Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-08-27
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To The Editor # he ,4nlericon Famer
DHAe sra - The wheat IN this section of the com
try looks remarkably well, hat observe In some fields
a great many "biach hcIIsn VIII Won have the onoI
ness 10 give Your opinion in reference 10 ibrr cause
or ndleau' rs! some rerugnlZs them a. mere fungi
others assert that they the male wheat and are ey
dence OF good crop, While others again cnlcud that
they Indicate deterioration OF The gam. Tie views o
scienefi TIC man will be acceptable 10 many. +.
Dunkirk.
The black hoods' described by our corfesnondeu,
may have been produced by the disease called sometimes
burned carr or burnt CORA dlserse which disc /
ors the surface OF the gram but does attack the
Hor o The seed, but Which, the grains being ground
produces discuoTauon. and consequently dep ION
OF the value 81 the flour ot may hc The .'smH"
kindred maady Which moi only discolofs the skin NJ
brand vi the gain. but changes the arna ato black
powder. " heat. says Sir John Sinclai, afflicted with
tbs disease when mixed with seed in sound state
dlmnl shes rs value, mparts dark color 10 the 15ui
aud Is said W some ~ possess noSous qualities Il
according 10 the IN ST reliable auihots produced by
'Jmgf. SmHi machines have been invented, and are
m use IN some OF the mills Of country. which
moves m 81 OF the fnrn The wheat and thereby ren
ders thu II 'ur ground from smut wheat comparatively
good. fr" the minuteneSsnt this parascal fungus sed
wheat affected with tho smut transmits the disease In
the succeeding CT and thus pepeualos it, unless means
be taken 10 destray IN the seed prior to SOWING H. Il
Is, however, leriunate. that by washing seed wheat
soaking II f, lew hours 10 ley made fon wood ashes
or Po, ash Of Strength 10 float eggor a brine made
Of san and water OF the strength and afterwards
dyng II 20 saked lime. the fungus can be cIeclually
destroyed. aud security from the disease ensured 10
the crop which may be grown from seed thus treat.
ed.
Various solutions for soaks have been recommended,
as solution Of potash. solution Of the muriae Of poa sh
solution Of sapetre. solution of soda solution Of com
mon salt. solution Of glauber SALTS solution of ammonia
solution OF sot, solution of ime diluted solution If Win.
one acid chanbefley, solution of copperas slniion Of
que slfio and various others. We, however, prefer
touihs oil common salt and water made as we have be
lure Promised, sufficiently strong to float an coy OF a
potato. ibe plan we pursued IN preparing our seed
wheat was this--we first washed the wheat in clean
wafer until the immersion Of the wheat therein ma lon
ger darkened II, we then threw il into the brine pre
y'onsy prepared for s reception where we permitted
ltt' renaa Tor our IL hours as occasion teoniteaas
we needed the seed wheat for sowing we drained If The
solution, placed the wheat on The barn-hogr wbie, we
had previously swept fgr lis reception ; then stted
oyer It siaked lime by degrees, turning over the seed
wheat with shovel and stopping with the sitting of The
lime when all the grains of wheat appeared to us 10 bt
coated with the lime Seed thus prepared we will guar
anty VIII never produce smutty or burnt grains see,
thus prepared, if plonghed in, will germnae muc
quicker Than when sowed without being soaked aud In
Pans VIII grow the quicker at the set, a matter ,
CONSIDERABLE Importance, as II enables them send ou
thelr fouls earlier and get well set ia the earth tefr
Inc fiost sets IN aud arrests their growth.