The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-04
Sprouted Wheat Good for Seed

A correspondent of the Rural New Yorker
w. GARBUT. Wheatland, n. Y. states that
sprouted wheat is abou, as good for seed as
that which is uninjured by vet weather. This
will be good news for our readers. Mr.. g. is
a careful and reliable man and the statement
may be acted On with confidence. He says
Country Gentleman.
The excessive wet weather in harvest sprout-
ed so much of the wheat in this section, that
many Of the farmers are very anxious to pro-
cure sound wheat for seed. | can assure
them that they need not be solcitious on that
account, for wheat that has been sprouted
will terminate as freely second time as ii
did the first. and with equal vigor. To test
the fact, on the 18th Of this month l took
some of the worst sprouted wheat that l had
every kernel of it had grown, and it was so
thoroughly dry that the sprouts all rubbed off.
l put it into rich soil of suitable moisture.
On the fifth day much of it made its appear
ance. and now, on the eighth day. many of
the spears three inches long, and as strong
and vigorous as ever saw young shoots of
wheat. Every kernel of it has grown.
On reading the above we took handful of
badly sprouted wheat. and having separated
the sprouted from the sound kernels. wetted
the whole and placed them in situation to
induce speedy termination in order to test the
correctness of the statement. In two or
three days the sound kernels sprouted while
ererg one of The Others soere found to hare rot
ted ,cithoM showiag the smallest signs Of GER
mination; just such result might have
been expected. We cannot but suspect that the
.Ne,c IIorkers correspondent must have been,
somehow, mistaken in the result of his exper
iment. We really doubt if any such wheat as
he describes ever did put out new set of
sprouts. Will not some of our readers make
the experiment for themselves and report the
result. Ed. Ind. Farmer.
SMALL HoRsEs.-The arguments may all
be in favor of great size; but the facts are all
the other way. Large horses are more liable
to stumble and be lame than those of the mid
die size They are clumsy. and can not fill
themselves SO quick. Overgrown animals Of
all descriptions, are less hardy than those OF
a smaller size. If theory is to be resor;ed to
in order to determine such questions, we sug-
gess to the lovers of overgrown animals the
following:
The largest Of any class is unnatural growth.
They have risen above the usual mark, and
it costs more to keep them in position than it
would were they on level with their species.
Follow nature, is a rule not TO be forgotten
by farmers. Large men are not the best for
business; large cows are not the hogs to fatten
best; and large hens are no, the best to lay
eggs. Extremes are to be avoided. We
want well formed animals rather than such as
have large bones. Odd as it may be TO the
theorist, short legged soldiers are better on
the march. and officers say they endure hard
ships longer than those of longer limbs, On
choosing horse, take care. by all means.
that his legs are short. II they are long. and
split apart like pair of disiders. never inquire
the price Of the dealer Run for your life.
Make no offer.