Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-14
Guuper'g GIurkshurg RegIster
From tie American Farmer.
WORK FOR TIE MONTH.
SEPTEMBER.

SEPTEMBER.
This month, If well improved, will be
always found to be one of responsibility and
toll, both TO the mentsl and physical capa,
cities of every farmer. who desires to keep
pace with the work that should be accom-.
plished within the days allotted to it. No
thing is truer than this Every man who
desires to prosper by his farming opera
tons, should make it an imperative duty
to keep ahead of his work. Admonishing
all, then, to bear this truth in mind, We shall
proceed to point out such matters as, in our
opinion, should be promptly attended to
OK THE FARM.-First of all then, we
address ourself 10 the Culture of Wheat.
Wheat being the money crop of farmers
over a very large breadth of the cultiva-
ted lands of our country, 1t seems but
proper that we should direct especial at
tentiou to the subject of its culture, in all
its details. But what we may say. we de-
sire only to be considered suggestive, in
teuded to awaken reflection on the part of
our readers, and not as prescriptive rules.
The views which we may advance may be
of value. or they may be valueless. OF
this our readers are to be the judges. as it
does not become us to determine a question
Of so much delicacy. We may however,
be permitted to say, they are well Ill
teRded and concientiously made-our sole
desire being to promote the welfare OF tie
agricultural portion of our great Ameri-
can community. in whose, prosperity all
our hopes and aspirations are bound up.
SELECTION OF SEEp.-The utmost care
must be taken to clean all seed wheat, and
seperate them from all weed seeds no
pains should be spared to get the best va
rieties, most productive kinds, and such
AS are particularly adapted to the partic-
uIar locality where it may be sown.
METHOD OF SEEDlNG.-lf proper care
shall have been bestowed in the prepara-
ton of the soil-if by good ploughing.
rolling and narrowing, it has been brought
to a fine state of puiverIzation, then we
should perfer to have the seed put in with
wheat drill. If, on the contrary, The
land is not in good condilion-in fine filth
then broadcast seeding must be adopt
ed. In every instance before seeding wheat
the soil should be rolled.
TINE OF SEED1NG.-This is among the
often muoted and never settled questions
Every ueighborhood-nay, almost every
wheat grower entertain their own peculiar
carly, others late sowing. The growers
of the Mediterranean sort sow as early as
the first of September and UPWARDS. 1t
perhaps, would be safe rule to SOW be-
tween the middle of this month and the
10th of October.
DEPTH OF CovERING THE SEED. THE seed
should not be covered more than inches
nor less than 2 in depth. To arrive at
either of these results great care should be
observed.
With the drill the depth of covering is
completely within the control of the opcr
:,tor, Il circumstance of great Importance.
Ii the seed plough with 1cheGlS attached be
used, tolerable accuracy may be attained.
If put in with the harrOV, the teeth should
be so graduated as not to penetrate the
the soil more than or inches at farthest.
We spprehend that nicely and cxactness
as to the depth of covering the seed can
only be reached where the soil has been
nicely ploughed, thoroughly pu.verized by
narrowing and rolling. In the manner in
which these operations may be performed,
much of the success of crop depends
Deep ploughing and perfect pulverizatiou
are great helps in the growth of crop OF
any kind, and particularly SO with wheat.
QUANTITY OF SEED PER ACRE.-If sown
broadcast, not less than bushels of seed
per acre should be sown. If drilled in, 5
Pecks per ucre will be enough.
WATER Observation-Disclosures seeding the
wheat the field should be -furrowed
the burrows so run as to convey the WA
ter away, as nothing is more injurious to
the healLhful growth of the wheat plants
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winter and early spring. These burrows
after being formed should be crop-roIled,
to give their sides solidity. Care must
be observed through the winter to clean
out the water-furrows so rs that there
may be no impeachment to the free passage
of the water.