New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-29
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utear Drilling IN Northern Ohio.

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appis to expedite Abor heretofore slowly done oy
hand In manufactures much has been sttained-n agr
culture but Little One thing which has been probably h
taiDec is the invention OF drilling machines, for sowing
wheat Asriouliurxis.s more likely to be conservA
tive than progressive and when an innovation on their
mode Of farming proposed they are usually inclined to
demand clear facts IN illustration Of the advantages claim
ed fer the proposed improvement.
II Is old saying TIA. the richest nine yet discovered
Is good soil well cultivated Next to the thorough pre-
parsion of the soil the nPoraD: thing to secure
good crop, isproPer planting
An Ohio correspondent gives Us the following valuable
facts in favor Of drilling grain. He says
In order that those who disposed 70 heed facts mSy
have some information IL regard % sdvantgs that have
been secured BY machinery for patng seed hs ground
pro hereinafter 20 mbOdy ihs results OF csrefal
arc scmexta. extensive invesigAton-n&de not by my
self bat BY experienced Farmer 10 whom shall refer
In msiy fthe Counties OF NoTihe Ohio the drilling or
ulartng O: wheat by mtchn-r! has been thoroughly
iey.d To the entire satisfaction OF large majority of
those xho have sny observations or experiments in
regard t. Il
at ha. however met bitter opposition When irst In
toduc.d abcut i've years siuce,l Ignorant prJid!ce
owned dslky the Hssgre shoS OF progressive spini
that gave cOUrsg Bat It has gone on conquer
ing the apceTt prejudice and custom Of lowing bro dcAi
1Tsoye ago last fall John sickmsn, an intelligent
Farmer of Nsyue County pn chased Wheat Drill and
resolved 10 te- i, fairy His neishbors we're deeply IN
ter. sied IN project Some laughed a. and some encour
chained ofooe half the wheat ~ s9sn oroide ' ana
the ether taii planted with The Dril The following su n
uer when the wh,st began - put forth heads the ntd
yss AL obi. c: O. much speculation Many said toe broad
cast vss AZ gooo AZ the drilled but those who carefully
smu.d the sraa, proved thai the drilled wheat was grow
il guAily-Ea Of the broad iFfeguiary h.fVsst
suuro.ched The Conservatives were ssnKuin--ou' tns
friends Of the Drill said Ii you 20 iL.o the telc you VIII
discover that the heads Of the drilled shsai stand up side
"by aud neatly every has SIX roSs The broad
"ct wheat hiss but few stalks equal IN hight and some
"lsye only four 81 grain the head. Wait tii mar
west geni, When the Thea WAS cut and separately
thr heo Arc mes red in the field i vas ascertNned that
from the half which had been drilled there was yield OIL
4 6uies 10 tie ac,e-on tue hall broadcast yield
OF - iEstts showing an Advantage 81 niue CHRAs 70 me
acre IA fGr0r q drtinhC.
So well sii.fed with this experime Me- Sick man,
that the following season. in order 10 get drilling intro
duced among his nshborng farmers be offered to pur-
chased drill worth SIS for Of them IT, out OF 50 acres
ne hsd 20 put in wheat he would one acre broadcast
spd drill the residue and give him Mr. what gram was
saiI ed over that so~n broadcast.
Christian Nspp, OF the same county VINO paro ntssd
drill for SIS in company with neghoor, put IN for him
sell % acres OF wheat the first yes and when he harvest
ed be stated that be wiling 10 certify that on his farm
the drill had psd Tor itself Mr. Nolan, OF The sans coun
~ 1t political eniion ia HaTisvie last 81 inner de-
caIec 10 number Of the farmers there collected tha ne
pat in lis wheat and oats with drD, aud that ne
would not DO wi bout Tor three times It's cost because
il had fairly nt ressed his crops more than one third
"Forsupport Of Mr. Siok mon, Mr. Nupp snd Mr. Molin
experience can refer Jscoo Shook OF Wayne County
sAc smoker OF Ashland County Squire Hiderorsnd an
wh,st spnuslyl John Shay OF summit County H. I:
Knssbury f Medina County John Fulton o: Rich!.nd
County ard others and could particularly cite other
te,t- necessary To any who wishes 10 make direct
,rGurts give the names Of over hundred tar ners
IN Wsyue Stsrb Medina Ashland and Rchland Counties,
VITO s farmers those Who only plant II acres
o wheat 10 buy drills because At the very best they will
yield Of three bushels 20 the acre over tina, sown
broadcast which will make 20 bushels OF wheat other sse
lost and 80 bushels Of wheat AZ 80 cents bushsl Is
ect for e at aich The highest priced drills
manufactured ~ Ohio sr@ sold
hen ground has been plowec and hsrrOwed once
Il is ready for drilling Twelve acres may be ea'y drilled
in a day by hand with one team and seven tube
drill il nire tube Grill s used team will put IN
The SEED is all deposited 81 inches below the surface,
in rows inches apart the Of bushels Of seed to
thsacIe.
Drilled whest is lot easily picked up by the fowls, as
brosc cast sy be Last fall during seeding, the pigeons
were very plenty in Northern Ono. Farmers reported
that spomsn bad poor luck watching grain fields where
the wheat lad been drilled but heds sotn broad cast were
covered with them
winter ted often that 50 On broad cast Being even
~ deposited and well covered stands drouth better than
broad cast-the roots having rmer hold IN the ground
the stalks sre liable - be thrown down and for the
reason the ny makes havoc IN broad
ca.t wheat that drilled Is but slightly Injured II At AL
Standing IN rox through which there free circus
ton of Eight and air in drilled wheat is nsvsr
20 seriously uTed by rust broad cast and because light
and air have unmpsdsd opportunity to noursh the stalk
AND the ain, while the roots lie deep in the ground and
sultan the stalk IL is rarely found that head OF
drilled heat has less than elk rows and II IS seldom hai
the kernels not more plump than adjoining helds OF
brosd-css.sown ,
when "a ners examine her broad cas-, wheat they find
ha. The tai stalks having hesds with six rows are firmly
rooted b The ground with ths roots well covered Iney
then naturally reason, that 1t every stalk N well
planted the ed Of grain would evidently be- much larger
Nov if BY drilling every seed be we'll planted and
al the stalks firmly as the best ones 10 the orosi
est field Why there not great advantage in drilling
over broadeas;
That is ust what farmer, sho have thoroughly expert
49,. .to drsI In ado
Will any thing 10 do with machinery, which takes
all the cork away from the poor man.
They have but o. the power Of steam which
drives the press, tn locomotive the ship that deh.s wiz
and the machinery that does away the HAIL. the
han d loom. sno the hsnd-uiu
a good drill is not out Of service when the wheat
planted IL the spring be MS oats and his corn
There better planter than agOod drill The seed
ia regularly planted IN hills three feet apart or may os
dr., ppeo in rows zach kernel eight inches from its nearest
ghbOr Many farmers claim thai II hes, 70 plant corn
10 shall stand alone instead Of being Sc-d
with three or fear others in bill all of which draw sus
tensnce ron . tew inches Of ground.
Nh.n plan ted an Drills nste ad of HIS the ears are not
shaded the stalks are thriller often bear two
than When crossing neghborly 10 the co nmon
practice Of hi.iIDg Corn
when The farm 9. drill. he Corn be throw away hoes
for the Corn be cultivated with tbs machine the
iabes Of tie d having replaced by culvAtOr teeth
IL Northern Ohio eight different descriptions u
Drill are AdvAntsgeeusiy employed. They are sold At
prie 60 rgipg rom ESQ 10 So
Eext fs there vii be less whsA, sown broad cast in
Northern Ohio than ever before Intelligent farmers
w not think OF scattering wheat over the ground 81
bar d. after leaning the value Of good drilling
chine
Saving seed whent.
Ths Z important. but much neglected natter
BY nearly al farmers There Is another difficulty be-
sdes the hab,ual es-e,sssHsss of wheat growers which
Is degenersting this staple crop OF America The
wheat intended for seed shosd be saved 10 the field
brf thu reform that do expect live 20 see