The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-09-12
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HINTS ON SOWING WHEAT.

Jared vi,h other slapls farm productions;
.i,s universal adaptability as an article of
{ cd; the safety. ease ard cheaPness with
which i may be trans ported to any part Of
world where needed. and i,s being pre-
.mirently a.cash yielding material, all point
out this crop as one worthy of the greatest
attention Of farmers in every section of the
country. where It's cultivation is not preclu-
died by the circumstances Of soil or climate.
The uniform high. or at least remunfrative
prices ior segeral years past. and the prob
ability Of continued European demand,
Gr gear or more after the establishment
of pesoe-aD event not prospeehyely near
ale additional considerations which should
promp, to sowing large breadth the pres
.ut AaIump. We .wll, thsEelOre, throw
out few HATS upon The methods of increas-
ing the amount sown, and process of cul
tivation.
There a.e many acres 4p9a every farm
that NAV be sown to wheat, with prospect
"f only half crop better than to lie in
s,abble or poor pasture. The opinion that
vii grass land must be plowed previous to
harvest, ard lie sometimes as Summer fall
low, is erroneous. 4 meadow or pasture
may be turned over in September. and
wheat sown directly upon the inverted sod,
Such land should be well narrowed after
blowing, and if very poor, light coating
of rotted manure or guano be worked into
the surface to supply the necessities OF the
plant until the ,lesNy of the underlIng sods.
.Stubble land, whether of oats, wheat or bar
lev, NAV also be psottably, if a coat
ing of manure 6r guano be applied; and 1t
is even better TO obtain half or two thirds
crop, than TO let such ground lie idle for
whole year. Those who understand well
;he philosophy Of mar,pring. find no dieicuE
~ in getting remuneralive crops OF wheat
every year from the same field. though
ro.;.,;..s..l Of crops is always advisable. where
il can be done without contracting the a.
mount 9t the more important crop.
gELEcTlqN or SEED.
This should be attended to before as W ell
AZ after threshing. The wheat ripening
earliest should invariably be saved for seed
The manner of thrashing is Important
when wheat is crowded through machine
with close settiAg, sharp teeth, 3 great
number 81 the kernels are broken. or crush
ed 50 as to destroy the germ, though the
fracture may not be perceptibie to the eye'at
least without careful Inspection. We have
counted ten to twenty-five in hundred
kernels thus spoiled for seed We have lat
tcrly reeommendsd the place the whole
&.eaves upon the barn Eoor, and beat ott
with the hAi the largest and best kernels
FOR seed; and then lay aside the sheaves to
be run through machine afterwards
Two men will readily beat of thirty TO six
sy bushels Of seed in a(fag. if tthFEs thfeshint
floor il adjacent to the wheat-mow; since
a very little beating will take out half o
more Of the grain.
Select the largest, pluopest keinal 70
seed 70 pass over the generally establish
ed principle that ''like produces like, I" ther
is an important consideration that we hav
not seen referred t9 By writers on the selec
tron Of various kinds Of seed. Every seet
contains not only the germ Of the futur
plant. bpt also supply of nourishment 70
she first wants Of the young shoot. Th'
germ Of the wheat seed Is very small, AMI
Che great bulk of the kernel is composed Q
wheat must nourish the germ until it ha
sent forth roots into the soil and leaves int
the air. IF now the kernel be gnall o
shriveied, the young shoot will lack fo
nourisnment. will get a poor start, and 70
long time have but comparatively fee
bye growth. while from the full, plump ker
uel the shoot will derive full supply o
pabulum, will send forth vigorous roots ant
leaves. and viii have q much better chauc,
for a rapid after gFowth. Three hundret
pounds per acre Of gnano, intimately ming
led with the soil. has heen found to ever
powerful eject upon the wheat plants
and yet that amount Of gpaHo does not fur
pish 10 each cubic incl Of soil as much nour
isIyDent as there is in single plump kerne
OF wheat. This reasoning must appear OBJ
Y;eus 10 every one; and to this we may ado
the fact that, in our own experience, as well
ss from extended observation, we have
folnltbe practice Of selecting large seed (
pc highly profitable. Oar method has beer
TO ran The wheat designed for seed over .
course screen. which sorted cut only about
epe-thiyd o. the largest Kernels. After pnr,
guing this method for very few years. the
general character of the wheat was so much
Improved that after selecting one third oi
the plumpest kernels fcrseed and home use,
what remained still commanded the highest
market price. Another advantage Of this
courseis that we thus get rid Of all "foul
stuff
Vagieties Of Seed. Almost every section
of Tile country has some particular variety
oEwheal which has been found best adap-
sed 10 the locality, and no general rule can
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