Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-14
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tutiHk ifVui uiUilnlhlicu supply VI
! II, ontitle all tho aids In is produc.
ton TO careful study.
sftroT GOOD sErD
Is ist, Choose kind which has sue.
ecodod we'll IN soil and climate simi.
lar 70 your olen. Intelligent noIgh.
boru, who have raised good wheat,
can help much IN this matter. IL Ia
not well 10 try new experiments on a
lprgo scale, unless ono IA prepared 20
risk n considerable loss BE
ID. Accept only that seed which II
perfectly ripe and plump, Lot no man
impose on you by saying that amallor
kernels will PRODUCES u greater mum.
ber OF plants from q buahol OF seed -
What h wanted In y strong vigorous
growth Of wheat plants. This you
cannot effect from halfgrown orehrlv.
olcd seed
sd, Never SOW any but the cieanesi
seed. You can toll by examining II
what lts condition H. Ifthe aeed n
good la other respects, but h foul
clean a yourself Be sure 10 have II
clean Ut all events. af
4th. Reject seed that has been kept
damp, orhas been heated. Seed that has
suffered either or both Of these lnjn-
rios may gcrmInato, but as II has lost
part Of its vitality, and should never
bo used for seed II better can possibly
be secured.
5th. DO not SOW mired seed on tho
same ground Let the scod of one
sowing In the same field be Of one
kind alone. You will thus know what
kind you are growing, and be able 70
compare results, with an approach TO.
wards accuracy. rNr |st 81.
9th Ifpossible, never sowseed which
IL mere than one year, or at most, tiro
years cid. Old seed may grow well,
But II may not. Prudence will sug.
gest that seed should be used before
II has been exposed 10 decay, TO In
sects, 10 dampnoss, or 10 other inju-
rious agencies. Experience has taught
that somo Of these arc likely 70 injuro
the kernel, IL u is kept after tho first
year l enl t.s4 ta.sf ~. iaH
one rQy 10 gel good seed Is 10 select
tho cloanest and best spot In your
wheat field, whore the grain grows
most perfectly and Is most mature
Thon harvest and thresh these por-
tlons separately, with the greatest
caro-, and save the seed for sowing
Pursue this course for u number OF
years, and you will produce whit will
seem 20 be new variety of wheat. -
But II will only be the same, develop
ed and perfected in higher degree
This operation for securing coed scod
will pay In every department of farm.
ing and gardening. r
A good mode Of prerenting smut is
the following; Spread seed wheat
on the barn floor. Upon four bush
els Of wheat dash from 2 20 l6 quarts
of human urine. Stir the whole well
together, Then add about six quarts
Of fresh Stacked lime, and shovel the
wheat over till the lime IL evenly diff
fused in the wheat. Ii should be
sown as soon after this preparation ns
practicable; for long delay would
injure its vegetative powers. This
mode Of treating seed wheat IN deem
cd, in England, aspecDfc against smut.
IL has been practiced IN America also
by some wheat growers, who say IL
has been uniformly successful, Tar
water will answer instead Of nrinc,
and Is preferred by many.
The farmer who will select and pre-
pare his seed wheat according 10 the
above suggestions, will greatly i'm
crease the chances in favor Of his hav-
ing fine crop next year.