The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-08-25

4 bushcls). Not succAssf nogencrs -
winter kills--onc far:naas.is the Z. se
il bad farming ana. hsarce, !"
Avera.e cost per acrSesbi+ oe ! 1853. Is
Grundy--None culssatel.
Gnthre--O,d Red Chaff bearded Is
to 2o) very little u..;vatel--winter
kills. Cost per acre s..
Hardin--Vcry little cultivated if
/ properly cultivated it IS thought will
succeed we'll.
| Harrison -"W hito" wheat has been
raised on Boyer Bottoms, averaging from
% 70 % bushels pcr acre, and vas gen
orally asuccessfai oscp-but last fall it
was entirely destroyed by grasshorpors
aad there is now no seed in this vicinity
Not much encouragem 10 raise It,
as farmers get as Much for Spring
wheat.
Henry White Smooth &c bu.) !;
White Blue Stem, which is scarce, and
Mediterranean plenty Q5 bu. in Prairie
and in timber lS). Always successful
II ;;mF.r. Reasons for failure want
Iof drainage, consequently it winter
freezes, careless manner Of putting it in.
Shallow plowing, notrol!ea, Usually sown
broad cast and narrowed slightly Cost
in shock s6,715 per acre.
lowa--None cultivated, as it 'svinser
kills"
Jackson--ned Chat bearded 60 bn.. J
White (22 hu from 30 to 25 bushels
per acre given By others without nam
Ing varieties. "0n our cla{ey or bro
ken ground it is very gooi--on the lev
el or rolling prairie it has winter killed
so much that farmers have given W
sowing; many thiaEs it would have doue
well for the last , years, antl are talk
ing Of trying it again Average cost
ne: acre -
sa>per-None cultivated.
Jeifierson-Old red cLai bearded, a
large white GO to 70 tu.. white beard
less name unknown. (2o bu J white
smooth, name unknown, (2o to - bu@
Yhe correspondent Who cuitivates tie lat
ter, says: In IS years, missed two
times, Two crops poor, all the others good
cause Of failure, ''irost killed" Anoth
er says, The surest chance for crop
is upon prairie sod, which is not subject
to be npheaved By frost" Another says
= 4 light soil and to late sowing are the
only reasons for faiiure--on the contra
.ry, our soil is now better adapted too
growing winter wheat than when it was
new, it being heavier. Wheat sown in
August and early in September on fal
low, well rolled, may be relied upon for
a sure crop. All the other correspond
ents say it "wintcr kills" Average
cost per acre 81.
Johnson-Genesce White go bu.)
Blue Stem or Rock (l5 bu). The lat
ter says: 1T is generally successful if
properly cultivated; it should be sown
Sep. lst, 4 bushels to the acre. we'll
narrowed and thoroughly rolled \
mother says, the failures are Gin conse.
quence Of surface water, as the ground
is frozen all winter; all the water that
fails from the lst Of December to the
middle Of March, remains in the sur
face Average cost per acre So.
Jones-Mcditeiranean Go bu). Cost
sG,5C. Very little cultivated Of any
kind. One says: SIN the early settle
ment Of Jones county, winter wheat was
grown and no spring,but now vice versa
There is no pure seed and it winter kills
| think, however, winter wheat can be
raised in Jones county"
Keokuk-Vcry little cultivated, the
principal reason being tat We have no
drills to put it in; our ground is SO
loose that the wind blows the dirt from
the roots, and consequently it perish
es.'
| .Kossuth-But little raised; "there
have but few fields sowed, and some
good crops raised, with some failures
the Black birds destroyed crop, and
one field winter killed badly: it was