Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-03-12

SoI-P eparatioapf Soil So,eing- QUA,
iy of Seel I Time If Cuifing--M Mode o.
Cutting Mode of Thresiing Cleaning
Seed Yield per Acre-- Cost Of Production
-Certaihty fMe Crop.
The numerous Inquiries now being made
uron the utject of fllx culture, show that
more general attention is being given to it
than ever before, and in order 10 meet and
answer these inquiries, the practical expe.
rience OF some hundreds Of flnx growers in
Illinois and the adjoining States, has been
obtsined through series of questions sent
for written answers, and .he substance OF
them has been condensed for this paper. -
1t has been accomplished at no little ex
pense, and We trust our country exchanges
will take pains to widen the circle of readers
by free extracts or by re Publishing the en-.
tire article. IL Chicago Tribune.
SOIL.
Flax prefers rich sandy soil: but will do
well on any ground that is suitable for
wheat or corn.
The rolling prairies Of the West are well
adapted to il, and in ordinarily dry seasons
il does finely on' even our fiat prairies,
though when such wet season as the last
occurs, it will prove failure on them, un.
lcss the land is under. drained. Experience
shows that tho lands within forty miles of
Chicago produce large crops of both seed
and straw; numerous fields having yielded
from fourteen to eighteen bushels the last
year Inc rolling country about Cham.
paign, Decatur, Bloomington, Wilmington,
and almost all the Western Il Northwestern
portions Of this State, as also large tracts in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa afford the
best soil for fax.
PREPARATION OF SOIL.
All experienced farmers unite in stating
one thing as essential to success in growing
fax-i g. thorough preparation of the
ground by plowing and harrowing." In
most European countries it Is suwn as the
first or fallow crop where system of no
tation is adopted, and always followed by
wheat. When this is done the land should
be pl0wed the summer previous aud then
re-plowed as early in the spring as the
weather will permit, and well narrowed be-
fore sowing.
Ifheavy manuring is to be done, il will
be better to put on the corn first, aud then
follow that with flax, in which case the
land should be deeply plowed in the fall -
In answer to our inquiries on this point, q
s' ","JJJ'hy h, y, 'a.i';oi' ah;y, guy, N. loi,ow
n a. "i : oI.V. ~ o'JnI'.on lI % u,s9u aSa'ust
~, "m,o" 20 .nS. '.u J,u ioots nnu sin,hs "t e
.no oo,u ,":e'.v'e "1'.. wy e,pao woIA"ns VI
S,II,' a.mo r =" Iu M MA J.'; .HosG n'u oh'e'
& u"y ,eTou, W. s"u ~, au' III 'no u"
xs;,h sI Jenn "a G,, e nInv;rn ni ,h.n 'pm uon
nIr nm,tn ueop ;an p'o"l"E, anp 'ne: .nrIowhs
" pul,orizod and made as smooth as nos.
sible.
sow,vo
-,
AS 10 the unie OF sowing, IL Wlll o. course
vary win tlo Iatituie and ,ocallty; Dut the
general RUE may oe stated IN the precise
language OF several iarmerS'-a soon rs
'he grouna wi.i al dlt OF Il.
IN tho sputherh part OF this state most
OF tnc seea Is sown as early as March: 10
tne central counties about the hrst oi Aprll,
,on.;, wH ~ nJ our s ,uera u'cr,c's' hnu ~ WIS
Anril to ,be Io,h or Nav j. oarIy "an,nh
oenerallv.
q,
aSip8 ptephIsu 'na prouhu US pelore
s'n'ou, SOW plohucas., ,ahlng palnsto as
uiou.o cue secu aS evenly as possible. Inc
quicker .ne seea germlna'eS ani appears
aoove grouhn lhs petter, anu therefore IL
shoulu ne covered sngh'ly WIN i'gnt mar
TOW OF orush' anu .nen foIleu, Inc largest
ta,pers who rovor harrow or,.r ao son;" Tvoa 10y
,narslr ,"lI !, IL ,rha ILL.,; NV, 'o""s, pu'
w ,,,,ar ,tm ~ ~ (, vii rso;I,s,s % dn ,mpo.
.;"ms ~ H. .ao 40 ~ "m ao,u III, ."e ope'a
ouo :" W. e or an uvt ,.h; Jou ~ seou,e
49, 5a'' 'O"s'" " 'NA"' ""''" auu' " ''s
'a,u''
Inc quantity ofseed per acre 70 be sown,
%iII depend upon the leading object oil the
farmer IN raising the crop. II the seed Is
the main thing with him, then two pecks
to the acre Is the almost unanimous, testi-
mony OF those VINO have grown u longest
ana most largely. IL hbr, is the object,
.heS9, course tue seeding should be heav'
wr foI .he present, the safest rule for
our W estern FARMERS Is IRON Two to three
peess 70 M ,ne acre ,he leading idea being as
yet 10 secure the greatest amount OF seed.
QUALITY OF SEED.