The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-09-12
Hints ON SOWING Wheat.


The diminished ravsgcs OF insects,
and tho pron,ise Of rsmunerating
pricss ss the country recovers from
its finaucial depression, will doubt
less lead to much greater attention
to wboat growing. The prospect is,
that more ground will be sown to
wheat this month than in any form.
er September since our country wss
settled. A few hints to those about
to SOW wheat may be useful.
Prepare the ground we'll. II a
man ana team labor be not abund.
ant, better concentrate your Efforts
upon twenty acres, than to run
over" twenty five. The yield from
tho .maller area we'll pr pared, wi,l
b" quite ns Rirnt as upon the large I
Goe o"riy titled, aud you will save
the seeding and harv s,ihg of III,
,.xtia five acres. A thorough pul.
v.rzbs oi the sur ACC with The plow
ond harrow, and with roller II need
I'D is oI great advantage to wheat.
Oae good plowiog, turning tho sur.
ace d epIy under, is desirable,
whether for summer islloa or corn
land. Let the aiter.plowing aud
narrowing be shallow, to avoid dis
turbing sods, stubble; aud weeus
tnfhei under.
All SOILS liable to standing watei
10 Wih,,r or spring, sh.ui b.
thrown mo riuge nds Twelve oi
twenry ieet " de- the weit.r til,
lahd. the near. sl, u,d be he riigee
and iurrUws. Whrn al IL conpl,te
the dead urioas eLUuid be derpl,
aud tluruukb,y c.eanc'i Out with
ploW nd hoe. 90 tnnt hll eurpiu
" atrr will flow oil TINS IL u uive,
important point. IS the aiterDat,
thawing aud req ny vi w,icr'svsk
ed soils TINT lrodcccs winter kl.liD4
Water ,xpsnds and CONTRACTS great
Iy at every change u t,m, o ur-,
aud thus byaks aud tears Jue roots
vi wiut,r crops, sometim killing
the plants rntreiy, and .lSays III
juring them more or i,ss. On we'll
drained land, wneal is never winter
Killed and seldom iai.s to start ot
vigorously in SrrlDg
Sow tue largest, p'umpest seeds
Ii possible, run e,ed.~h at over 4
course screen that wi ttkc oU'
small kernels aid iUul stufl. IL 4
better ~ always SOW win, at with ,
drllllng'mschine. II sown broad
csst. take the GREATEST care to dis
ribule the kernels evenly. Hall .
bus,rel Of seed Gown uniformly, vii
rJduce more than two buehe so WI
hap hazard. Quo sted, with plenty
room 10 receive cir and sunlight
will produce more and better grain
than thres or iour seeds planted
side by side.
Sow whea, carly Nature sows
her seed as it falls IRON the previous
crnp. Reason, and universal expe.
rience are in tavor OF putting the
seed into the ground as carly as pos
sible after the previous crop is Sc
cnrcd, and thus be better able to
Withstand Winter. Early wheat al,
q" gets ahead ol many OF the inscc,
tribes
NJ ,nure seldom fails 10 pay IT.
cost and hundred per cent interes'
hat is on all lis not already full
an phtd with organic matters. ]
Sl!l not. ~ course, pay to buy INA
tr new land, where there ia alre dl
~ accumulation Of vegetable mat
ter. Lime or ashes generally show
od ,H'c's on this class OF coils
On older finld plaster, Peruvian gu
sno, AMI bone sswdust, are valus
ble, where etabl.- .-msnnre is scarce
We do not believe it pays TO bny tn
mineral IN nnres o, lndustriousl :
pushed upon whe t.yro vera,
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