New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-09
AGRICULTURAL.
..,... .hnnId Grain be CUT

/ -. ons.fion inst AZ this time, for the
- f,,,ner Careful observation, and 30 ne MUS 81
-, twenty wears residence in great "he~'.
ftDeD ,,,x has convinced the writer thst u IS July
p-.rspt pro6i on the crop to the iarms' 70 Z" n''
~, h.fors the grain is fully ripe Oar RUE 70 CON
". ,,fnc as soon the e1rhe1 pA' OF tne crop mas
,,en the milky into the dough state thers Is no
80 10 let lay to care, when cut WINE 'ne sl'~-
..yi.lly greer Bind sp as last {" cui aud set the
81 .,ooks Dutch fashion, that is. two ssd to-
sc,' - 10 dozens or twenes or any gwen nun.
aYs Eve an sven count Set in this way, the most
- sr.;a will cure and perfect itself
~ Advantages srethe grain Is hesvier s"e't-r aad
,hre h less loss OF shattered grain the straR.
o. a a Il an object mach better feed as 70 make
ss rbe TO cut early If there were ioss on the
- which Is DOT The case. ,,,.
- ,bs best portion Of the field should be set apart
w % nature until fully ripe and then carefully cot by
mi very carefully handled because the very grams
80 .bouh be saved for seed are the ONES most e--iJ
sryS Give these bundles slight fhreshing. and <vs
- rain thorough wnnOwing screen out an out ths
~ damp kernels and those for your next crop aud
.. y. succeed in improving both quality and pr.dust
~. oueston Of when should grain be cut has been
lated for many years both IN this country and Elr0P7
~ an doubt many a reader will exelam, what Is the
-. n writing anything about that-dOnt every
,s5v know all about III" No sir. You know, perhaps
nat u the thing 10 you you think you do ana
- learn any more but sOmeb body else will You forget
80 In your selfcOneeted folly, you don't think that
u ten per Mt OF all the farmers who ever make any
nsnces in the science Of farming are not TO tins manor
Il, do not possess ssrt Of intatge knowledge how %
II ss ~ f.tbsr did and never do or think Of dong
hsrs j. At the present day vast number Of people in
4, country just beginning 10 learn farming Snch per
L., want succession Of lessOns-even old ONES
are fresh 10 them though they may be stale you
ns he ~ Of cutting gain. before 1t is fully ripe Is no
rsope- Mil, ,,..,..1... 90. ,ae ~ :,
10 the "a volume Oh DfuSn "uS'N"'i'' PP' wv '0'
s ossion bias been for some time sgt4ted regarding
A, sste of ripeness which gram should De re%Ped
III has been recommended general rule OF practice.
mi dew the crop before the uppernsst grain css be
k,n ont Taking all things into consideration II seems
b The prudent plan 70 have tbs gram sqt before
shly hpe but in this mediun course shoud Dc ad'P'
u fs although grain, if allowed to becOms too ripe as
rues dull husky hue in the sample, YET II not rpensd
sOugh, IL shrivels in the drying .,.,
Cadet dc NsUx asserts that Gram reaped el{h dtys
sf the usual tme has the Der les larger idsr AMI
Lsner and better calculated to resist the attacks OF the
wseyl An equal quantity Of the corn thus resPed WITH
reaped At maturity more bread and ot Detsr
ouslty The proper time for reapng IS that whsn th5
1,,;r an being pressed between the fngsrs, has a
cougby appearance, like crumb OF bread just hot IRON
The oven
.Hhes ought never 10 be allowed TO remain uncat TIL 1t
ss uIy noe Experiments, easily made, will prove TO
ssyey cuvstOr OF it, that by permitting 1t to stand unu
The raw has lost its succuency, he gains nothlog IN
rlunuuess or bulk of gain, bat loses much in IT. color
9sepes Of skin besides which, hs incur5 the riok Df
sbspg by the high wind, or by its being cut under the
lsnau.bce ID a burning sun.
When fully ripsned by standing in the shocks dry
hour should be lost in getting It we'll secured.
London observes that sin harvesting Wheat the bsst
trmrs both 10 England and the continent agree that
In ought 20 be cut before becomes do td ripe When
lsbis & be case tbs loss is considerable both hs field
and in the stack yard aud the gram, according to VOn
lsIhaer produces an inferior Hour
An experienced Pennsyvsns farmer Of our acqusnt
nee always cuts bis while the straw is green rhis
iAnes TO DO contrary all old practice of his father
I'D all his neghbors by accident His hay crop shlrt
us year and he determined TO cut his oats green that is
I've or sK days too soon he thought losing tne gran
the rake Of the straw For seed he left strip
q middle If the held, whers tho oats we're best Ins
rn Of those cut ust ID the dough and milling stats
I'D be expected they would all shrye up WHAT hts
pse when he came thrash 10 ind the early cut
yng as much and plump grain that which stood
il was dead ripe while the straw vas inconpsripy bs'
gin tact the stock ale rapidly as they would mO
hay.