Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-02

lie change is from cold, chalky district to
mild, loamy soil.
The principal consideration with every
farmer should be fully to ascertain the adsp-
talion of his far,h TO grow the two funda-
white wheut-lor which j, is best ada sp,ed-
or, if it will advan.egeousiy produce both
under a judicious rotation. Most wheat
farms will alternately grow good crops of
fine quality of both varieties; but on the 9th.
er hand, very few farms will produce good
and profitable crops Of white wheat in long
succession; its liability to degenerate and
miIdew, is much greater than in the red va
rie,y. The red wheat is in every respect
more hardy, and much more 10 be depend
ed upon, on the average of soils hence its
more extended cultivation. 1t will be gem
erelly found advantageous on most farms,
TO devia'e occasionally from any practice,
however we'll it may appear TO answer. No
one knows when he has reached the utmost
bounds Of production hence white wheat
will occasionally produce frs. rate crop.
on lands unsuiled to its growth, and as it
varies somewhat in lis character from red,
it forms desirable change in the rotation.
In my own practice, ] usually grow the
most prolific varieties of red whea. as hav-
ing proved them more profable; but find
a change, such as now name, 10 be both
good for my own profit and the soil i. grows
upon. think if the soils are suitable, white
wheat should be grown in the proportion
Of two crops Of red to one of white.
Another consideration should be, 10 suit
the variety 10 be sown, TO the condition and
fertility of The soil. A rich soil should be
sown with a shor,-slrawed variety-a poor
soil with free.growiug long -strawed sort.
The season for sowing, should again decide
be sown late in The season, or on very rich
soils. The red whea, is better adapted for
late seasons and rich soils. The straw of
The red whea, takes up more silica or fin,y
nature than the white variety; hence that
brightness on the straw Of red wheat. This,
of itself, is The grea, cause of its comparative
safety from that destructive parasite midew
-,ha. black fungus plant so frequently
found growing upon the stalks Of the wheat
plant, and preventing lis further progress BY
taking all the juices designed for the sup
port of the wheat, 10 promote its own de.
velopemen'. ......ss.
Having thus shortly given some general
outlines, with view of directing TO pro-
per choice of whea! for seed, will now
offer remark or two upon it's preparation
for sowing. /. has become settled con-
viclion in my own mind, that smut in wheat
is mainly derivable from The smu.sy particles
sown along with The grain, and by which it
becomes tainted or imFregnaled. It is also
derived from or propagaed by smut deposit
ted in the soil from any previous crop, such
,aint causing smut in more cases than one.
The grea. thing, then, is TO destroy the pow
er or influence of this smu,sy dust. II this
can be done without injury TO the grain, all
the better. Much loss has often ensued
from the incau,ious use Of arsenic (''whi,e
mercury'') and sulpha,e Of copper, ("blue
viroI.") The more simple the remedy, if
effec.uaI, the more desirable, and The greater
The necessity for its adoption. Frequent
washing in clear running streams Of water
is efeclual; strong dressing with hot lime
is efIectual. These are simple appliances.
Swimming in brine made Of salt and water
has The w ofoId effect and advantage, Of de-
s,roying the smut and floating off all i'm
purites, seeds of weeds, &c.
There are innumersble specifics put forth
for dressing seed wheat, many Of which, no
doubt, are good and proper and where any
one Of them has been adopted end praclised
with decided success, it would be bad policy
to discontinue its use. My own practice is
very simple, safe and easily effected. In
the evening prior to the next days drilling
as much wheat as is required, is hot into
heap and we'll damped with water; it is left
for few minutes TO imbibe the water, and
then freely md profu.ely busted over with
quieklme-such dusting continued as it is
repeatedly turned over. The heap is then
rounded up, and lef, I'LL morning; when it
is pu. in sacks ready for drilling. Should
the day prove unfavorable, the heap is spread
lhinly over the floor and in this state /! will
keep for any indefinite period. presume
it is quite superAuous to intimate that all
seed corn should be free from weeds
good snd cIean!y farmer would most lhoro'-
IIy repudisle. the idea Of sowing seeds Of
weeds. J, however, beg more attention 10
this point. Never make use Of seed wheat
containing Other seeds. is said lha; weeds
prevalent in one district will not grow in
another; don't try it. ! know thu, the
pernicious weed called ''GoIdings," or
,"Gues," has been thus introduced into,
dsric. where, till lately, il was unknown.
Weeds will become habluated to any soil;
therefore avoid them as YOU would pesiI-
Ience. If, by some unforeseen or accidental
Cause, farmer be induced to make choice
of sample of whea. containing seeds, lie
should use every means TO clean il. This
may be pretty nearly effected by winnov-