Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-20
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The following is 81 essay On tie culture, enemies.
diseases ana casualties Of wheat, presented to the
Kentucky State Agricultural Society, By THroDoRE
BRoEx, OF Jsfersoa county, Ky /. will be found
very interesting and useful st this time
The proper time for sowing sheat in this State is
about the middle Of September. unless the soil is
too dry for the proper termination Of the SEED
II is the sowing had better be postponed the
wheat would probably come up Thin and feeble, mush
of il would die. and ali grow badly, and be likely
to suffer frOR Ay, winter killing and rust; lste SOW
ing on the other hsud is liable 70 injury from liz
Two last. If soTa broad cast, two bushels per acre
is about the right measure. II drilled, one bushel
sni Peck issulreni and If dibbled, (that is Plsft
ed in hills) much less is requ re Thin land Desca
nearly a. much seed rich, because 1t does
Iiller'so we'll Thick sowing slso, allows some for
the fiy and ca rieh land it lessons the height e
the wheat and thereby prevents lodging some ex-
tent If there is much Liter On the ground, the
harrow the implement that will best contend with
it, The Jumps OF grass dragged up by it, should be
scattered thin, and the wheat will come through
them, and be protected both in dry aud cold wealth
err But on clear surfaces, the harrow Is the neal
est implement used for covering wheat. ANY one
familiar With the structure Of the young wheat
plant knows thai il has two sets layers Of roots
one set thrown out just below the surface Of tue
ground, snd the Oher wherever the seed lies. The
ability Of the plant resist the effects Of freezing
10 lifting Il mp, and exposing It to be killed by cold
depends in great measure, upon this provision
for IL the frat set be destroyed, the second may
vive, and sustain the plant but il both be shallow,
which is the case after hsTroW-covsring hare
freeze may destroy botn at once. The One-horse
plow the eultiysor and the drilling machine, are
all befter in this respect. In the hands Of careless
poWmen, however, the rst covers the seed TO deep
~ The two others cover it respectively about u
aud q inches the latter the proper depth OF these
the FIRST is Inc better adapted to general use for in
stance, among stumps, corn, stubble, or on uneven
surfaces TIE hoe must follow, it, TO dig IN the
seed around stumps and corn shocks. But The 9TH
er vixen il can be used is the most valuable imple
ment employed for the purpose. 1t deposits the
seed in burrows from 10 II inches apart, whose
sides erumhe down after every rain and freeze, and
cover II mers perfectly.
Inc sesu - a.sS more uniformly distributed over
the ground than by broadcast SOWING, and being
more uniformly covered, grows and rpens more un-
iformly The space between the rows allows the
suns rays 10 penetrate and air circulate amongst
the wheat, snd promote dryness unfavorsble TO
the formation OF Iusi; aud, besides this the wheat
can 5e cultivated with facility, and cultivation is
said TO enlarge and strengthen The stalks, very
important ihlBgsCn cur chest lands n guard bOin
against rnst aud lodging Il seems not a; all in
probable that cultivation shoIl have this effect with
wheat for IL is 70 nave II With corn and seed
hamr. D;bhle wheat can bs cultivated both ways
The Valley Farmer gives an account OF q successful
experiment ia thus sort of cultivation, made By Mr..
Charles Bracket Of Rochester Indiana. lie put the
rows, some Is some "a, and s1me &c inches apsr,
and cultivated the spaces betEeen them till haryet
Among other effects, he MENTORS that the heads
we're enlarged aud the rillering SO much increased
tina the widest spaces we're almost as CON-
pletely IS after tbs bToadest sowing. 10 England
and in our Eastern States drill culture s ia much
favor, ard said TO yield some ines much as 20
bushels 10 the scTe. Narrowing in the the spring.
10 break the crust tsat may have formed srsur d
the roots of wheat approved where most practteed
but dreaded where il has not been tried The
light scum Of dirt 1t throws the wheat is no
disadvantage, bul if the plant is up much, the
operation should not be performed. Il is prob bic
that shallow suffers from it than deeply coy
cred wheat If this be So il forms another Of ec-
lion 10 covering seed with the harrow. Rolling,
which partially breaks the crust, and at the sane
time presses back into the soil plants that have
been loosened by the frosts, is more thought of in
the West than narrowing. Very preroeious wheat
that is in danger Of jOiuung too early and being
killed by cold, is sometimes gTszed with sheep.
But though they are preferable TO heavier stock,
there is no doubt they pack the ground uuduly to
10 some extent, and in feeding cOnfne themselves
too much TO low patches, and thus increase he
irregularity ofgroWth. Moving is less hectic nabe
and would act better. The liability to lodge would
be lssseDed by this operation WHen corn is hsuel
out o. wheat fields in winter, it should b. done
when the ground is frozen dry, and if hemp drays
used for hauling the fodder for stock, the wheat
viii be much less cut up and injured than By Wsg-
Ons.