Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-26
AGRICUL TURAL.
FIR N the Gemmfo,rn (Pa) Telegraph
WHEN SHOULD GRAIN BE CUT

WHEN SHOULD GRAIN BE Ct II
II has ever bern the practice with mol farmers u
permit their grain cups To nmain in The field until fully
maiured. THIS, II was thought iudlspensllly NJ
ce.sary TO sc'ufe the complete development Il all tbose
characteristic eSceencies upon which the value Of ma,t
gfsns, used TT Eod i0T aud beast. is found nldn
sically 10 depend. To II therefore. day before
It's entire aud peri Ct mautatlon, supposed To doraft
~ sme extent from Its nutye powers, and canse tent
ly 10 diminish s'nswhal the value # The crop with ut
SECURING any advantages rhy Of cousidfialun in IL
turn. The assumption upon Which TIT, hypothesis /
protested, is that tn stalk arls meitly conduit
tube Though which, ss the gain demands it, The eui
Ineni Is conveyed fn The soil No allowance Il made
tn the action Of the vtazng fud ar sap which Is sup
posed To act rner,y solvent, aud is arrested and
rendered lncaralc Of operating any favorable up.
on the gain. the crop is cur though the stalk
tie rpeie Nth SAP, aud tle gain untitled " immature.
My own eNpereic" hoWeyof, aided by The experiments
and obseIyal Of Tiers VIM have ade htse nleno-
mema SUI jri 4 critical aud patient lnvrsliga ibn In
ducrs me In sd p an altgt thcr different a the case
and this, hnd Is The fact wi many Of the mos dr.
nngn'shed scientific witets 10th IN this country aud II
Enmpe.
In the second volume uf BRUSH Ilus5aadfy, pr. $50
I37, il is said:
")he question has been fr liue -ei ,ed. regal
ing the state f rp.noss in which grain oud he eapod
and II has been recommended general tule Of pfac
lice, to cat down the crop before the urprrma.t rran
can be shaken uu'. Taking all things into consideration
II seems 10 br the most prudent plan have the gam
cut before 1t fully ripe; bal in this MEDIUM coufse
should be adopted; fpr ah ugh gain if all wed 10 be
come iao ripe, assHmes dull husky huc in The sample
yet. II MT rpened enough, ii lttscs In the dryen"
cadet de NauN asserts thai "rmin rcaprd Fl Int DAYS
bsioe the usual time his the berries arner T. Ter ard
hner. and better cacuht,d resist the attacks of tho
weevil. An equal qnantlty Of the corn thus reaped
"eh corn rcaped Al maturity, gave bread. aud OF
better quality. The proper time fnr roapint i that
when the grain on being pressed between the foeors.
has doughty Appearance, like orumb Of bread Just hot
from The uven."
Mr.. Z. Howard, in the repa on select farms. says.
wheat ought never Ia be allowed to remain uncut / 4
II IL fully ripe Experiments easily made. will nr,ye
10 every cnrsor If il. that by permit in, il In stand
until the straw has lost it, snrcuoncv he oains nnlhno
IN pnnpness or bulk Of gram, hat scs much in c,lor
and hnepess If skin; besides whrh iarurs the rsk
OF Smelling by The heh wind. OF by its being under
the Influence "a burning sun.
"When fully tpened by standing in the shocks no Y
hour should be LOST IN getting Il well secured y
Landnn observed, hat I'm harves inc wheat the best
frners both in England and the contjnen, apfee that
II ought to he cut befae il becomes dead ripe When
'hs 10 the fase the ss Is Guns derahe, bh in the field
and 10 the stack yard .nd the grain, ace rdnr 10 Won
Ihaer, produces an inferior Il 'ur"
These exIrac's from the distinguished Theoretical
and practical writers an agriculture NIGH be- multiplied
ad tnfnitnm but enough has been presented presume
I" show What Is the general belief upon his impotan
SUBJECT My own experience, also, gpos t. carfobHa
the correctness Of The theory whlrh proposes that all grail
intended human faod, for feeding animals be Gu
NJ least five days befafe it becomes mane In the sum
mer Il 1886. had piece Il uas, about four acf,
which were remarkably stuut As has was Thar seasn
rather short, and rs less than medium crap had bee
harvested. wished 10 preserve the straw Of his feel
IL condition which would render il in some measure n
efficient substitute for Englsh hay; and will This view
cut the Whole Of my oais at period of their prowi
whom The straw was perfectly green but moi before III
bereshad become somewhat hard to he touch though
no means ripe From app arance, induced belle
that about fvedaysofdy warm weather would be require
to rpeh the c.pp; and ia this opinion hfterwar
CO hrmed by the time required fully pen sma
stripe which caused 10 be left the centre of III
field the produce (which aterwad carefully resi
el and weighed The weather was favorable during ii
haryes and The sheaves stored without injury iro
the wet. On comparing the produce If that portion
the ID to which the sickle had been introduced frs
with she f..daee e! hat which had heen allowed 10 b.
come folly ma,ured before cutting there no preceI
b!e difference either in the size weight of the grail
az there was marked difference in the appearance
slue II The straw. That " hch first cut reiaine