The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-10-06
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AZ napler Gn Gile selection Of
seeds 81 "a #N

able Seets AASu ~ WISH - fhN al y
crop, Is pSthaps not estimated as il
should bel must ef US. With many
iarme,s. tli,re Is a disposition to avail
themselves Vi acheapness 10 the price.
Wits others ihere.is marked inditfer
srce 10 ou>|ifv and with others still. an
almost total disregard Of quality of price !;
they ara willing to take the Judgment
of the vendor, and if the seed prove
vorthless.or not, the kind represented,
,hisflatter class satisfy themselves with
giving the man fronl Whomthey purehas-
sd, a good allowing "" and then trying
him again.
L For . number Of years past | haze
ciyen this subject 0 considerable share Of
nv attention, and I think it has paid me
,Eell. 0 30 1t4a&
"' First of all. as nothing but we'll tried
experience viii enable person 70 judge
even approaching 20 correctness, in regard
10 the quality of seed, L have made It 4
point always to by my seed FROM such
seed merchants as / had reason to believe
we're honest in their dealing, and possess
ed of that knoFledge and experience
which would promptthem to know all
about the kinde and quality Of seed,
vhers grown, &C., befure they purchased.
But ever wishah this caution l have
faded to attain my object mall cases.
Again, when using seed grown by NY
self. Il have been very careful not 10 SOW
3r plant them on soils of the same char
acter of situation Il has always been
ny experenee, that changing the seed
sroul tie lishter to the heavier, or from
,he heavier to the lighter portions Of my
farm, has proved advantageous This
would amount to nothing, L an aware,
rpon farms, between the soils OF the seye-
rsl parts of vh,ch there would be noi
naked difference. Where such Is the
toaass, tddless upon hesyy,.elay soils, the
wiser pan "a 10 caanse1he Ssed at least
,-srv two wears = @
Another point With me has been a.
zsys 20 seleet. far seed those portions Of
my crops, 4 refer TO wheat now, which
Tipens earliest, having an eyc of course 70
ike OF head, glumpaess OF grain, &c.
Selecting aad curing this with care, 7
never thrash il Eith the power machine,
for the very exaellenut reason, that ma
vhine-thrashed wheat is always 10 :
greater or less extent, damaged by the
operation. Many OF the grains are CON-
pletely broken while others are 50 bruls-
ed apd cracked, as very materially 70 in
tsrfere with termination. The old fash
isred fail is the proper tool Tith which
20 thrash seed wheat.
When thrashed, | always put il several
times through my grain-fan, giving Il the
teneft at the entire blast After this,
1ses SIEVE or riddle, which retains only
the largest and best developed grains,
Saving the smaller and less perfect ones
fci -four.
Il change Of soad s.. IN geHe2al, 70
Be reeonmended, asfourded upQn ration
81 Pxiaciples.-Evary species Of grain
has = climate adapted % il, where !, 1ouT-
1skes, where i grows 10 perfection, add
-kkeCe il never de-enerates. In a eouu-
vy where wheat grows naturally, as N
SieIy, seed dropping from the u-C.her
pJ2Rts arrives aIpsrteetlon, thoush C.l1h-
e. the seed nor the soil BE changedi 2Gi,
rs wkeat is rot native q Bgiiz.2 q.
America either, il has here, g.eas en-
deacY to degenerate, NOR. especially 10
lhe aortherl GlsIriels-aad = 2eScneE-
a.es rapidly + the sesd Be SoHr yeas AFTER
yeaf where IL EsS produced Sov Is 1t
sufficient that The seed = taken isa11 I.
different field L ougtt &lso Dc t2ken
frou different soil, and from different
atmosphere
I'd Fl.ndsrs they revsr use the grain
or seeds grown CO TIE lands 70 be sov0,
nor rsza-d the additional exernse asten-
DAFT on The purchase Of Esed Eha: Is heav-
ier zrd more healthy.
.tThe Farming Seciety Of Ireland, By
It's rremilmx, INTRODUCED .he haoi: Of
sowing seed procured FEq4l Eas.4ni /;
ani by this means, the 4uallty q IEisa
wheat il generally improSeEed-
4 Besides preventing dessaeracE IN
IL. auAlity Of the grain. the crops OF the
farmer, hy = judieicas cIGaE5e q seed, vii
roorsr reach nlaturity-an GO; ;ectin many
cases ot The greatest moment. Eus.i,sh
g-aiu SOFA II Igslsad. se1era-y e2le>
&c maturity t.a dsys O 4fagtu'grst .-rl; 1 e: =
tL.a q !. uatira seed anisr similar .irccc1-
..ancss. u 3 I'll kRs~z, that aet2ase
i the ecaSesTsr.,iou a te,l.nts, eFigfnetfn=
from C. sifz,tiaa II which they hare
ices paaeesi, is eaUnmonly Transmitted &c
their aEspSiRg Plants prgPag1ssd tro-l1 1
s.ed rrc la-4a In : MlFll Szlcy sal, x.
thersfssra gov last IN Hh@teIer solL iAi
sd 5 ssEa, and pI2ass fpoa seei pro
dzsa4 Inn araid stiff s9l are late Of sraE
.,ge erre aawarmer soil Hence th'
e3FzetA-s of chacgi1E seed frc1 W4E1