Smyrna times., 1858-07-01
The Right Fine to Out Wheat.

What Is the right time to cut wheat? is g
question of importance at this particular time
when wheat harvest is Immediately upon u.s.
Many experiments have been made in regarC
to 1t and one in particular has commanded much
attention that of Mr.. John Hannah of Eng
land. The accounts state that by his series Of
experiments " it was decided that the best time
tor performing the operation is, when it is in q
raw state, or when the straw, as seen frGn
distance, appears green, but closely examined
Is found to be approximating to yellow, and the
grain Itself being separated from the chat; is
pulpy and soft, but not in the milky Stage
Ihls gentleman has shown that, at least Sin
dollars per acre are lost by allowing the wheal
10 become ripe before it is cut. aid that at the
same time, its quality Is not so good.
! Inc chef advantage derived from this me-
thod, are stated 10 be greater weigh of grain
to given space of ground, which produce:
more flour, of superior quality; the stra "
contains more nutrlVe matter, and is better rel.
ished by animals; and there is a better oppor.
tunlty of securing the crop, and a saving in sc
doing, as there is less waste in moving or reap
ing the wheat by the dropping out of the seed. -
Major John Jones, of Wheatland, in letter
to The Commonwealth Of last week, warns the
farmers of Delaware against the practice rec
commended by Hannah, as follows:
FARMERS in Delaware, should be cautions
how they follow the practice of harvesting in
England. The climate there and here is very
different. There, the principal danger to their
crop of wheat is from rains that prevail during
the harvest season. Frequently, the accounts
from England up to the time for harvesting, are,
that the season was never better, or the pros
pect more fair for plentiful harvest through
out all Europe, up to the time of harvesting -
Indeed, such is the last account from Europe
And yet, 1t may happen, as has often been the
case after this time in the season, that their
crops are ruined because, as they cut their
crop green, it requires long time to stand in
shock TO cure, before stacking, and they may
yet require a few millions of bushels OF wheat
from this side of the water"
The Major then enters into disquisition on
the Tariff and afterwards concludes his letter
thus:
Z" But hold! I had like to forgot what had
sat down TO write about Farmers Of Della
UGre don't cut your wheat till it gets ripe.
cut my large field of 300 acres in 1852, COM
menclng in the dough state and finishing before
1t shattered any, add instead of obtaining 30
bushels to the acre, which sowed it for, hav-
ing put 300 pounds Of guano on all, and 500
pounds on some so acres that had been planted
with corn the same season before sowing with
wheat, got only IL bushels to the acre, losing
nearly half my crop, all from reading in the
American Farmer an article of the same i'm.
port on early harvesting as that published by
Mr. John Hannah the gentleman that expert |
nented in Yorkshire, England. Many other |
farmers to my knowledge, ruined their crops |
one in Frederick county. Maryland, TO the |
amount of 10000 bushels of wheat from the |
same cause, from not following their own bet |
er Judgement That mistake in following |
English recommendation has been warning |
o me, and new would much rather have some |
portion of my grain shattered out and fall upon |
he field, and burn the Strdu If good for nothing
Use, than to run the risk Of losing my crop BY
cutting it in dough.