Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-11

pounds, and other parts 200 pounds per
acre"
! sThe experiments with the drill, and
broadcast, on DR.. C. Mobiles field, resulted
in yield of % bushels per acre of broad
cast, where two bushels had been sown, and
35 per acre, where l IA bushel had been
with the drill; land similar in every respect;
the variety of wheat, Mediterranean show
ing increase in favor Of drilling (includ-
ing the saving of seed) of 8 3-4 bushels to
the acre,
The yield Of additional straw on the
drilled acre, IL per cent.
The yield of additional wheat on the
drilled acre, 81 per cent"
Such facts require no comment-they
write their own history.
Time Of seeding.-We have ever been
the advocate of early sowing; and notwi,h
standing the Of. repeated attacks Of the Hes
SANITY, to which early sown wheat plants
are subject, we remain mistaken in our be-
lief of the proprieiy of the practice. 1t is
not our purpose to designate the day Oh
which wheat should be sown; but merely
TO urge, tina, i, should be go, in as early in
'bIS ABoutlI a. PoSSiDIS 0Hu w Ca piCSS viz
hope, that when done, it may be we'll done,
as the manner of putting in a crop, exers
powerful Influence over its product.
Water Furrows. So soon as you have
finished seeding, run your water fHrrows,
and pass the roller cross-wise over them.
Quantity Of seed per acre.---if sown
broadcast, it will require s pecks per acre
if by drill, 5 perks, per acre, will be ample;
so that, by drilling, 8 pecks Of seed will be
saved on each acre; matter Of considerable
moment TO the economical farmer besides
which, out Of many experiments made to test
the relative prodncIiveness of the two sys-
TENS, the results are signalIy in favor Of
putting in wheat by the drilling machine.
Calcareous matter for ITheat lands
All lands on which wheat may be cultivated,
should be either marled or lined, as lime
formes very important constituent in the
elements Of the whea, plant, being an i'm
poEtant part Of its structure and substance
Ashes will answer as we'll as lime, or
mari, inasmuch as more than one-hslf Of the
body of ashes, is, in fac', LIME perhaps, i,
would &C! better, as besides the lime, there
al z CONlEliScu III dSJtS various OlIpI SuO
stances, which enter into The whea, plant,
and form portions of its food and structure
Vet lands.-Whea. should never be
grown on wet lands indeed, there are but
lew of the cultivated plants that succeed
well on such soils. By draining, such lands
are improved in texture and temperatures
are worked al less expense, may be worked
sooner in spring, produce earlier, larger, and
better crops, and render the place more
healthy. These reasons should induce all
notable farmers a! least to GO to work, drain
such lands, and thereby add TO their solid
comforts and wealth.
Spring rozling.-Wheat fields should al
ways be rolled in the spring, SO soon as the
frost is out Of the ground, and the soil suf-
flciently firm 10 resist poaching from the
horses hoofs. 1t serves to replace the roots
of plants thrown out by frost and thaws, con-
solidates the earth, gives an impetus to vege-
lalion, and exerts beneficial influence gen
orally.
Granaries aceeuil.-BeTore any new
grain is stored therein, granaries should be
thoroughly cleansed. In The first place, The
floors, walls, and ceilings, should be care
fully swept, the dirt, cobwebs, and insects
gathered and burnt, not swep, out Of doors;
then the entire interior, should be secured
with hot lye, made strong and, when dry,
should be while-washed, with at least two
coats Of white-wash. Such a cleansing,
would probably destroy the weevil, which
proves so destructive to stored grain.
We have seen it stated that by placing
several vessels with tar in them, in gran
ary, and renewing the tar occasionally. that
the fumes arising from it was SO offensive
10 the sense Of smell Of the weevil-so suf-
locating in its effecis-as to either kill or
drive them from the premises. OF this lat
ter remedy, we have no personal kno wledge;
but as i. is inexpensive, it may be we'll TO
lest It's virtues, as an adj unct 10 the thoro'
cleansing which we have named.
We have seen it stated also, that by
sprinkling lime through the grain at the time
of storing, it would secure it from The raw
ages of The insect. This being clearly
remedy, and easily tried, i! would be well
to give it fair experimentation emitting
the thorough cleansing we have recommen
ded.
The following plan, is the one pursued
by The Hon. I'm. Carmichael, of Queen
Anne's County, Of this State; we published
it in Aug. 1913, but as il is one Of those
things tia! will bear repeating, we republsh
it for the benefit Of our friends and do so
with the more pleasure, as it proceeds from
a gentleman Of grea, experience and know
ledge-one who is always implicitly to be
relied upon:
81 las. summer, saw some publications in
your paper in relation to the weevi-A fly and
Black-veevH. The weevIl-dy deposits its
egg in the grain, in it's green and tender slate
If The wheat is ,hreshed soon after harvest,
and thrown into bulk, il undergoes heat,
hich daSfrf,Us ha i l.