Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-06
Prom the Maine Fsrner
Cnltnrr OF Snrinr Wheat.

20 answer through the Farmer.
1T. Sol. I have had the bc-t sueccss
With winter and spring vhea, on clay loan,
particularly if plowed soon after a crop Of
clover hay was taken OF, and a lish, top
dressing Of compost manure applied and
worked IN with the cul,iutor just before
sowing lfit bad been under the plow and
hoswi,h long manure tho previou. year, We
pl0w a. early as the soil j. sufficiently dry
10 crumble and fll light from the mould-
hoard. II too early 10 SOW, LEI il lie in fur.
ruw until that time arrives, then work IL
with double and single horse eultivat0r. II
much rain has alleu since plowing. the
Dor, hoe will pulvsriIe and leave the soil
lighter than any other implement We have
ever used. But on no account let thls soil
in particular be wrought when wet, a. all
depends on dry work for present crop
O., grain and future crops Of erass, il stocked
down TO grass with grain. This rule Of dry
handling applies to nOs; soils with les
i0rcs than the clay.
M.t Of our rocky land, whether dry or
moist, produces wheat we'll, IL properly ma
nuryI and wrought. In years past, some
Of our bcst crcrs have grown on belts Of
black wet soil, betwccn high dry, and Dat
cold 'rringy land
81, Masu,s. land upon which long ma
pure ha. 5ccu plowel in. q say plowcd in,
bscauSc think It the only economical way
to use it ifaPplicd to the -oil frosh,) for the
usc ct other crops the year previous. needs
uoae other ior wheat. II titled without
nanurns, top dress with compost or some
oll decomposcd manure, before sowing. II
fry.h, plow and cover with full depth Of
urrow. BY no means let new manure come
near the surface for wheat.
We have grown good wheat on Old now
ins. plowsd The Sth mo (Aug } which was
r5lled aud narrowed Immediately after
Flowing. Let /, lie till sprins-comPost
spread just before sowing on part
of The seld; suauo, go lb. to the acre on
the other part, all worked in with horse
Doe. No material difference IN the crop
both good.
Nv friend Israel Bray Of Hinsdsld, Som-
sr,et Co.. (vho raised 900 basael. Of good
vhsa, in lSjj. } has a move. method Of using
manure and growing wheat a, any rate, it
j, new TO me. lie keeps large stock Of
ca,:,s and ,hoep. spreads the strong manure
on iae oldos, moving fields, plows u under
and sows wheat the fret year turns in the
,ubbls alter harvest, and the next spring
slw, With wheat aud grass sod. II, gets
god crop, OF wheat aud hay in plenty. lie
pI'ni' but little. and keeps up the two i'm
poraut crop, Of wheat aud bay, better by
this than any other mode or system OF hus-
baBtry known TO him.
From the little experience have had in
ths u.a Of guano. am OF the opinion tha,
li0 90 900 lb.. to the acre, varying accord
ins % the fertility Of the sol, and when no
other manure Is used, is quite suihcieai f0r
nv land.
some Of my correspondents write me that
they have old fs!is that we're planted last
year. and manurcd with ~ 10 80 cord. ger
acre % strJas animal manure, and ask me
il more is wanted fcF crop Of wheat on
,aue land this season. Ianswer-No. Your
land i, probably too rich with this Kind OF
drys.iu. already. Tor wheat. Lime. ashes,
or hone dust, would be useful 70 strengthen
tle straw and periec; the berry on land thus
highly manured from the stables.
\ comps, made after Prof. MaPes' diree-
ton, vita alt, lime, aud swamp muck, Is
saf,r than stable dung alone, for wheai-a'
aay rate, It has proved 50 on my iarm.
Where l I.2pe tons OF clover hay bad
ten taken from an acre. plowed soon after,
spring wheat soWn Goth 9th NO., MAY
With bu.hel. plaster to the acre, or on
lish loan. 80 bushels leaehed ashes has Civ
en- good crop
Tine Of sotring and quantity Of Sod. Since
The vesyil has troubled our wheat, We have
bcsn forced TO late sowing, although We
bar Of early sown escaping this little M
el.ev1us enemy. aud the result ot my in
quiry and experience i, that the 2J,h Of
5,h mo, in our latitude, Is as early as
wheat may Be sown with safety. have
had ths crop entirely destroyed. sown in 4ih
no, and injured one-half, at least the lott
Of jth mo. Early sowing Is best, IN local.
ties where weeyils do NJ, trouble. Last
year we sowed Java wheat rom the 2Oth o.
5'h mo. to lsi OF 9th mo. "he last was bes,
whereas two OF my nsishbors, who had seed
Of me, and sowed about the 10th Of jth mo-,
Io'; more than half their crop by these little
dsfrclAtor..
The wire worm has injured my wheat 81
oaiiy tha; have not arrived at any salts
iae:o'y conclusion how much seed Of Java
wheat Is best. The berry being large,
conclude aboat two bushels to the aer,
would b. necessary TO make a. many plants
As l-2 usually -Own OF the wheat We bad
oeen growing. Several farmers to whom
We sold one bushel each, last spring. spreat
ho'er threS-fourths Of an acre, and raiset
non Is 10 ~ bushels, although considers
0'y injured BY heavy storm ,ha, levslsd i
VIII the ground when green. They are o.
'P'a'oh that l-2 bushels to the acre Is suf