The Cecil Whig., 1852-09-18
farmsrs' Department.
For The Cecil Whig.
WHEAT.

WHEAT.
Although have not been engaged in
farming operations to great extent, yet
have not been an nattentIve observer
of the progress of agriculture in Cecil
county for the last twenty years. Be-
ing engaged for several years, during
that period, in the threshing business,
my attention was more particularly d.
rected to the wheat crop, and | have re-
marked great improvement i'll the
culture and growth of wheat. The old
practice of seeding on corn ground
without manure has been nearlv aban-
doned, and the ground is now prepar-
ed with more care, and better manured;
the wheat is consequently sown with
much better prospect of a fair crop than
formerly, and the yield is very much
increased.
The introduction of guano has been a
great blessing to the owners of poor
land, for although the out lay is con-
siderable, it is paid by the first crop,
and the condition OF the land considera-
bly, improved. After the first crop of
wheat on poor land, the clover may be
ploughed in, and the land again dressed
with guano, and seeded with wheat,
and then there is good chance for
wheat, and for heavy crop of clover.
SO far as have tried the experiment
the Patagonlau guaao has done quite as
well as the Peruvian. The quantity of
suano per acre which have used, was
about 250lbs and the yield from II to II
bushels per acre.
Before the introduction Of Medter-
ranean wheat, the wheat crop in this
county had declined very considerably,
and was considered very precarl-
Gus one, but since that time there has
been very decided Improvement in the
wheat crop of the county; and as far as
my observation goes it is the most GER
tam for a fair crop of any wheat sown
here, and from the experiments which |
have seen feel confident that thousands |
of bushels OF wheat have been lost in
Cecil County; within the last few years
by abandoning the Mediterranean, for
the new varities that are being intro !
duced every year.
Ripening from week to ten days
earlier than most other varieties, it es-
capes the rust, while the others are kill |
ed by it;--it stands the winter we'll, is |
not 50 liable to be in ured by insects as
most other kinds; makes good yield,
weighs heavy, and makes an excellent
-four; not SO white as some other varleti-
es that abound more in starch, but in |
nutument and strength of staple, it has
few equals.
There may be some lands in the coun-
ty that are well adapted to the growth
OF white wheat, and will pay better in
ii than IN Mediterranean, but in gener-
al the latter is decidly preferred to all
other kinds sown in this region of coun-
try. could give number of cases that
have come under my own observation,
of experiments on the new varieties.
1t is generally the case that when
farmer makes trial of new kind of
seed that it is put in with extra pains.
1t is SoWn on the best land-best ma
nured-and the ground prepared IN the
incest order; 50 that as regards his other
wheat the experiment is not fairly |
made. The new variety will most pro-
badly be in good credit after the first
trial, and will make considerably talk
in the neigborhood After the second |
trial, it will not be in such good credit,
and probably abandoned after the third,
if not sooner.
There are great number of kinds OF
wheat now in use in the United States,
among which are the following: Medi-
terranean, Etrurian, red-chaT, Velvet,
Golden-straw, Soules, White flint,
Black Sea, White and Red Blue-stem,
Purple straw, Zimmerman. yellow
Lammas, Bue-straw, Virginia white,
White Bearded Tennessee, Cape, Mis-
souri, white, Hutchinson, kloss, Blue
joint. Red sea, Orleans, Georgia, Red
bald, Lea, Wicker, German, Poland,
Siberian, Fly-proof, Ashbridge, S.u>ble,
Mountain, Valley, Club, Wabash, Ken
tucky smooth, Big white, Oho-h;nt,
Oregon, Hrrshey's white, Red-top, In
diana, TalaVera, Italian, Wilmington,
Canada, Malaga, Australia, and several
Others. Al.
PLASTER ON WHEAT IN THE FALL.-
AS many farmers in this vicinity are
putting plaster on their wheat in the
fall instead of the spring as theretoiore,
l have taken pains to inquire the rea-
son OF the change; aud believing the
information obtained important to
wheat growers generality | take this
method of giving it 10 the million if you
think proper to place it in you widely
entended journal.
Wheat, when plastered in the fall,