The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-03-04
RyE-ITs CULTURE AND Irs Uses.

RyE-ITs CULTURE AND IT'S Uses.
In the great West, where wheat is so easily
grown. II is not expected that rye, as bread
material. will be extensively cultivated,
wheat being more palatablr, although se
believe rye is the most healthy. But there
arr many ether uses upon the farm To- which
rye can be proftably employed. and on many
farms th re- are instances IN which II is in
dispensabls 10 good fmn,ing
\ We regard il as an established fart that
no land. and particularly in railing coun.
tr,. from which hpsd crops have been taken,
such as corn, potatoes, &c. should he un.
broken ami naked during the winter because
il is liable TO injury and waste from the wash.
irg rains, and tie surface will become packed
and hard. aud in the worst condition TO be
hroken up and pulyerized for spring crop,
When such lands are mt sown With wheat
or oiher WINTER gram, they should always be
sown with rye this can be Turned To good
account IN vsrions WAYS without the loss oi
the land Tor other spring crops. II the land
is in corn. the rye may be 5 WI, aud covered
with cultNator or plough as sum as the
ground i sufficiently wet, after the corn i,
- FAR maiured as 10 be partially glazed. II
il is to be- sown where poIstoes are grown,
the rye should be put ~ immediatel, alter
digging the prtatoes in August or early IL
y September Sown after eitter of these CROP,
il will generally coser the ground completely
before winter with an abundant gro,th oI
. helbsge, efording rich pasiurage during win.
ter aud early spring Ior AL kinds oi farm
stock. In adltInn To this, the land is pro.
iected from waste b, repeated r., ezing and
, ihawing, aud by tile washing rams oi winter
aud When the rye j. poughrd under. the
blades and Bum.rnu. rputs stfnrd an amount
ii vegetable matter Tor the improvement q
the soil equal TO heavy cnsi Of manure an
the land. ahen broken up, will be ~ the a'os
lighi aud mellow condition for the sucreedI";
crop through the eniire Season. This methm
, 20 sdd.lieh Co the use oi clover in trgulsr ro
/, tatinn, is the cheapest that can be adupie,
, for the protection and improvement d th,
sui, and tie opportunity 20 thu. employ il
should never be l.st. especially where 5,
little reg ri a. at present IS paid {" husband
ing snd applying the manure- that can ),
rs,ll, b. made on ever, farm. THIS meth"d
II snwing rye j. particularly valuable and
important 10 tie South. aud other portion. d
the country whefe the common grasses do no
|. nourl b so we'll.
Iariefles.-We know Of three varieties o
rye nns cultivated ~ the United States, viz;
the common. III mhiie, aud muiiicoie. Ih'
common il well knuwn; the wliie we ha,,
: n0t INV ai htnd am account ui IFS history ~
origin. The -four made lrom IL i said To- b,
. nearly Is white a. that from wheat. aud make,
I. hrea,l that Is a. sweet, nutritious aud hIghl,
prized. The multicole derives lis nam,
irum It's tendency to " iiller" or spread, al,
i sending up large bumber 81 stem, lr"m on'
: grain. Il sas inir,duced in the West by Nc
2 Arthur Peter, Of Jefferson county, krnlucks
he ha,ing received small quantity 81 Il y
letter, a few wears since, lfom Virginia.
!, isu,w extensively gtoan 10 this part oi lh
State, and irom It's tendency To- spread al
lurds much mure abundant pasiurage thai
the common rye. l lie seed j. too lrequrntl
' injured by allowing sturk 10 Iced u uf 10
: late alirr Il has jolnlrd ~ the sprung. llai
bushei u seed Ot this variety to the acre, !
on guotl laud and we'll put ~. Is sufficient
which j. but hall the quantity sown u ID
comm u KIND.
hAt y NhNHHsNNf r'""h ~ sestsN fa'h9
the West lor the gtan, where wheat does M
thrive 80 well. Il affords excellent earl
Iced lor hog. before The vat crop is suthcenti
: advanced T. turn hugs up9n. 10 this meiio
u irrding re. there - however, an nbjer
tipn. The SPARED" o. blasted grains ~
POISONOUS TO suiInals, aud when IL Is abundau
:. sumo imes prove fatal TO hUss that are con
II finrd TO u.
\ Rye. when ground with an equal quan,it
2 81 corn, and mixed with cut hay % straw
" sIluids most excellent feed for work .horse,
better Than olhcr gan alone. Ii j. To- hi
:. kind 81 iced that the suprriurlts, apprarant
le and condition ul the hDrsss VI the Grrma
- farmers ~ Pennsylvania are attributed.
2. Rye Is m.re profitable 70 The Farmer. an
" better Tor the couutry. to be used ~ III
~ay than to be sold fur the vile purpose ,
: ldnullatioD, as much Of II is, psrtieularl
when the com crup j. shUrt.
=. agricultural PapU.