The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-10-10
From Inc rInea.lle tvs.) valley Wig.
SOWING WHEAT
Seeding in Corn Grounds.-Where

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Seeding in Corn Grounds.-Whert
wheat may he seeded in corn grounds. /
il recessary thai in plnughing or cult
yaling in The seed, The snrlare should BE-
made as level as prac icahle; but we are
free 10 say. thai nnIling bn, dire necessity
Womb ever induce rs 10 saw wheat on
corn ground. Mlieai is a grain that re-.
unirrs clean fall and hence il is that
cleanliness 81 field Is sought Ia be attain
"a n HE culture 1T ihe corn, as a prepa.
r,,,ye for wheat. For ouTsell VIC would
rather seek 10 attain thai end through re-
heated slIring nf lev, or sward gronnd
aGer Il had hccn broken up--thi, would
inroly, increase Of labor, bul We would
mol mind that. As we shonli fully calcu-
late 10 receive our reward in the increased
quantity Of the prndnct. We have never
thought that tielis inlcndedlor wheat were
sufficiently stirred. or thai attention
enough had bren paid 10 the extermina.
,ion of grass. weeds. and their respective
seeds, before The ground was seeded. In
England. wlea, fields, IN The course Of
prepaIaiion, receive from iva TO five
nlouchings, harrowing. and taking; alter
each ol Which The clodsoi grass andw
are gathered By hand Iakes, aud either
burnt or removed to the dung heap. THIS
minute and particular mndcoi preparation
NAV lie pursued there, where labor is no;
more than one-third u price il Is heret
but though, owing 10 the high price Of
labor with us, we cannot follow their ex.
ample, We might obtain some portion Of
lie advantages. by being a little more
particular Than we are. by plougllng
deep, subsoiling. narrowing anu rolling,
and leaving lime for the upinrned seeds oil
grass and weeds 10 vegetale. and then sub
iecting The land TO stirring with the cnl-
tiyaior and harrow, q tolerably clean nth
might be obtained 10 seed upon. This
might Sc accomplished simply by com.
mencing tile lallnwinga few weeks earlier
Than usul. and BY stirring the SOL as we
suggest lwire before seeding, at intervals
of from eight 10 ten days apart. u may
not he allowed FOR any one Ia do these
things Tic present season. but neyerlhe'
less, our inlimalion is not the less oppor'
tune.
Seeding on a naked fallow, Plough.
Inc, Gc.--Where il is designed TO break
up a clover ley. grass sward. or old field,
for wheat. we,wnuld plough deep, say 8
inches, turn the burrows, they harrow and
cross harrow. II we intended 10 use
ruano as a manure We would sow II
broadcast, 4, The rate Of from 300 10 400
lbs. per acre. taking care 10 lei the plonshs
cover nearly as fast rs the guano was
sown. aprecaulion, however, against
the escape and consequent loss al The al
ready formed ammonia of the guano, we
would previously mix peck 81 plaster
with every 100 lbs. Of i. The plough
ing done, we again harrow and roll, when
lhe soil would be ready for the reception
OF the seed.
Putting in the Seed.-We believe
thai llle best plan to sow wheat, Is by The
drilling machine. by thus method greater
regularity is attained in the distribution OF
the seed, a great saving Of seed is effects
cd, considerable gain III product oblala-
ed, less liability 10 winier-killlng secured,
while The chances Of exemption, to some
extent, against the rust, by the Tree clrcll-
lalion Of air through The drills, are M
creased. II. however, The drill should not
be used. and the seed plough should, The
whea, should not be buried more Than
from = 10 inches al Iarthesi. u The cul-
tivalor be used, the depth would be r'gn.
lated BY lie depth Of It's tines, bul whether
the plough cultivator or harrow be used,
the ground must be rolled with a heavy
roller. so as 10 bring The soil into imme-
diaic contact with the seed, and effect a
smooth surface Should any one coniem.
plate manuring his ground with bone
earth. we would suggest that 10 bushels
per acre will be enough. but that It's ac-
tivity would be increased by mixing 10
bushels of ashes, per acre, whit. Sow
broadcast; harrow and roll.
Water FurrowS-The wheat in, lay of
water lurrows, and run the roller cross
wise over them.
Preparation Of the Seed.-Wash the seed
wheat in clean water, until the water
ceases 10 he disccloIe,l. then soak il IN a
brine made Of salt, strong enough to float
an egg, for IL hours. When YOU want
TO SOW, drain the brine from Of the wheat.
lay the wheat ona floor. and add as much
freshly Stacked lime to il as will coat every
grain; this ran be eiiecinally dome, BY
letting one hand apply The lime while an
cher is sliotelllns over The wheat. lahe