Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-20
Frnm the Valley Farmer.
WHEA CnytFINrT.


OF the west are very much increasing
their wheat crops-fnding il more
agreeable and far more profitable than
the onerous culture Of tobacco. And
as the season is now at hand, we will
say word upon the subject Of prepar.
ing for and sowing wheat.
A certain degree Of fertility of soil
is necessary to succeed in raising wheat
-thls degree is 10 be learned by expe.
rience.
The crop is as preCarious In TOO rich
as too poor soil; and upland is prcfera.
bic TO bottom.
Wheat should never succeed TO cosu
unless the ground has ''laid by" sea-
son; in the latter case good crop is
sure, unless the elements wage a posi-
tive war upon it. Oats is an excellent
precursoIy of whea;--leavihg the
ground mellow and clean; Two requisites
in successful wheat culture. The stub
blefshould be turned under as soon as
the oaIs are of the ground, giving time
for decay before sowing time: moreover
luxuriant crop of young oats wi"
spring up, which, turned down in
flushing up" will prove valuable an
efficient manure, and quickener Of the
soil--the latter being much needed OF
prairie lands generally.
/ g Wheat should never succeed 10
wheat, lest the grain degenerate, which
it will certainly do. Virgil, the Phi
losophcr as well as poet, wrote an axiom
which he penned--'Thc true repose of
The earth is The change III lis productions
Speaking of plants, and the same holds
good in relation TO grain vegetation.
Bridgman, The scotsman and florist. re-
marks: 1t is curious fact, that a plan:
may be killed by the poison which i, has
itself created, as viper may be stuug
to death By its own venom. Hence. it
has been very generally noticed, that
the soil in which some particular vege-
tables have grown, and into which they
have discharged the excrelions Of their
roots, is rendered noxious 10 the pros
perity of plants of the same allied spe-
ciss, though il be quite adapted to the
growth and support OF other distinct
species Of vegetables Let this suf.
fee
believe i'll early sowing. The first
and second weeks in September EN-.
brace the best time. From one and u
quarter TO one and three quarter bush
els per acre is the proper quantity per
acre-the former on neU and the latter
on old lands-thrown broadcast. In or
der 10 SOW regularly, lay off your lands
len feet in width, and SOW 10 and fro.
throwing the grain from one side 10 the
other of your and thus scattering half
- Quantity each time The reason for
this mode of sowing is too plain to
make detail necessary.
We recommend narrowing, rather
than ploughing in wheat. in west ern soil,
al all events the surface should be left
level. We have seen frequent reason
for this. We know how ap, our ives,
ern soil is 10 run together" in the
wet winter season, if left in ridges
by this means covering up the germs 10
i the hollows, and leaving The roots OF
O others too much exposed. Again; in
y dry windy winters-and prairie far
n mers have seen this--ths continuous
# and tremendous winds blow OFF the
ia apexes of those ridges, thereby leaving
O a large proportion Of germs to perish.
q After cross. narrowing we highly en-.
n join rolling with heavy roller.
f. What win suffer nothing from mod
10 crate grazing provided II be done no,
after The goth of January. and oni,
when the ground is dry and firm.
We Tobacco or corn stalks thrown about
at on bleak places, have the mos, happy
es effect on the whoa, crop. We have
vi seen this 10 our perfect satisfaction.
~ In all cases wheat before being sowr
is should be rolled in warm tar and ashes
Besides being very offensive to moles
,e tar is an effectual remedy ogains. smu,
ID in wheat. ..
h; We have thus briefly given our mode
i. without comment: and the only com
u, msnt necessary is-to .foilo,p it, in put
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