The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-12-26
From the Southern CuItivator.
Wheat Culture in the Southern States.


From the Southern CuItiyator
Wheat Culture In the Southern States.
I'VE rejoice 10 know Ina, The cultivation of
Wheat in the Southern States meets such en-
couragement as il likely 10 make il ! valuable
staple in new system Of rotation Of crops. Il
should be considered in connection with plant
ing, with The natural and cumulative wants of
the soil, as well as the almost universal! desire for
Wheat bread. As an article Of human food, in
no part Of tie world have mankind voluntarily
lesseneG their daily consumption of Wheat, be-
cause they preferred bread made Of the meal OF
maize, rice, rye, barley. oals, or any other ce-
real. On the contrary. thousands oi families in
la The States. say nothing Of the daily bread Of
The masses in Europe. annually consume less
meal and more Whea, flour. as their means ena-
BILE them 10 consult their taste. On good whea,
lAnd, one can raise hushel Of wheat quite as
cheaply as one Of corn; bur sucii land is NOT CON-
man and Of course 100 pounds OF flour cost more
labor than like quantity Of meal 10 most pros
ldneers. II they had all ,he experience and skill
~ growing wilea, which they possess in the cul.
usaion of corn, such an Increase nf knowledge
would enable them 10 reduce the first cost OF
hushei Of wheat nearly one.half. This valuable
knowledge will be acquired, sooner OF later. for
The Increasing millions are sure to perpeiuaie an
increasing market for this grain.
IN DR.. Sehmiiz's translation OF Nieburr's
I" Lectures on Ancient History" may be found
the following remarks: Vol. l, p. l6.) j" Man
was FIRST created al Babylon; corn wheat there
gretr ,riid; and the new race Of beings there
lound The first necessary food. especially wheat.
This tradition is the more remarkbe because
several naiuralis.s have made he observation that
corn wheat does not grow wild in any part of
the world. 10 moi know whether by pro-
cess nf improvement our garden fruit can be de-.
rived from wild fruit il is well known. howev-
er, ihal lhe noble Vine Grapes grow wild in Col
: rhis. Whence. then, does Corn come! NV
opinion is il,s, God made direc. provision for
man, something wa. given 10 all, real Wheat
TO the AsiaIics, aud Maize TO The Americans"
We rile the above. nol so much TO record in
these pages the opinion" of so ripe a scholar
and so careful an observer as Nieburr, IN rsfe-
renee.io . The direct provision made for man"
by his Creator, as 10 indicate The TACT thar the
warm valley 81 the Enphraie.. il moi that Of the
Nile. j. ihe earliest known habila, Of The plant
under consideration. The fact that Egypt has
been able TO feed indefinite millions al home on
wheat. and export Urge surplus for three thou
sand years, proves that our southern climate
should be al least as friendly 10 The cultivation and
growth of this gain a. any north of US, so far
a. temperature effects the crop. The uncertain
liy Of getting timely rsins is, probably, the most
serious unpedimen, and risk encountered by
The Southern Wheat grower. He has not
lie waters of the Nile nor ii The EuphLaies 10
rfigaie his land when il suffers from proiracied
~ weather. n kind Providence sends him
ullul seasons lie Is grateful inr the same but
lrn the "ea.ly aud iduer rains" fail, lie has
remedy. There is, however. as good a
Snce for wheat as for corn or cotton, and per-
IS better one than for eilller. as wheat is
in May, and some months in advance Of
on aud roin. Wheat is liahle TO injury by
els and parasitic plants bui no more so Than
20 Of and cotton.
!, The OF 10 dwell on hazards and casualties which
y, no numerous and important not 10 be nam
~, &C. remark thai every one who sows wheat
90 u see that tic land is ,ceN prfpdrcd for HE
.sa Defective ploughing will certainly tell a.
raflef VIC ha''eh. nc nostcomnon detects IN
with pling are: lsi, leaving pari Of the soil I'M
price. on; 2d. not stirring il 10 sufficient depth I;
send antno, killing grass, weeds bushes. and other
h"'planls whirh, growing. absorb much Of
'hegth Of the earIh. Foul whea, field. are
io're rar' ever. profitable. There are soil. which
y ~. y y ,se ta pow deeply immediately before
'rcdor The suhsoil s naturally sour, or lcless.
,,k.." and only We amfliora,ed by many months
expo 10 sun. rain. and gasses. after they
n. have plOughed. Lining generally hasiens
To- We ilvenienl oG such lands but whether
- hn'ed y, ihey ought 10 be thoroughly pul.
'ii'' sefzesfe depth oi several inches. A good
seeu h'noi To be dispensed with bj y..who
in'ehd serve fair crop; and what consli.
Lnts. iulcs bed for wheat lev culli,ainrs need
DC inloi IL strong land. il should be mel
Owed biimplcmenis Of ullage II least eight
mn inches g would he still better.
NeAi ponanre 10 thorough cultivation Is
Oily Inannnnsy the liberal use Of manure. Eng
----- hsh la1nsve raised the average WELD Of
wheat ~ 70 thirty years, from Is 10 30 bush.
Wal. tls pff scrn making nf manure, system oI
le,liaie lantf"ia'mcludlng rnn,a,ing crops, has
estate many adsss. Il develops all the latent
10 ihe elements "lily by subjertnr the soil In the
90" w trurefaus.ers; let ot al natural agencies
~, ni 'he lolurc. aud 5d, Of such plants
xrs. as htaw 'a'i The atmosphere OF subsoil,
M noh, im hourishmeui.
- Mha'tvetitc one may have. either dn.
mrs'ir of i'nF, slinnli be thoroughly incoi
-, rOiaIeh WIN lled earth belore seeding. Ia
!. "a W.. way evef'and ruoilel of growing wheat
rsnng tn'h Us aprn inod Wiilin lis reach and the
Young rlfni. md spread I'LL tie ground is
N. inNy coseird' ears iis msximnm nf grain
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