The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-04-27
AGRICULTURAL.
BLACK SEA-WHEAT.

BLACK SEA-WHEAT.
Messrs- Editors :-This is becomiGg de
serVedly popular article of cultivation a.
nohg our Berkshire farmers. The quail.
''es 'hat render II proper subject Of cult
Vauon' are thar it does not require so stropc
SOIL as necessary TO produce a much less
amount OF other kinds of spring wheat: thar
winch will produce oats TO advantage being
sufficiently fertile for this grain 1t REQUIRES
less quantity of seed per acre than o.ber
KINDS OF wheat: for while two bushels is not
considered two much Of them, one busheI II
TIC seed II plump, or five pecks of any quail
~, are sufficient stocking with this. IL poss-
esses unusual hardihoOd, being less liable y,
suffer from variations of temperature; SUI
per-abundanI rain. or lack of moisture. ortbe
attacks of insects.
It's yield commends it 10 cultivation TWEEN
" bushels TO the acre. in The last season
beIng.sO far as we have heard, (aud we have
taken some pains 10 ascertain facts,l none
above The average produce. Indeed we have
noi heard oil more than one or two crops that
were below that quantity. while in many in
stances II has ranged from twenty-five IN
Ihirty, and IN sore cases more than that mum.
Der of bushels per acre.
The only objections that can be brouphI
agaInsl II as grain for cultivation, are thai
INC color oil the Hour is not of so pure 4 white
as mat oi the Italian, and perhaps some few
olner Kinds OF wheat, it possessing yellow
cast, winch M some cases merses into the
lawny, q perhaps, not make quite 50 tender
bread But II is sweet and wholesome for
all that. aud the farmer in these DAYS of high
prices for flour, will forget these little def
cIences while eating good wheat bread and
butter of his own raising, On many farms.
TOO, the former objection may be removed.
by choice of soil in which the Grain is
sowed, its color aud quality being very much
regulated b, the color and quality of The soil.
IN iniluence, which VIC believe TO be exertrd
10 greater or less degree on all kinds al
grain, though some perhaps more than 9th
ers- An intelligent miller, who has Toured
much oil II, Informed us few weeks since.
that the quality of -four from grain Of this
kind, grown on high sandy land, was at least
lilly per cent. winter than that made from
grain OF this kind, grown on dark loans.
Some argue that they can get their bread
easier 10y raising WOOL IL may nc easier. but
Is It cheaper! Let us see. We will in the
hrSt place charge seven dollars for barrel Of
hour; as little money as will buy it in these
regions, to say nothing of the time and troub
lie of going after it, Now eslima'e the wool
TO purchase that flour (it must be turned into
cash before 1t will buy flour) nj thirtv-thrce
ceuts pound, which is allowing enough for
the medium price, and how many pounds of
wool are necessary 10 buy the flour! Tuen-
y -one pounds, ora liberal calculation. The
clip Of five sheep. Now we will allow FIVE
bushels of wheat TO make barrel Of Gour
and set the wheat at only fifteen bushels ner
acre; and then, after this liberal deduction.
you must give the fecces Of fifteen sheen for
the fine flour. to say nothing Of the bran.
coarse flour, &c. that the acre orIand mo-
duced. We leave it for the farmers 10 say
whether the acre would have Summcrcd those
hiteeu sheep, and throw wintciins (not
small consideration out of question.
Some prefer raising OATS to buy their flour
ms system OF proceeding will admit ofn
veslIsatIon. Let us see. At the prcsci
price OF oats. forty cents a LusheI lin the
country it will taae II = bushels TO buy
barrel OF flour, costing seven dollars, and To
buy your three barrels, or the product Of an
acre Of wheat giving fifteen bushels, you
must get fiitytwo and half bushels Of oats.
How much Of our New ENGLAND land will !
produce this quantity! Probably no more
han will, with Il little care aud attention
give twenty Of wheat. At airy rae you can
get your fifteen of wheat as easy as you car |
he quantity Of oats necessary to obtain it
Il you DO no more than this, YOU save the |
loube Of selling the oats and caring the
lour, and the crop leaves your land Al least
81 per cent better for producing for the ncxi
hree years. than the cat crop will, consid-
ration That should always be brought into
lie farmers estimate.
There are other considerations " bich
night be brought into the account but We
AVE said enough to awaken the invcstisa-
ion of the euqnirinS laImer in this mater.
Yours uuIy, w. BAcos.
March, 1917.
Some recommend that the Black Sea
'heat be little moistened before grinding in
hich case, il IS said. the -four will he free
on the harsh and Sri'ry FEEL that is some
ines objected TO.