Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-21
NO. a..
WHEAT CULTURE.

Planters that intend planting wheat
should now beslir themselves. Let the
planter bear ia mind, that wheat, to be
cultivated successfully in any soil, or in
any climate, requires clean and thorough
cullnre.-The ground should he well. brp~
ken and finely pulverised, and where the,
soil will bear subsoiing, it should be done.
There is great hue and cry about sub
sulins, much without reason or good sense.
There are light productive soils TO- this
section, tha, to subsoiI would be- their
death, which by very light pIowing and
frequent stirring, bear severe drought bet
ter than heavier and deeper soils. Let the
planter then exercise his judgment, wbeth-.
er the soil will bear subsoiiing. and act ac.
cordingly: The ground for wheat should
be in readiness, and the seed put in alleasr
By the middIe of November. Great care,
should be taken to sow the seed evenly
over the whole ground, as there is great
Inequality in quolity as well as quan,ity;.
in an evenly sowed field! / saw admira-
BILE machinery at The North for sowing
wheat in drills, which is snid 10 answer an
excellent purpose giving the field an admi-
rabc appearance and mnre abunddnr
yield. But in our fields Of siumps and
trees, our machinery must he the bapd'of
man, graduated by judgment, screwed on
with common sense, and oiled wtiireason.
About one and half bushels of seed will
plant an acre, but it will vary according to-
the strength OF the land and The size Of the,
kernels. To prevent The attacks Of the
urelo aud smut. the seed should be soaked
in strong solution Of blue stone, say one
pound of blue-stoue 10 five bushels ofseed.
Soak from eight to len hours, then dry The
seed in lime; SOW lime broad cast over the
field when The seed is put in, from two to-
five bushels 10 The acre. There is no grain
that 80 much ahouuds in lime as wheal;:
and Consequently il is grea: consumer Of
that substance; therefore, q soil that has,
not lime, either naturally or arrificially will;
not produce good wheat. Much of the'
new pine lands in this section will produce.
fine wheat, Especially those that have not
been burned over tn kill what is called the
poisonous pine slraw,) as pine straw COM
Iains mnre potash than any other leaf. and'
potash is first cousin lo.ime.
1t would be advisable where The seed iss
plnwed in, 10 roll the ground afterwards
thereby pressing the earth upon the seed.
a-.-I- e-z,,-;-ss-- ----ro.iy- aud even eermina.
lion: il is presumed, that but few Of tho
farmers in this section as YET have rollers:
but any ingenious farmer will readily f1bd'
a Observation-Disclosures object to be obtain
ed is 10 present an even surface, that The
ripe grain may be Graded handsomely and
savinsly.
And now having gone through all tile
formula Of blowing, soaking and planting,
nnh The promising grain gaddens your
sight, by lis lively vertiure, take your hands,
and go through The field with the hoes. and
you will find, that like all else thai, looks
fair and bright, there are anxious enemies
hidden within. Extirpare the cheat. the.
cnckIe, and all cxtraneous substances. aud.
then your wheat will he pure, and COM
mand Ihehighesr marketprice. 1.-The fars
mers Of ;bis, section will look to their own
interest. The "Paance Mills" sof Colum.-
bus, Augusta, anil Montgomery, will'boastr
a reputation as wide as Rochesteror Rich
mnnd, and The farmers, stomach will be.
filled with good biscuit, light bread, aud1
his pockets we'll lined with lhe shining.
gold.-MuscOsce (Ga.) Democrat.