The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-21
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U'efesery laad."
fuln she southern Planter.
Experiments Of the Alseuarle Hole !
and Corner Club.
Eses-imsat on Wh,af-0 0s The Re,nh ef Cut
ling Wheaf in he MIR Sfafr; in he Dbsgl
Ssfr; aud srhen Fully Ripe. Tricd..ty Doni
~. err, Dr.. Fraak Carr, biiiiGm ". Minor. ,
Riehmsaf Terrell and Hush hiasr.
All the experiments seem gn have been
made with The nasi rrerise arruTary.
Three parcels Of wheat were culin every !
ease one when milk cauid he pressed ,
oul in small quantities.. and when The
straw nn.lrr ahe head Was siiIl green; one |,
in the dough state. when the gain was
campresslhle brtNeen The finger and
thumb. ani tie straw yeli1w; aud ore
~hrn the gram was hand and fully ripe.
aud the straw d,y. The samples noi ripe
were al cured IN lhr shade. In iesing The
rcsslls in each ease. The same measure
was filed nj h wheat in The several stages
af ripene-s. the grains rnnnied and aernar.
iely weighed. The varIous experiments,
allnwance being made for different degrees
of upeness. which may fslily be presumed
10 have existed in ihe several samples,
eyince q remarkable similarity in ihe re-
suIis. Il may be worthy of remark, that
in every experiment the ppe grain was 'l~
mos, bulky. Taking lhe ripe whea, as
,ie STANDARD. The expcrIms nis slow ihal
lhe loss hy weight. ef cutting wheat ~ the
dough state, is hei- cen five and eight PER
cesi. aud that by rnl ing wheat IN ile
milk ,iaie, between foriy and hfiy per
cent.
Erpeyimeaf-- corn.--Ia r.fsrsnre 10 lie Dssfri-
button in Planting, Gs 70 Diaqnce snd Ar
rang.m.nf.l Referred 10 DR.. Join Aiaor,
william W. Minor and George cfr.
The experimrni by DR.. Minor was ron-
durted IN the following manner: Two
rows, one stalk in The bill aud INC loot
distance in the hill; two rows, to stalks ~
the mn ant, iva rrr, distance IN the hill
twn rows three stalks in the bill aud three
feet distance m liie hiIl-all The rows q
equal dis,ai ces from each oihrT.
The experiment hy Mr.. Give was ~
Enllows: tine stake in The hill. one an'
= half feet apar,; two stalks ia The l'iil
three fee, apart; three stalks Ia The hill
fur an,i half fee, aparl--rows al eq q
DISTANCES.
The experiment m de hy MIR. William
w. Minnr was conducted a. lnl.nw: /: u
plan;ed luur rows. d sianre ol each irot
the mhrr, five feet. They were on
huIsidc-No. 1, lowest down the hlli. b
left one stalk in The lilI, two feet apar
The rnw mex, abn,e. No. Q. two stalk !
the hill, four Zee, apaH. The next ro'
above, M. 3, thrre stalks IN hid. 81
feet apart. IN M. 4. the highest on IL
hillside. the same roidiiions in al. respect
prrvallel as in No. 1.-The hwesl On III
hillside. The results of.all these exper
men,s were in favor of The fewer s'aIs
in the hill aud shortest distances. Tl
Rows were all adjacent.
Ernerinenf on 7o,s-Dryssing Wheat. Conduct
Ly DR.. William O. Carr.
lie iop-,lressed viii, equal quantities
Stable manure, six lots of wheat. ~ u
frs, week of October. Nusember. Dec't
bes. Janu .ry. February and March. :
speciiyek. The land manuted was III
gray highland. with considerable ai'ml
rsre uf sand. That without manure mig
have brought irnm three 10 five bushels
uhea, 10 the acre. The manure
spread vrsy Thin. al The rate "i not m'
,han ten ox-carl lua,!s 10 The acre. Fa
the time The whra, came up until iar.e
a.a, op-slrc-srd ~ ihe iine of seeding
Oe,ober, had the advantage oi all The o
On lois Ii camc up more sisar. Us
grew tasler. iillrd better. and fipeneu s''
days earlier than the other lois. IN 81
ef lhies grew,h oi ble grass. .hls
yiel.ied at l.asl fifteen bushels 10 the ac
whilst that a,lraning, ol The same chaf
ter. lhmigll M, malinre!. tid NOT y
three. lie vas unable 1, discover
difference in the Other lois. The
dressing had a ,leri,letiy good effect
all. in has,euing It's maturity aud IMP
ing The quaniliy an,l qrality II The
duet, over the numan"red land aul''n
ihe crop being fully doubled IN ALI.
fact that c0'd. freezing weather ron''i
I'LL April. and was sscceeded by IN
warm weather, may aceo' nl i"f he
effects resulting from The laie nan"'
Wheat, dressed with very iliin rove
af straw in Fchuary. was mol brne
ID . "a.
hy il, bul The clover was stIy much
proved.
Erperm.nf 10 ascertain fhc difference I
Resuh Of cu.fng Wheat phea 4 frsf Z, 2
10 Rust; and suffered 10 &aadhH 1aon
~ Ripe condaeiedby D. William =.
pn,,hr ad day Of Inls he tAl.lro"