The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-02
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From the American Farmr.
Culture Of Wheat.

derive their principal amount Of money-iis
importance 10 Of vital interest, and should al |
ways command the mos, profound consfaer.
alton. All things connected with il, from The !
selection of the seed. TO the sole Of the crop, |
form matters for serious reflection. The
ply steal condition Of the soil, whether wet,
or sound, the state of lis fertility, the mode
and depth of ploug the fineuess of It's 'iIh,
the manner and d,pih Of putting in the seed,
the character, Of The manure, where any may
be used, the quantity applied, aud mode OF ap
plcs,ion, are al! subjects Of deep concern, and
should be popdered on we'll.
There ls another matter involving deep in
teres,s, which we fear is bu, too seldom a,.
tended ,o,-we ailude TO the time OF cutting
the grain.
Our readers will admit with Us hat as the
whea, crop approaches the period of It's ma
,urity, there is no single day within two weeks
Of its becoming uipe, when il is not envroned
by immluea, peril and danger Of being de-
sttoyrd, in whole, or in part, by that dire and
insidious enemy, the rust. So far as our in
formation extends, in relation to its rAyages
the present year, all lis nischiel was done
within the three days Immediately preceding
harvest. Anticipating the danger Of such
contingency, NC took the liberty Of advising
our friends 10 cur June and July numbers, to
cut their grain some days before it was dead
ripe. Fortunate has 1t been for those who
took cur advice; for ~hilc their crops have
escaped unsca,hed many of their neighbors
have sustained lussrs, eq1al to one .lourih or
one third Of their entire whea, crops both in
grain and in straw.
Wheat, and other grains, may be Gu, from
I 10 10 days before being dead tipe, With evl
dent advantage 10 the grain in weigh, ard in
quality, aad in the quantity Of the -four; ~hls
he straw, for purposes OF feeding, is better ~
quality, end more III quantity.
Experiment. upon experiment, have estab
shed the truth of these avctInenls then Why
should farmers hesitate 10 embrace practice
which cf., the only practical plan OF avoid
Ing the deyas' atoms Of Tho rust-a disease ut.
teily incurabc when i, comes, -and which
laughs al and deides every preventive assut I
The Smut too, as We regfstto have learned.
has done very conside table injury ; bu, as this
is disease perfectly comfortable by wheat
growers, we sincerely hope, that, IN sowing
this fall, they will avail themselves Of the
simple preventive remedy which We shall here
after prescflbe-a remedy, among many 9th.
sfs, which, for half century, has proved IN
faltble. Though simple, i, is efTeciual land
we therefore, mos, earnestly uu.t, that the
little extra labor II may involve, will no, deter
any one from tesoring TO II; for if whea, is
worthy of being grown, II Is thrice worthy
OF being so put in, as TO offer every barrier
against the effects of any disease, which may
be wlthln the reach OF The grover.
Ploughiog for " heot-l he i4ud TO be
cultivated III wheat, be a clover lay or grass.
swatd, we would turn The furfow at least {
inches deep roll! 80 as to compress the fur
row slices, then harrow, and cross harrow,
until NO had completely pulycrzed the soil !;
10, We hold that much Of the success ur the
wheat crop depends upon The depth and fine.
ness Of The surface soil. II should be deep
enough 10 encourage the roots TO seek depth
oa;tns security agassst winter killing, and
fine enough to obsla'e al i, pcdlmen's n their
dcscen'.
Whrfese possible TO be done, the land
should be subsidized, as well as poughed. the
former operation. in our opinion will, any
,Iae add % per cent. to The productive capa
CITY Of any sound land, MT We vet land, be.
lore BEN, SUBSIDIZED, should be drained. The
day is not dlstan,, when all intelligent farmers
vii as soon hlnk Of putting in their crops
without poughlng as without subsolling.
ben wheat may be seeded 10 Corn ground,
It should be either ploughed IN with the SEED
plough, or put IN with the cutivator, AID IN
either case must DO done With care and neat.
ness.
Preparation Of seed. Make soak OF com
mon S1H sufficiently strong to bear an egg;
soak your seed wheat therein for % or "a
hours, strain Of The BRINE, place your wheat
on the barn.hlor, and mix fresh sakcd lime
with II, until each seed becomes busted over.
when It will be fit 10 SOW if YOU have no lime