Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-11-09

IN the culture of grain and rice, and other
things. We refer now particularly 10 their
extremely nice attention TO The procure
ment and preservation of the best seed for
their crops. 1t is to this, that inquiring
and observant Travellers and writer's have
attributed the great superiority of the Bel
glan even over the Irish fax, especially for
the finer description of fabrics.
In the first place the whole system of ro-
tation IN Belgium is conducted on profound
calculation, and all regulated, as we are
told, with ultimate reference TO the flax
crop, which comes into the circle of rota
ton only once in seven years, whilst as i,
approaches the period for that crop, each
anlecedeni one is put in with double por.
ton of manure. For itself, the prepare.
ton is most sludiously and scrupiously mi.
mute, the ground is prepared rather like
fiower.bed Than field, and every film of
weed carefully ex,irpated, and the earth
abundan,ly supplied, generally with liquid
manure. fermented with rape.cake. The
seed is then sown remarkably thick, so ,ha,
The plants may not only support one anoih-
er, but struggling upwards to the light
may throw out few ORANGES, and rise into
taller and more delicate stem. The ueed-
ing is done whilst the plant is so tender and
elastic, as that il may rise again regularly
after he operation, and remarkable illus.
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this operation is watched, is that the wo.
men and children who are employed TO
weed it, are generally instructed TO do so
against the wind, in order that the breeze
may lift the stems as soon as they have lef,
them, instead Of allowing them to grow
crooked, by lying too long on the ground
Again; in order to give it healthy sup
port during its growth, stakes are driven
into the ground at equal Distance, from
| the top of which cords are extended, div-
ding the whole field into minute squares,
and thus preventing the plants from being
laid down by any but a very severe wind.
But what is perhaps most worthy of regard
for American farmers, as being most sus.
ceptible of application to other crops more
extensively cultivated in our country, is,
as we have said, the system for raising the
seed--for this contributes, as all admit, to
the exquisite fineness of the fibre Of Bel
gian fax, adapting il to the production of
the finest aces. In the first instance. the
Belgian imports his flax seed from Riga,
and which yields the first year a strong and
robust plant: its produce is then preserved,
and sown second time, when ii becomes
more delicate in us feature, and the seed
then obtained is never parted with by the
farmer, but produces the finest and most
valuable plant. But as this in time will de-
generate, it is necessary 10 keep up the
stock by annual importalions of Northern
seed to keep up constant succession. AS
thus imported they become acclima,ed, re.
fined, and arc superseded in their turn.
The sagacious Hollander thus obtains
seed for his own peculiar uses, of twice
the value of that which he exports to Eng
land. 1t is thus that Mr.. Patterson, of Ma.
ryland, keeps up the excellence Of his De-
Won cattle. Ii is thus that farmers, when
they get a wheat of the finest quality
should SOW their cleanest lots expressly for
seed, and take care before il deteriorates
TO keep up The stock, by recourse to the
same sort of grain, and the same measures
by which he procured and improved it,. II,
is wonderful how various things may be
ameliorated in short time by change of
climate and soil. The famous Rohan po-
tat, which some years ago sold in Philadel
phia for s for single luber. was a coarse
thing, apparently fit only for hogs or cattle.
In one year, grown on cold. stiff, white
oak land. in <" the swamp on West river,
in Maryland, it was converted into table
vegetable, of the finest description of its
numerous family.
There are many things in heaven and
earth too, Horatio that are not dreamed
of in our philosophy. But surely it needs
no revelation in dream to convince every
farmer that attention to the improvement
Of the seed of his crops for his own use,
ought 10 be considered one Of his most OBJ.
vious duties, and one which for every true
minded and true-hearted farmer will soon
become an object Of lively interest, as he
sees his crops being improved from year 10
year. Planters have given premiums for