The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-14
CUTTING uERIPE GRAIN.

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TIE l.,llnwing arllrl- from rnrespon.
dsnI uf lhe iirrmRrSasn Telegraph. who
sIyles hilnsflf :. A i'nr.hral FaIm-r." wr
transfer q, .nr ru'umns Al Ihls lime, Tor
ths sarplss Il railag the Attention II o,ir
farmers l., the impananrr &c testing the
question. - "a Ihs prnper linir Enr ru,Iing
grim. ~ ho2r snrh experiments will
b. made and llr results rrpor,ed Io ~ Ior
lnseFiinn and pie.rrEaiian in the pages e
the American faIn,sF." - viii hereafter
be ls,unI valuable 10 the sgTirulIurisis &c
our land: Arssrioun Fer.
IN volume 90. ofs Brush lIusbandry."
pages I26-7. % i asserted that " The cues.
lion has hsrn some time agilsied. regard.
ing The state &c ripeness in which grain
should be rtapesl." anl that IL his hern
recommended ne a genrral rule of practice.
40 rul down The ennI,s brf're the upprr-
most grain. can lie shskrn cut"
All things rnnsilrud, IL w,nid arper 10
b. the mnsi jn,lieinus plan 10 have the
gr IN ieaped hef..re il has become fully
NJ; hui IN This practice medium ronrce
J., probably safer Than exlrrmrs: for. Il.
though she grain If permitted 10 heroine
ton ripe. will assume dull, husky hue.
iaihe .ample-ye,, if moi ripenrd enough,
twill shnSel in the drying.
Cadet de Fanx remarks that L" Corn.
tgFaial rraped eight days briore The usual
d.ne. has the grain longer. finer. aud bet
ter calculated In re.is, the ai,arks of the
weeyi. An equal quantity Of the grain
thus reapsd. ~iih grain raped a, MATURE
~. gave murr bread. aud az better quail.
~" The prnprr time fnr reaping. ac-
cotdng To this distinguished author. j.
that :. when the grain. an herng tassrd he.
tween the fingers. has dough, appear
ancc. like erum Of bread, jus, hot from
che oven" "..'
ioudrn, vi ose remarks IN 40 topics a..
sorlairh with lhrarrliral or praciiral farm
ing, and deserving ef The highest respect,
Gays that in harvesting wheat 1.-THE best
sna most experienced farmers in England
and on the Continent. agree iha, !, should
he cut before il becomes fully ripe. When
this 10 the case. the lass is considerable
both in the field aud IN thu stack, ard"
According I" Won 'rhaer, "grain iha.
Ia. heroine fully ma,hrd. in the field,
produces inferior four" and in tie Re.
porIs on Select Farms" in reference 10
the "Scor-ely Farm" managed hv e..
Howard. il il remarked that Wheat
ought never to be allowed 10 semain uncu,
till il is fully ripe. Experiments. easily
made, will prove To every cul,lvsior 81 II,
thai by permitting il to stand ill the straw
has Loot IFS succulency, he gains nothing
in plumpne.s or hulk Of grain, but loses
much in color anil pureness of SKIN. beside
which he incurs the rick Of Smelling by
the high winds. or by its being cut nnde'
the influence Of a burning sun. Wher
fully ripened by standing in the stock. nc
dry hour should be los. IN getting j, vel
secure,i."
The fnllnwing, from Distinguished az
riculiural friend and correspondent. affords
apraclical and very satisfactory c"rrobo
ration al the above theory, as il c"me'
from one whose Whole life has been he
nevolenllv devoted To the advancement
VI the great interests Of Agriculture, ant
whose statements. however contrary u
the preconcrived and incondiie n"'ions'
Of the old regime farmers, are beyond
doubt. s"
"Some years since" says the authori
ty alluded TO. -. circumstances rendered
necessary fnr me TO cut road through
field Of Wheat in order To gain adnl,Ianc'
to a piece of low land on whirh there wa
acrnp Of wild grass. which was desirou
Of cutting as winter feed fur sheep. III
wheat, at The time ofcn,,ing, was so gree
that presumed il of no value. except a
fodder. Ii was. however,, bv my diree
ii"ns. spread on the grsss-stubble, and %
examining il, four days subsequent ia IN
cutting. | was surprised Ia find the kernel
very plump and full. and liale il any inf
rinr TO tha, which had stood TIL preiectl
ripe, in the field"
II is well known fact. presume. wit
most OF our agricultural friends, that u
dian Tom. if cut many days before il
fairly GLAZED. will ripen. and that too,
mos, instances. without any apparent d
minuiion either in the quantity or qualil
of the grain. In several instances. whir
have fallen under my observation, durir
ny Agricultural life. il has. when cut
q rnnts hrfors the kernels had hecon
irly /. sprcked." filed even more rnpi'
/, than while standing. That the siall
afford nu,riment in ~, stunned degree. eve
frsnms days sfier cutting. 10 faly q
mons,ra,sd BY the fact, that an ear plucl