The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-05
[From the Wheeling Intelligencsr.l
TIME FOR SOWING WHEAT.

/ Tth, 1854 ,sand the views of the writer
embraced therein, having been more fully
confirmed by the observations of the crops
since grown, he deems it proper to call
the attention of the Farmers Of this re-
gion again to the great Importance of the
subjects embraced therein: viz. the best
known practicable remedies to prevent the
ravages of the wheat midge Cor weeviD
and the formation of rust on the growing
crops of wheat.
In addition to the necessity of sowing
wheat as early in September as possible,
| it is highly important not to sow two sue
cessive crops of wheat upon the same
field; sow barley or oats after corn crops
and wheat after barley or oats. This ro.
tation will lesson the injury to be sustain
ed by the "midge" and will increase the
quantity and improve the quality of the
grains sown.
The stubble fields will probably be more
fonl than usual this season, the rains Fore
ing forward heavy growth of weeds, it
will consequently be advisable to turn
stock upon the stubble fields intended to
be seeded in wheat, SO soon as the crop
now being harvested is hauled in. III
The season of 1855 being very wet, the
writer had to use ha.rogs on his stuhble
/ fields before plowing for the wheat crop,
as the weeds grew SO rapidly the stock
icould not master them. fB
1t is furthermore advisable to procure
such varieties Of wheat as will ripen early.
1t is also said that bearded grains are less
likely to besinjured by the ".midge" than
the smooth varieties sgs9-- as
The writer cultivated the blue stem, a
smooth wheat,sextensiyely for several years
and was we'll pleased with it, after the ap-
Ipearance of the midge in this vicinity. 3
81 Let every Farmer then prepare his
lands in time and sow his wheat early, at
least this fall-and try to starve out the
pest from this region of country--an give
us once more Q fair average crop of good
sound wheat, which we will not have by
late sowing (until the habit of the grain
! changes,) if ever. saH @.
,eaesi a-H--s sd Il asa
! Having just threshed out my crop Of
wheat for the past year, from the remark,
:, able difference in the yield of the two
llslds sown, / am, induced to report the
{ notes of the crop to your readers. 7s
+ During the month of August. 1858, ]
e had thirty acres of-land pleughed. TWEEN.
4 ty acres being in one field, seventeen O
whea, and three of .oat stubbae, in the 9th
Y er field an additional ten acres ofsoat stub
: ble. al8 81
4 The land was ploughed at an ayerag,
G depth of about eight inchess the qualit,
!. of soil very similar in both fields Som
+ manure from sheds being spread upon tn
u W. aker portions of the land as is my usua
e tcustom before seeding to grass
In the second week OF September fol
d lowing. there was sown upon the twent
If acre field, and about five of the ten acr
/. field, two bushels of blue stem wheat to tn
y. acre, theremainder of the ten acre lotno
J. being sown until the fourth week. Th
v grain in each instance narrowed in Wi.
l. Two horse diamond shaped harrows. tn
s. harrows running nearly in the direction {
il the ploughs. Two lap harrows were ,usee
: the second following and tapping abou
'. one half on the first, equal to harrowin
twice with a single harrow.
@ Now mark the result. The wheat SOW
le previous to the middle Of the month, Ca
IS though the season Of sowing was CON
paratively favorable in each Instance,
during the winter had much the mo:
h promising appearance, was scarcely II
it jured if at all by the frost, and in th
,ol spring covered the ground well; whilst thu
n sown in the fourth week of the month, o
" the remainder of the ten acre lot. was muc
IN injured by the frost and promised poorl
20 for crop in the spring.
i'd The wheat midge, or yellow weeyi
e. made its appearance in my neighhorhoo
so Just as the grain OF the wheat first SOW
r. beganto harden, consequently it did b,
s. little damage to it, should say none
k all on that early sown, as the grain weigl
% ed, both lots mixed together in threshin
ct above sixty pounds to the bushei.
n.f Butthe late sown was slightly ipjure
,e By the rust. and very much by weevill
ed imidge,i and the insect was screened out
n, such quantities as to surprise every pc
h ison present, the wheat much shriveled.
70 The produe. Of the twenty acres VI
Just four hundred and twenty busht
az measured from the machine, yielding TIVE
mr. ty-ones bushels to the acre, the onali
nd good. whilst theten acres yielded but o
hundred and ten bushels. (notwithstaBdil
,st 1.-THE early soasn escaped the weevil al
RS was fairy and the quality inferior, gro
shrunken and light, making the entire cr'
Ave hundred and thirty bushels; foar hu
ed dred but hsls of mixed lot gained at I
81 mill where sold four bushels and twep
nj. bpounds.
soI The wheat Of the preceding year OF I
IS twenty acre lot, yielded on seventeen ael
lin wheat, about eighteen bushels to I
Ike acre following corn, and the oats fair
the three acres remaining, the ten acl
bore good crop of oats.
sey Now to what are we to attribute
remarkable difference in the products
the two lots? No doubt to the weeyil, q