The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-09


price lor the balance Of tie crop bsyond
TIE ordinary average, takibg ! SsAss Of
years n1rtAs assgunt~sana Il Ii upon this
hasis that the business has heaa conducted
hith1Tto, and y still seNlianAdtto the 40
ssptsncs Of : majority Of the .iarpers in
ehsf afe<st6sx growing distncts. N n this
aonnectiea We would add that with good
seed TO ss~, there 10 uething like fax =
- preparatory crop for wheat. The testi-,
mOny d Ohio FARMERS, whore Aax has been
sxteasivsly grown for over qusrtsr of 1
Exessaxy, \. explicit on Ehis posat, asd 70
|sgk sfadt ~ would esil the sspp6ial sxtten.
Hon Of snr 1llinsis and Wisssnsis hrpsrs.
whsss wheat growing for Soma Tins has
been 70 discoursging. @fg
TINE or CUTTING.
Flax should Be cut - soon ~ the bolls
|Segiu 70 t1rn. brown, and whik the stalk
= yesigreen. II left standing too long
thsre viii b great. loss of seed in. har-
vesting. In the latitude Of Chicago, the
aax crop ripeHs from July I5tf to Au-
Rp9 1T. X of course mstnrss earlier
farther south, and somew hat later in Wis.
eonsip. Farmers are usually rsll through
harvesting Spring wheat bsfbsa OAK is
ready 70 cut; andit ripsas considerably
later thsn Winter wheat.
NOPE O. currsrc.
s..,.axs ...-.a
on this head, with czndls, T" but large
najority said, with . machine" Aud
ffoan "a naehe, NJ 1900. ..e.s;.ned -
wosEiae vsll, Ne NJ persuaded that IL
most Ill our standard mashiaes can be
used 70 advantage in cutting Aax. When
it II nised principally 5er the seed there
is no necessity fqg binding it "a great saw
ing in time and expense a. compareI with
harvesting wheat when Eve or SIX men
arc iequipai sto bind after thsprsaper) but
ssag siappiy be raked Of into Qsvels and
lie until dry, when il - ready kpr tkrssb-
isg or stacking. Al, vhils standins. Il i
less liaLle u damage from heeyy shovsrs
sAsp vhssb 70 nov when cut, Il win bsar
4 severe rain with little dstriment, II surn-
q syw uftsrvsrdk. 70 = to prsysdt the,
kslh lro9 asttisg isto the dirt. 6hoah
a. weather cootinus vet, Il co - ariskS
u dvisd n a Interval IL suushiue fthsrs
bsiag. % lsayes 70 rstaia ms;stsss j. and
sben ssctsd, using hay Cor topping q. in
which Shape is may ssana, & seessssry,
until epi6 weather, before thresh ing
yhoagh II nbsstsx . thresh early. so as to
have September and October for dew rot
ting the straw.
xopr or ruRrsHrxo.
"W;4h .,s>a,.. ..;A : f.. f,~,m.,. ~
Al. 1900 ~ ns;.-ra "a. 80. go
so,.s ~ tt. Sos. .,on. - -sco,J L.,
- - - 1sv;A Il 49,. .s,..ny
tween threading out With horses" and .s
mashins.' In some secsioss, ana those
lwasU they have raised most, and for the
longest time, they report no difficulty In
using machines with some slight ahera.
tons, 70 suit better the nature Of the crop;
bu. We are Of opinion. in stresding cut"
maybe Misty 'ssccnnended - the sim
plsst and cheapest method When this is
done, howsser, srsst care shosld be used
to prepare door % that the seed shall be
kept from getting mixed with dirt, which
Is great and ssrioss iAalt with . large
proportion OF that which = brought to
this market Then. too - sfdinary thresh-
ing msshine, will giss - saly tangled,
aax whish = slways - - vaius than
str.ight - d. u - 4esav + heavy, il
will M be11sr = bind y bundles and
'.ead g. .esfang ses sasaw IN GOOD
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