Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-31
8,arat ama 9ontestif.
Putting in rau wseass. ss-y' =

a r. HI o uht a1lr, aIa "A Va

II - w.; a%NnHsA
The 6rst;indispensible rrqaisitesto Success
Gin enabling The farmer 10 eemms sEishisosAed.
time and harvest. with our land uktN7DEH.
q DIsafNI&G u ebis iis the Ersats spadacea a
gainst winter-Ai i'll end sSbsatsznidges 3plia life
and lgh,ness of The laud .tl1as 81 e Asfsd' viii
gives The wheat Plsntsorshna sstarAinA Afhei fall
thatthey viii 'ceser their ANeissl dlllings the
winter as a poteetjsn againaiIS frSstA stte sab.
senoe OF standiog water will preEeRt,swEhter
Kill; the early warming up rk6hea aSNkin tbe
spring, viii get the plaAtss forward a. oathey
= will cover the ground before the suheataand
dfouth OF early summep CONES on; and lastly.
tie fed is in vigorous head before the nudge
wakes up. so that the ktSe- Ilsst eeisooaly the
Outside portieusser asesrcelYzaoue a. tiss1is,f In
very favorable seasons, with slSllfal Shssnslling
!. these lands may aphiC4 Siebl1sbMdantEcrops,
without underdgaiffaagf bet idtsdsbssaaSegen
chance yes lose Estr AatAssI ~ Aiisswithhnder-
draiA'ng agde otherwise agsses Aen1lia0hehe
land is good for thirty-Rve torStaa lsdshsd Of
WHEAT PSF aeEF, eeTqsS.ssarEs ibiaef1SO
L iFheA tine has zneFh eRme. tprdRieTmile just
what land is to be put HlKlRata thiari6slk-
"A bout thesaFstss ssf rAAg1st lis tha timeTto put
! the pio@ 10 alb rseasaad AsTsh JaRdsos sto,D be
sown.by the srEt sos SfnlembEm Ih& best
farmers tel Us theS lihslL Bqtisig ahsirWheat,
this year, by the lsst of rAagHsp ;uasa the
: ztpif iee sreen creps tagged dhfss Ehsatnshepld
nave month 9tSsf phloylR2o AE5Han for abe
sNessnT c !poE5is hsnr so1anok
VIC would not advise now tettsRH vaaga 4
st eiaS sgd he soNsn4 thSofaBle pnbe&it is
rich. Such IalFf shonld haYch been ,plewea
month or two ago, and ruasted to pieges In
the sun and rains ever since. But for all prop
er clover or blue grass land, now is the time
to put in the steel from eight to twelve inches
deep, and Hop the heritage clean ont Of, ,sieht.
Then before you get ready 10 SOW, haul out
that well rotted manure which you should
have nicely composted in tue barn yard rdu-
ring the summer, to the amount of twenty
loads for every acre you intend to sJw, put it
in heaps over the field, and when the time
comes for seeding, spread the manure evenly
over the ground, and give it a good narrowing.
For this purpose, use if possible, "a cultixator
harrow, which will make a nice seed bed, IA
good implement for this purpose is made by
constructing a frame like common two horse
"ild goose drag, to which put large steel cpl
ivator teeth, in place OF spike teeth. Such
narrow is a stiff tug for a pair OF, horses but
nice thing to put the ground in order. for the
eed. .......
Let us repeat, for the ninei y-ninth time-put
n no more acres than you can do well,v.A
ingie acre put in right, will yield more-and
'ctter wheat, than five acres scratchedyin, hen
ashton, and the certainty Of getting a good
rop becomes almost as much q fact as if you
ad if ready for the reaper. ..r-.o
With the increase of sheep raising in this
ountry. we expect TO see from the same fs
llt, an increase of wheat raising. Sheen ma.
ure from the compost Of the barn-yard,
lakes q nice top-dressing for the wheat fallow,
nd an old sheep pasture that has been mod
'ately fed and well saturated with the drop
ing OF the flock, makes an excellent founda-
on for a wheat field
Much of the land in this country il so
rongly impregnated with lime, that any fur
er application Of that mineral Is not neces-
ry, for wheat growing but there are soils
sandy loans generally are sour, as
own by the presence Of growing. sorrel, and
ould be better for a good dressing Of lime;
d if i this is not convenient, give good dres
lgseM leached ashes, or of quick ashes YEA
fhposted with muck Of some Sort this viii
rrcct the acidity of the soil, ana II tie, iand
made rich enough, fit it most admirably sicr
crop OF wheat. :" IS
We trust there is no. need TO repeat cur pre-
sus remarks about the Importance Of good
Fan seed. Where the choice can be had, We
wise to obtain SEED wheat fron the, south
ther than the north of where it is to be
wn. Wheat taken north viii ripen earlier
d better than that which is home grown Ia
5 same neighborhood, while the opposite is
lie Of Indian corn, which always ripens la
and yields less in going north.-0. Cuhi-
or. haH