Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-17
agricultural,
Seed Wheat.


The tins Is ssErIy hers fer sowing wheat.
!: farmers desire an early crop, :bsy mus,
sss early. W. Go nYi believe ihis siers
will secure Il. su; H is ore means which
osy DO used with others 10 tecars the end
d..;red. Have zee ground well Prepared
eisw Issp. harrow and r0.. well. sirs good
TYP dressing, and Then Sc. again TIA l:Eb,
sua We vii! ensure q so"d crop. |, is im-
eortsat 20 hase good seed. On this -ub
tset We seIsc. the following from the Amer,
sczn Asricuifu'aiiss.
Is,. Choose q bind that hse succeeded
msl! 10 seii snd climate similar 10 geur oIca.
Intelligent nsizhoors, wlo have raised good
wheat, can help much in this matter. IL
70 not well to try new experiments on L
large scale, unless one is prepared 10 rick d
considerable lo,s.
Cd Accept only tat seed that is perfect
ly RPS and plump. Let NO msn impose On
you. By saying that smaller kr.nels siii
produce greater number Of Plants frUn L
epshei OF seed. Whit j. wanted, is strong ,
vigorous growth OF wheat pl MS. This you
cannot eject f.om hslf-grown or shr.YeIled
seed.
Sd. Never BOW any but tie clsdEest secd
Gou caa tell BY examining it what lis con-
sition 10. II the seed is good in other re-
speets. but is foul. clean it yourself But
be sure to have It clean. al all sreLts.
9Th. Rejec, seed that has been kept damp
sr has been heated; seed that has suffered
either, or both o. these injuries, raay gerni-
nate, but it has lost part of its vitality, and
should never be used for seed, if better can
possibly be secured.
sth. Do not SOW mixed seed on the same
ground; let the seed of one sowing in the
same field, be of one kind alone. You will
thus know what kind of wheat you are grow
ing, and be able to compare resul,s, vita an
approacb towards accuracy,
sih. II possible, never SOW seed which
is more than one yeEr. or CT most, trs years
old; old seed may grow WELL but il may not;
prudence will sugges, that reed should be
used before it has baen sgposed to decay, tn
Insects, TO dampness, or 10 other injurious
agencies. Experience has taught that sumo
Of these are likely to injure the kernel, il ii
10 kept after the first year.
One uay to gel good SEED ia to select the
c'eanest and best spot in your wheat field
where the grain grows most perfectly, und
is most mature; then haryes: and thrcsh sep
srately. with the greatest care. and save the
soed for sowing. Pursue this course Tor a
nnmber of vsars, and you will produce what
vill seem TO be lew variety Of wheat, bvt
IL will only be the same, developed and per-
fectsd in higher degree. This operation
fer securing good seed, will pay in every de-
paltment Of farming apd gardening
A good mode Of PrereHting smut is the fol-
towing: Spread seed wheat upon the barn
6oor, upon four bushels of seed wheat darh
from twelve to sixteen quarts of human
urine, stir the whole well together, then add
about six quarts of fresh Stacked lime, and
shovel the wheat over untilihe line is even.
ly difused in the wheat. It should be sown
a. seon after this preparation az practicu.
bic, for long delay would injure its vese,a-
ting powers. This mode of treating seed
wheat is deemed. 10 England, specific
against smu,;lt has been pract:sed in Amer
lea also, BY some wheat growers, who say
1t has been uniformly successful. Tar wot-
or will answer instead of urine, and is pre-
ftrred by many.
Tie farmer who will select snd prepare
his seed wheat according to the above sug-
gestions, will greatly inrresse the chances
in favor of bis having fine crop the mex:
year.