Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-27

be duly considered in connection with the
manuring Of the land for the wheat crop.
The wheat plant is decidedly the rnost
precarious to cultivate, ofthe cereal plants,
and hence greater degree Of judgmen.
should be employed by those who engage
extensively in its cultivation. In northern
Europe, the beat cf summer is less severe
than in the same degree of latitude on this
continent, and consequently much longt
period is given the wheat crop to mature
and ripen, and hence the disease known
among Us By the apellation of rus.is scarce
ly known in the best wheat gro*ine dis
tricts of Europe. 1t is well known by all
wheat growers, that cool dry weather dur
ing the month of July, and up to the Pc
riod of wheat harvester from the time
that the wheat plants come into ear, un,il
they arrive to full maturity-;s most IA
vorable for an abundant harvest of wheat.
Such weather has jus. the opposite inai-
ence with Indian Corn and most Of the
other cereal plants. The cause Of this
somewhat strange phenomenon, may be
tolerably correctly reconciled by e2anin-
ing the peculiar habits and constitution Of
the wheat plant. A minute enquiry into
this matter, will probdb,5 be made in dis
cussing another branch Of this subject
and in the mean time the fact should be
remembered, that the plants of wheat have
strong roots, which strike to great depth
into the ground, and send forth an abun-
dant supply Of food through the sap vessels,
which impart either healthy or sickly
growth, just IL ratio With its duality and
adaptation for this class of plants.
Warm humid weather is the most favor.
able for a vigorous growth, Just in ratio
with its quality and adaptation for this
class Of plants. Warm humid weather is
the most favorable fer a vigorous growth
Of plants, and vege,ables-vhen weathet
of this kind prevails to considerable Ell.
tent, between the periods that the wheat
crop comes into ear and ripens, the conse-
quence will be a strong growth Of straw,
and probably disease. Tie disease pro-
duced from the foregoing peculiar state Of
the atmosphere would be either mildew or
rust. The latter, by far the most preva-
lent en- this continent, is mainly engeud-
cred by too great flow Of juices or food
through the sap vessels of the wheat plants,
The outer covering of the straw being Of
very weak structure, wher the sap vessels
become overcharged with food, rupture
aud premature decay Immediately follows
The state Of the atmosphere and climate
doubtless has much to do in effecting this
work, but the soil also has great influence,
in preventing or promoting this disease.
1t is for this reason tina, Indian Corn may
be prof,ably grown as prepara.iVe crop
for either fall or spring wheat.
The manure applied to the soil for the
corn crop, viii have undergone thorough
state offermentation during the process Of
cultivation, and as the maize plant requi-
res different quality Of food to bring it
forward to maturity than is required by
the wheat plant, the latter Will be more
apt to be free from disease, if sown after 8
well calculated crop of Indian Corn, than
I if the land lad been summer fallowed
purposely for that crop. A clover or IT,
t.,othy sod well ploweG, and literally ma
nured, is the best possible state that the
soil can be in for Indian Corn. If the
hills be planted in rows four feet apart
both ways, there will be no difficulty in
cultivating this crop entirely with the
horse cultirator, and shovel plow. BY the
free use of those implements the ground
NAV be made as clean as if j. had been
summer fallowed, and besides the profit Of
the corn crop will pay tie whole expense
incurred in the cultivation and manage
ment of the wheat crop.
An acre of Indian Corn managed in the
manner proposed, will yield in an averags
of cases upwards of 10 bushels of market
able grain per acre. This at the lowest
calculation is -orth 80 cents PER bushel,
as an article of export, which, in addition
to the corn stalks for winter proyender for
horned cattle, would give net profit Of
twelve dollars per acre. When it is in
tended to SOW wheat after corn, the latter
crop should in all cases he harvested and
drawn OF the ground, short time before
the crop i, thoroughly ripe, by which
means more time will be given TO prepare
the land tor the wheat crop, aud the fod-
der will also be much more valuable than
if allowed to get dead ripe before being
harvested. When the proper season ar
rives for the practical operations on the
farm, suited for the cultivation of the maiss
plant, full directions will be given, for ths
proper performance Of the business in al:
its details.
/ In our next issue, the cultivation OF ths
clover plant as preparative crop for fall
-.b.a. vii! probably receive attention.