The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-09-12
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Of sowing wheat early. One half or more
Of the reports from the wheat crop during
two years past contain in substance the fol-
lowing. ',Early sOwn wheat is good. but
late sown is Winter. killed." or ''injpred BY
the insect" Wheat should get well rooted
before frosts SET in. The long roots will be
far less liable to be thrown out by FROST
Nature is good teacher; as soon as the
old crop is ripe the seeds fall to the ground
and commence growing again. North Of
latitude 42t9 it would be better if every
grain Of wheat were in the ground early in
September. From 400 to 4ao, wheat SOW.
ing should be finished by the first week in
October.
METHOD OF SOWING WHEAT.
Every person raising twenty or thirty a.
cres of wheat can vel! afford to purchase a
seed-drill, unless he can Join neighbOr in
buying one. Some of the advantages of
drilling-in wheat instead of sowing broad.
cast may be summed up as follows:
The seed is put into the ground at uni
form depth, the plantscome up evenly, grow
evenly. and ripen at the same time.
A much smaller quantity Of seed is re
quired. because no allowance need be made
for proportions left partially covered. or COW
cred too deeply; nor for a large number of
seeds falling together, as usually happens
in broadcast sowing; nearly half bushel of
seed per acre may thus be saved, which,
with the present high price of wheat, would
pay the cost of seed-sower the 6rst year,
upon a large farm, or where several small
farms unite in purchasing one.
j Where the plants grow at uniform dis
tances the light and air enter more freely,
and more vigorous growth is secured
Direct experiments have shown that where
the heads of wheat stand well apart the ker.
nels upon each head are plumper. and otter
more than double the number Of those upor
heads growing closely together.
With the plants at equal distances, the
roots occupy the whole soil, and do not in
terfere with each other, and there isa great
er certainty of using up all the fertilizers
applied 10 the ground.
Next to drilling-ip wheat we recommend
plowing it in with shallow burrows. In thi
method the grain Is covered more uniform
y with with the ploH than it would be will
the harrow; the plants come up in rows ant
admit light and air; and as they stand be
tween the small ridges the soil from tles,
, will crumble down with frc st, and falling a
t round the roots, will be partially equiva
lent to hoeins. OF course the grounc
should not be touched with harrow, rollel
or bush after the wheat is plowed in.
} MAEUREs FOR WHEAT.
These must be varied to meet the condi
5 ton Of the soil. Where the ground is COLI
, and wet, and consequently contains unde
: cayed vegetable matter, alkalies, such a
: newly Stacked lime or unleachtd ashes, ar
g highly valuable. In soils not aboundin
e already in sulphate of iron or sulphuric aei
n in some form, platter Of paris is an excellen
fertilizer, as it--so to speak-catches am
n monia from the air and from rain water
i and thus supplies wheat with one of its bes
e stimulants. Barn-yard manures of all kind
e are always good. We recommend less rot
= ing or composing than is usually practiced
d let the manure, even to long straw, be KEEP
e from fermenting, and get it under the SUI
II face soil, where it will without fail deca
e gradually and furnish just the nourishmen
d needed. If this is done there will not be
,f waste of the greater part of the best Gle
Is ments which are usually lost in the rottin
o process. Clover plowed under when at il
u full growth, and while still green, is one
n the very best fertilizers for wheat. Whe
II clover, or manure, or sod is once plowe
= under, whether before or after the harves
= season, it should never be turned up agar
If Let the surface be thoroughly pulverize
d with heavy, sharp harrow or with cult
e yator, but never use the plow second time
d at least not deeply enough to throw up t
+ the surface the organic or vegetable sui
IT stances buried at the first plowing.
j, OF all "foreign manures" yet tried upo
i wheat, there has none been found SO gene,
+ ally beneficial as genuine Peruvian guanc
i Wheat seems to delight especially in am
: monia, and guano furnishes this in aband
ance at the cheapest rate. Much value ha
been claimed for super-phosphate Of I'm
e and other manufactured articles, but th
o benefit derived from these often lies more /
n the advertisement Of the interested manu-
a factured articles, but the benefit derive,
t from these often lies more in the advertise
: ment of the interested manufacturers, thai
3 in any observed valuable results. Compar
j atively good results have, indeed, been OBJ
{ served, but it is worthy Of remark that tbes
/, have always followed where guano, or som
1 good substitute for it, has been added i
5 the super phosphate. The safer, cheape
J plan for the purchaseris, to go to the foun
tain head and get the pure, unadulteratet