The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-02-04

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A New Property Of The. Wheat PIaat-
h'<A new fh~orv in she Isssssiuloxy Of
the whest plant has been proposed. rm-
ibrucinx y new fact IN relation to its abb
Aify 20 send sat new oesefs frpm tile
kerrel when deep planted. sfter me
side ~ surface roots are -desfruyetl by
frost, accident. or insects. p obsers-
ing farmer ef our acquaintance has
Lesme To that conclusion by 6adiag that
wheat which Was ploughesl an. sr even
deeply set with the grain drill. reco
yeresl in the -SPring. after having been
completely Winter killed aud blown
away FROM its place Of growth.
So satisfied was he Of the fact that
he this Fall tried the experiment Of
planting q certain number Of grains at
| the respective depths of three, four.
Eve, and six inches, which. after COM
Ing up. and getting three or four blades,
he cut of, and Few days since exhi-
bited to US. as he did some that we're
eaten off by the wire worm; which had
set of roots about the kernel, and had
started new aud fresh sprout Of half
ain inch in length, that apparently
would increase. and next Spring show
itself above the surface. Is amsase
The examples shownus had two sets
of radicals, mr. side roots, one at the
kernel and one at the surface attached
to small bulbous-formed Knob, and
out of which grows the future stools or
offsets. They were connected by a
slender STEM. which was the original
pl,smuie Of the plant. and which was in
some cases still green, and in those de-
stroyed by the worm, dead; yet they
all exhibited fresh sprout at the kerr
mel, apparentLs-but few days old. sal
Ii has. long. been said that wheat
ploughcd in would stand the Winter
better than when sown broadcast; and
il is asserted. and we believe admitted.
that wheat sown by the drill is not near
as much affected by frost, as when
slightly covered BY the ordinary pro-
cess. ,ftaIv asa IS .1s.8Ignl
Now If this tendency Of whcatwhen
sown deep to send out two sets Of
roots, and when the upper ones are de-
stroyed to throw out new sprout at
the bottom ones from the kernels, is So,
it is a discovery of the greatest impor-
tance-especially in this whcat-grow.
ing region, where, as in all new coun-
tries, It is found that the cutting dawn
the forests, and clearing up the land,
causes the Winters to become more
open and unsteady; and the increas-
ing prevalence DC insects would seem
to Indicate the necessity Of deep cover
ing Of the seed, to protect it against
freezing out, or other accide>ts, and
ensure its coming again in the Spring.
There are several gang-plough culti-
yators for covering seed after it is sown
broadcast, and anutherin,ented BY. Mr..
Davidson, of Greece. having four small
ploughs with each feed apparatus that
sows and ploughs under, which is the
very thing to test this theory, and il
true, to perform all that will be requir-
ed. .a.ssi.i,s laiiia ilza
We should like to hear the opinions
and experience of old wheat-growers
on this subject We do not as yet as.
sert these assumptions as facts. but all
the indications that have been subject
ed to our view. give strong testimony
of their correctness. g sHe
This tendency of the wheat plant.
would account for circumstance that
evcry one must occasionally Y have OBJ
ser, ,ed-a wheat field 50 apparently de-
void of vitality as to be threatened with
ploughing up, revive and produce ye-
ry respectable crop. Anr. dg.i
WnY IS THE GARDEN FERTILE THE
almost universal opinion is, because it
| is more highly manured than fields, and
consequently has richer soil. This is
not always the case. But is it not ow-
ing to the finely pulverized condition Of
the beds, that gives the soil highly abb
sorbent power to attract the moisture
Of the atmosphere s--a source of ferti-
lity that many farmers scarcely seem
aware that they possess, II the soil oi
the field were as carelullyworked, and
fresh earth constantly exposed to the
atmosphere, as in the well tended gar
den, the land would Increase rather
than ,leteriurate in fertility. Let the
rule be. plough deep, cultivate well,
pulverize Jumps and sods, and return
the straw to the soil" and you may
carry off an immense quantity OF ha:
man food, and still have fertile soil
remaining. $ as
Plants ~ their nature are organized