The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-08-29
agricultural.
Seed w heat.

Before the 18th of September. most of the
wheat that will yield good crop next year
;will be in the ground. and the value Of the
Crop will depend greatly on the character and
'condition of the seed. the Importance of this
great staple. and the distress resulting from
diminished supply of it, cntitc all the aids in
Pits production to a careful study.
Select Good Sccd.-lSt. Choose a kind
(which has succeeded well in SOL tSrimatc sim.
lar to your own. Intelligent nc ghbors, who
/ have raised good wheat, can hell much in this
matter. 1t is not well to try new expert
ntnts on large scale. unless one is prepared
to risk a considerable loss
ID. Accept only that seed which is perfectly
ripe and plump. Let no man impose on you
by saying that smaller kernels vii produce
greater number of plants from buShcl ofseed,
What is wanted is strong vigorous growth
of wheat plants. This you cannot effect from
half grown or shrivclcd seed.
ID. Never SOW any but the clcaneSt seed -
You can tell by examining 1t, what its condi-
ton is. If the seed is good in ether respects
but is foul, clean it yourself Bat be sue to
have 1t clean at all events.
4tn. Reject seed that has been kept damp,
or has been heated. Seed that suffered either
OF both Of these injuries may gcrnnatc, but
it has lost a part Of its vitality and should
never he used for seed if better can possible be
secured.
5th, Do not sow mixed seed on the same
Ground. Let the seed of one sowing in the
same field he Of one kind alone You will
thus know what kind you are growing and be
able to compare results, with an approach to.
wards accuracy.
Gth. possible. never SOW seed which is
more than one year, or at most, two years
old. Old seed may grow well. But it may
not. Prudence will suggest that SEED should
be used before it has been exposed to decay,
to insects, to dampness. or 10 other injurious
agencies. Experience has taught that some
of these are likely to injure the kernel, if it is
Ike pit after the first year.
One way TO get seed is to select the clean
est and best spot in your wheat field, where
the grain grows most perfectly aud Is most
mature. Then harvest and thrcsh these por-
tons separately, with the greatest care, and
save the seed for sowing Pursue this course
for number of years. and you will produce
what will seem to lie new variety of wheat
But it will only be the same, developed and
perfected in higher degree This operation
for securing good seed seed will pay in every
department of farming and gardening.
good mode Of preventing smut is the fol-
lowing Spread seed wheat ON the barn floor.
Upon bushels Of wheat dash from II 20 IG
quarts of human urine. Sur the whole to-
gcthcr. Then add about six quarts of fresh
Stacked lime, and shovel the wheat over till
the Lime is evenly diil'used in The wheat. 1t
should be sown as soon after this prepare.
ton AS practicable for long delay would
mjure its vcgctatve powers. This mode of
treating seed wheat is deemed. in England. a
specific against smut. 1t has been praclised
in America by some wheat growers, who say
1t has been uniformly successful. Tar water
will answer instead of urine, and is preferred
by many.
The farmer who will select and prepare his
seed wheat according to the above suggestions.
VIII greatly increase the chances in favor of
ms having line crop next ycar.-Amerlcan
Asricultuiist.