The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-11-27
AGRICULTUnAL.
THE ROCHESTER wrzEAT

We regret to learn, as we DO from w
Gepeses Farmer for October, that tn
Wheat Show held at Rochester las
month, was almost an entire failure
there being but six entries for the priz
!, of.Sl5o for the best twenty bushels. 0
80 white winter wheat--one from Canadi
West, one from Maryland, and four from
New York. One Of these New Yorl
. samples originated from seed sent from
the Patent Office in 1886 as Red wheat,
The exhibitor thinking it to bea spring
, variety, planted the seed in his garden in
], April where it sprouted and grew unit
the next fall without heading. The nexI
spring it took new "lease Of life," grew
rapidly, and early in July produced white
4 wheat For the prize of 800 for the
best twenty bushels Of red wheat there
was but one entry. For the best two
bushels of white winter wheat, there were
seven entries--fve Of which were sam
pies from the twenty bushel entries. For
the best two bushels Of Red winter)whest
there were but three entries, including
one by Messrs. Newcomb & Barnett of
Ohio. The only entry OF Spring wheat
was by I. w. Arnold Of Illinois. The
Farmer says the specimens were all very
excellent. The first premium for whit
wheat was divided between a sample OF
the Blue Stem grown in Canada. and the
Soules, grown in New York, which the
committee considered about eqsal in
quality. t......,..,-,...l...a...s
. The best feature Of the Show was
sonsible,prsctissl address by Joseph Har-
ris, Esq, upon wheat culture, and espe
cially its cultivation in Western New
York. Among other topics, he urged
the cultivation of clover, which he de-
nominates "the grand renoyating crop of
America" We extract a passage upon
this subject. Mr.. II. remarked: "But
having raised the clover, what shall we
do with it? Formerly it was turned as
amanure for the wheat crop. 1t is SO
yet to a considerable extent. But some Of
our best farmers find it more profitable to
eat 1t off on the land with sheep, while
others, like the veteran farnlar of Seneca
county, John johnson, make it into hay
and feed it on the farm to sheep, return
ing the manure to the land. So far as
enriching the soil is concerned, it makes
very little difference whether we plow un.
der the clover or feed it TO animals and
apply the manure. If we plow'.in the
clover instead Of eating it off with sheep,
we furnish the soil with a large amount
Of carbonaceous matter. But this carbo.
naceous matter is not needed for wheat.
In fact, the wheat would usually be bet
ter without it, as it has tendency to re-
tard the ripsning Of the crop. l think
that the immense quantity Of clover which
has been plowed under in this section
has been one reason why our wheat crop
has been injured SO much by the
midge. 1t has undoubtedly a tendency
to make our wheat late. Had the clover
been eaten off on the land by sheep, or
made into hay and the manure returned
to the land, think the wheat would have
ripened earlier we should escape the
midge. 1t was at one time thought thatthe
reason why the Mediterranean wheat es-
capped injury from the milga, was be-
cause it is bearded variety. II is now
known that this has nothing to do with !
the matter. 1t is simply because the
Mediterranean is an earlier wheat, and
comes into flower before the midge flies
make their appearance. II we could get
awhile wheat early as the Mediterranean, or
few days earlier, it would be worth thou.
sands Of dollars to this county. am in
hopes that such . variety will yet be dis.
covered."
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