Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-23

may be removed and the plant 90 on to its maturity sep
aaed from IT, Examine the seed thus removed and the
n'se IT Contained when deposited in the earth will be in
y s"i Examine the plant and Of the nitre is
ud. although the most delicate test farmer can com
mand. is applied.
The same observations will apply (mua,is mutandis)
!" us application as prophyac agans, the disease OF
shut' rust &c Medicine which the patient takes
can oe OF no benefit him. how SPECIFIC it NAV be IN
Hseii But we do not even know that this article is
secihc against these diseases in Wheat if we did our
chances of successful application would be greatly in
creased BY applying remedy to the SOIL wher. the
ros iced instead uf To the sred grain pint fron which
he rots make directly away. There is also some aten-
ZION 10 be paid to the quany;a barrel Of may make
Prrcep'ibe impression on pig but grain Of corn
VIII not Nothing appears To more absurd than the
supp son that the nitre absorbed by grain Of corn per
maps l-oOh part Of grain avordupois, will make The
stalk arising from the grain produce thrice the usual
Seeing the ASSERTION in the Farmers Library" BY
Major -, that this ntre steep had rrebled his Weld
:" corn, repeated the experiment. by his recipe
small scale, bat result from the nitre. have at
different lines, repeated experiments made with other
sails, STATED TO be efcaciuus this nre all with the
same resus-no benefit. 1t is known thai certain sub
stances will accelerate The growth and increase the Yield
OF certain kinds of grain, but they always applied in
Ierceptble quantities., either the surface. to attract
moisture (as plaster, within reach Of the roots for
them I" teed upon, never with any benefit to the seed
N"dteI from which The roots and the
plant both make directly away.
Respectfully. ANE S. MAN
Churchill, July 5, lS4S.
Notes by the Editor Of the american Farnser.
! (a) This is The first time we have ever heard any
such reason given for The use of mineral soak
(b) There is question that any saline soak will
prevent smut
(c) We have for the frs, time learned that any
SOAK was preventive against rust that being disease
produced BY whch operate onIu at the period OF
ripenng ana being, apprehend, Of atmospheric orr
GIN.
(d) This proposition is only relatively true So long
as the seed is undergoing decolposiiiun so long does it
furnish food for the pant and long does the plant tai
up thai food Noone, apprehend, competent to rea-
sun at all ever did presume that the small portions Of
nument and salts comprised grain Of wheat or corn
,ras competent, Of Themselves to eectuate reproduction
and therefore, think any argument based upon such
an assumption. is grauons. The benefits of all soaks
operate thus-by destroying fungus by exciting ear
y germnatin,-tar'her than this apprehend no SEN
slbe man ever laid caimhat they possess these prom
critics, we 6ito,r from experience. We have by wash
ing nutV seed wheat in solution Of common salt and
water, removed the smut from the Seed and grown
clean crop OF wheat therefrm. That these Soaks pro-
m"te early termination Is admitted by the wriler and
we that his good will induce him to admit
also, that even that Is great point gained and thai how
ever small the quantity Of salts imbibed BY the seed
while In the SOAK it is sufficient give the plant an i'm
petus In the incpent stage of its growth which is ano
the very Important point ganed-and herein consists the
advan ayes of all soaksand is, suspect all their ad
v"caies intended to claim for them-BaH finer
Farmer