Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-26

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THn WHEAT Plant ITs ORI0fN, CULTURE
GROWTH, DEvELOPMKNr, CoAPOsIrtoE, Va
RtET1Es, DISEASES, ETC, ETC. Together witr
few remarks on ludiau Corn, its culture, etc
by JoHN II. KLiPPART, Corresponding secre
tary Of the Ohio State Board Of Agriculture
Member Of the Academy Of Natural Sciences
Cleveland; Honorary Member Of the Western
Academy Of Natursl Sciences, Cincinnati, aud
| Corresponding Secretary Of Columbus scientlaC
/ Association One hundred irstrationa. Gin
cinnatii Moore, Wilstach, Keys 4 Co., 25 West
Fourth street. 1860
The importance to farmers and all agriculturists
Of such book as this, written with great care by
such an author, cannot be too highly estimated.
The wheat crop is the great crop Of our staie-the
great crop Of the West We poin, to our spreading
wheat fields and to tho enormous quantity Of this
grain that is shipped from the West 10 the East
as TO the great staple Of our western country, and
yet Il Is a singular fact that no American has here
toforo produced treatise on the wheat plant, and
the author Of this work says, "even professional
Agricultural Societies have been content to leave
the scattered fragments OF thought 50 important
a topic the physiology, culture, Diseases etc, oI
this wheat plant, dispersed through multitude Of
Journals or serial publications."
Mr.. Klippart, from his connection with agrlCul-
tural societies and bis widely extended acquaintance
with eminent and practical agricultursts has abuu
dant means for comparing notes and making obser-
vAtons which his abilities as an author enable him
10 present. in the most beneficial manner to those
interested in the cereal products of our county
The origin Of the book he thus states "sevoral
years ago became aware Of the fact that wheat
the staple crop ofOhio--was annually diminishing
In is yield per acre; that in less that fifty years the
average product was diminished from thirty to less
than fifteen bushels to the acre. also learned that
in Great Britain the yield had increased from six
teen bushels to thirty-six per acre during the same
period. A Knowledge of these facts Induced me to
investigate the subject Of wheat culture as well as
the collateral subjects, in order to ascertain the
cause Of the decrease on the one hand aud the in
crease on the other well to learn what remedy
If any, might readily be applied to restore soils
to their former produotiyeness."
He has combined and comprised In this work the
results Of the study Of a lifetime, and the work is
now presented 10 the public with the assurance
that there is no other work in the English language
complete on all subjects relating to this indis-
pensabo cereal. The descriptions Of wheats in
Ohio were obtained from prominent practical ap-
rculturalists throughout the State and the engrav-
ings ofwheat heads were drawn from actual spool
mems, now in the cabinet in the State Agricultural
rooms The descriptions of insects have been oh.
tanned from all possible authentic sources and the
farmer will hnd tue book throughout the most com
plete guide upon all matters conneote with the
wheat culture that has ever been published Every
farmer should have copy of this Invaluable work
II will amply repay its cost
j. Is. Gonna Co. have the book for sale