Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-07-06


raised BY themselyes,ss they are about fol
lowing ID the footsteps of their forefathers
in-regard to putting the same field il The
same kind Of crop, yearafter year, and
then Boosting that the soil IN that piece
Loo ground is 20 strong. that for 10, Is or
90 years. it has borne The same kind Of
crop. IA change Of seed, ifonly from the
uplands 10 the lowlands, and nee versa,
lon the same farm, will be. found 70 be
productive OF mueh good. A planter, at
whose Beech Grove we are writing
this article, informs us that wheat raised
] last year on his bottom land and sown
this year on his upland, otter he had
sown his lowland, ripensd frst. and i q
full, heavy crop, having come to perfecr
fiion ID time to.escape the rust which his
bottom lands we're subjected to. flour
1 farmers had been equally as particular IN
changing from up to loWlands, and v Nc
5srsd. as they have been in testing yarie--
/ ties, there would now be material diff
ference Id theirpocuniary and agricultural
! prospects. But what would probably be
.Emuch better, our farmers should import
their seed from. higher ATTITUDES. until
they bet some variety that will possess the
\ requisite qualifications. Many are Of the
opfaion that seed imported from the
\ northern portion Of the Union, would
mature as much sooner here, as there Is
difference III tho the latitude. The es-
|perimenti is certainly worth the trial, for
1.-THE experience Of our farmers for The past
Efew years clearly shows. thht the earlier
wheat il matured, the less lfablefft 70
lsuffer from rust, the only enemy 70 be
feared here. Within The past Eve years,
several new varieties have been intro
lauced, such as Rock or New Yefk
! White Flint, Goose, Golden Chat. Med
IIteranean. Purple Straw, May. &cct-,
which, as a general thing, owing 70 our
1 very favorable seasons, have done quite
we'll NJ in vet seasons, the last two have
4 The preference, gaa being more hardy
| against the effects Of rust. The New
ErYork White Flintiis just now the favor.
File. ID this vicinity, but from this years
ttexperience, it does not do as well as the
1.-TWO above mentioned u.
Il Some Of our farmers, whenever wheat
decreases in price, SOW fes5 the next
| year, or drop it entirely and devote. their
1 energies to- some other crop, thinking
! wheat 40 uncertain one, and unstable
liz price. In the course of.two Of three
years the price comes up again, they de-
I fyote their whole plantation to wheat,
heavy crops are harvested ! ID 8 yeaar o.
/ two prices areldown again, Gas ALI are
lplrsuing the came course, } and tie same
4 scene IS again and again enacted.
i Now, will not The experience of the
4 past 70 years, show that II as sgte,ffaand
Las renanerdtiue a4crop "a the farmer can
4 engage in H=
| The nature 3of the soil in Kanawha
i Valley is such, that wheat impoverishes
i the land less than corn and tobacco. It,
as i general thing, yields well, If the soil
! beAwetl prepared BY deep ploughing, the
seed beFwell put in, not scratched IL on
1stubble land, without the ground being
], ploughed, and the seed and the fields b
properly alternated.
During the last 10 years, the loves
lprice for wheat has been So cents, anc
highest, $1.85 the average price, dur
t ling that time, has been from 85 to 81
Ecents. Suppose the average during tina
time 10 Be is cents; we. have tile testimo
+ ny Of good farmers IN saying that it is |
/ money making business. because, as w
) have before shown.i it is a safe, sure erol
t lif well attended to sare, because, in thu
section, this cereal has no prevalent dis
ease, with the exception Of rust, and tba
J can DO avoided, by care on the partof TIL
! farmer, either BY sowing early mott
December and January, as was the cas-
I with many with the present crop or ,,
!, using earlier varieties. 5Hl
Il Twenty years ago, there were no
i raised more than 5poo-o 5000 bushel
1 Of wheat between Charleston and Buffalo
/ Ia distance,of ~ miles !; nov, there Al
i from Sc, COO 10 SO 1000 bushels raise
. within The same distanee, combining oul
& selves sttielly3to the Valley proper. A
i that time. ,itEras not considered a sui
4 crop; but tie last IN years experiene
indicates that It is a surer crop here, tina
film Eastsrn Virginia, although we do nl
d raise quite AZ much. per acre.
81 Decided Upon.
!. The Commissioners appointed \
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