The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-07-25
WHEN SHOULD GRAIN BE
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to rrinain IN the ticld Until fulIy maiur.
ci. This J, was thought, VA, iad,.rcn.
SADLY necessary 30 secure he coiuplcic
development OF all those characteristic
excollcncics up1u which the value uf
most grains. used for food for man and
beast, Is found ,n,I ,Im>ically lo drpcnd.
'To cni il, therefore, one day before its
cntrc and perfect maluraiion. was sup.
posed 90 dvtrac, 10 some extent from its
nn,riiiVc powers. and consequently Ia
dimi.i,h sumealM the ,aiue OF the
crop, without securing any adv anIagos
worthy Of consideration IN r,turn. The
assumption upon which this hl lpoihcsis
is prodirai,i Is. that The stalk acts mere.
" n a conduit. or tutc. through which,
n, The grain demand, it. the nuirimcni
l. conN' yr6 ON the sul. No allow.
ance is made for the action of The vital
i~ing lluld. or sap, which rs supposed 10
act merely rs u solvent. anl Is ARRESTED
and rendered incapable of operating
any favorable action upon the gain, as
soon as the crop is cut, though the stalk
be replc'c wiili sap, and the grain un-
flied, or immature. Ny own expert.
cnc", however. aided by the experiments
and observations ot others who have
made these phenomena subject Of crit
zeal and patient Investigation, induces
me to adopt an altogether different view
OF the case, and this, dnd is III" fact
with many of the most distinguished
scicntiiir writer's, both in this country
and in Europe.
In the ~ volume of Eriti-h llus.
baudry, n. 1861, 1t !, ,aij.-.-
The question has for some time
been n.i'a'c1, regarding the state Of
tipeness ia which grain should bc reap
cl, aud it has been recommended rs n
general rule "f practice, to cut down
the crop before the uppcrmos, grain
can be shaken out. Taking all things
into consideration, il seems 10 he the
mos, prudent plan TO have The grain cut
Loforc i, j, FULLY ripe, but in this "A me
dun course should be adopted, for al
though grain, il allowed to become too
ripe, assumes "A dull, husky hue IN the
sample, yet, il not rip"ncd enough, IT
shr''e'' III '''' ufl''e
Cadet de Naux asserts that grain
rcap"d eight days before the usual time
has the berries lar.cr, fuller, aud finer,
and better calculated TO rcsi,. the al
tachs OF the wccvil. An equal quanii-
~ OF the corn thus icapcd, with corn
rrarcd n, maturity, gave moe brcnd
and OF a better quality. The proper
time for rcapin" Is that when the grain
on bong pressed between the fingers
has doughy appearance, like crumb
o! bread just hot from the oven"
" hen fully ripcncd hy standing in
shocks, no dry hour should be lost in
getting II well secured
tand"n observes that " in harvesting
wheat, the best farmers, both III Eng
iahd and on tie continent, agree that
II ought to be tut before II becomes
"''H ripe. hen this = HE case ih"
los ~ r"iaidtrab!', Both III the he.d
aud in tbs e'ack-yard, and tho grain.
hrc"r"'nc to EOn iHaer, ploddccs An
i".r'F A"oF'
Lcsc extracts rom the most dt,'in-
Fni>'"' 'hrorrt'cai and prrtieaI wr'.
''r' "i agriculture 'n'@1li J." multiplied
da l.. h"tf"m; but enough has been pre-
'enied' ! presume to snow what Is the
| Grne"al bel'ei upon tli'' important sub
Jeci. My own experience. also, goes
to c'rroboTate 'he correctness OF the
'hc"ry "hic" propose Mat All gram m
tended Tor inn'an iond, or Tor iced'ns
anIn1'', be cut at least h'c days be-
tore II becomes maiiirr' Ia the saHI-
Iner oi 1879, hil pi"tc o' oai' a.
bout 4 arr"., which w'rr remarkably
't"h. n hay was that season rather
snort ana a. less than a medium cT0f
lad been harvested, wished to pre-
serve the s'ra" o' 'IIIS iie'd IN a c'"d'-
ton which would render II IN some
mea are aa efficient ibs'1tuic Tor Eng'
l-h lay, and with tins view, cnt the
whole o. my oats at u ltHpd {" ihcIT
.rowih when tho straw "a, perfectly
green, but not before the berries bad
""come somewhat hard 10 The touch,
though hy ~ means iIpe. FROM APP
praFance' ! wa- induced 10 believe that