battle against him.
Let that matter be as it may, | hope the
weapons have or may use will be nigh.
~, even to ;hepulling down of all erroni-
Gus prejudices which have been or may
be against the raising Of the variety Of
wheat called Mediterranean-and here /
would remark that to fight on paper with
pen and ink are not the weaponsthst Far.
mers would, ifpermitted to choose, select
in battle.
Farmers, you know, Mr.. Editor, in
general have not the advantages of a col
legiate education, consequently make a
poor show on paper. We can but give
~unyarnished facts in plain style.
| am not disposed to have an angry
quarrel with Mr.. Keritas, and hope what
has been or may be written by us will in
the end be eventually beneficial to all
that may feel an interest in the subject,
which is in controversy.
There is manifestly an honest differ.
ence of opinion between US on this sub.
Iiect. Let us as fairly treat the subject
and each other. Mr.. Veritas has in my
opinion misunderstood my article of the
Both of JULY presume he has not de.
signed to wilfully misrepresent my arti'
Gle.
First, Mr.. Keritas has misconstrued
wherein / made the statement between
my neighbours Is bushels and the II
bushels. This Mr.. Veritds, aud the pub.
lie will clearly see was not intended by
me as a fair comparison, when my whole
article is taken in connection, wherein ]
gave myreasons for the preferences had
in favor of the Mediterranean wheat. In
may last article | there stated hat Med,
iterranean wheat 'is much heavier wheat
than the ordinary kind raised and will pro-
duce as much good superfne flour as any
other variety Of wheat raised in the coun.
ty."
My neighbor referred to in my first ar
Gle may have had poor and he may have
had good wheat. For we farmers al
times do get much less Flour than a
others made from the same wheat. Thi;
is the fact and l will leave every man tc
draw his own differences as to the cause'
of those short yields at times by the sam
or different mills. =
Mr.. Veritas' version of Hagerty's arti
Gle versus Hagerty's own as printed-M'
KeritaS, in drawing his conclusions from
my last sentence on the preferences
have given for the Mediterranean whea
says "Hagerty thinks that although Med
~iterranian wheat should bring ten cent
per bushel less than the other varieties
yet it is still more profitable to the farm
ers, with that reduction than any otle
kind" Hagerty neither thinks SO, no
does the article referred to read so, if
am permitted to judge. Hear him! "a
to the Mediterranean wheat being wort
from 5 to 10 cents less per bushel 70
farmers to raise. / would say all thing
considered it is 10 cents the most profit
able wheat that has como under my Oh
servation."
How do you understand this Farmers
| wish to be understood and | will her
state, | think it altogether at least 10 cent
the most profitable variety Of wheat
+ have ever raised or that has come unde
my lange Of observation.
, Mr.. Feritas, inquoting from my article
> says, that "Hagerty" says that his Medi
errauian wheat produces as good whit
-four as he ever raised. say so yet.
Again, Mr.. Veritas says, ain this DEF
laration there i~s.evidently some mistake
in the kind of wheat or color of tn
> Flour" I think | am not mistake
:. in either-Mr. Veritas relies much q
the experiments made by Marylander
l think very well of Marylanders, an
have much respect for their opinion, b.
ing a defendant from that stock mysel
butt am of opinion our Ohio Yankee
: can come it over them in CROWN
Mediterranean wheat, i. e., if Marylande
> here cannot make good suporiue fiol
from the Mediterranean wheat.
Will Mr.. Veritas please give us som
thing resulting from his experiments
those coming under his range of observ
:, ton, that are Objectionable to the raisir
q of the Mediterranean wheat, and how
: is that Mediterranean wheat will n
e make good -four. Farmers, let me say
< you, raise some ofthe Mediterranean whe
and try it yourselves. 1t is hardly n
J, ~cessary for me to say that l shall of cour
$ SOW all Of this variety of wheat this ia
= l fully agree with Mr.. Veratas-"It
! a matter of no moment to the publ
o whether this or that scribbler for the p
pers gets the mastery in a given contr
9 v ersy; but it is Of infinite importance to
great wheat growing country, that its
bors should BIO we'll directed, SO as to pr
duce the best results" In closing ii
article | have only to say | have on han
y yet a few rounds of Ammunition, which
| had time and space would permit,
would here discharge in part, at the CIR
Mills and Manufacturers of Flour, with
few squibs about further experiments
the raising Of Mediterranean wheat, al
Manufacturing it into flour, which | W
% reserve. HAGERTY.
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