The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-11-20
THE ROCHESTER, WHEAT
SHOW.


October, that the Wheat Show;
held at Rochester last month, was
almost an entire failure-there be-
ing but six entries for the prize of
$3.50 for the best twenty bushels
Of white winter wheat-one from
Canada West, one from Maryland,
and four from New York. One Of
these New York samples originat-
ed from seed sent from the Patent
Office in 1856 as Red wheat. The
exhibitor, thinking it to be q spring
variety, planted the. seed in his
garden in April, where it sprouted
and grew until the next fall with
on. heading. ThoAnex, spring it
took new '.lease Of life," grew
rapidlSNand early in July pro-
duccd achite wheat For the prize
of $500 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-five of which were
samples from the twenty bushel
entries. For the best two bushels
of Red winter wheat there were
but three entries, including one
by Messrs. Newcomb & Barnett Of
Ohio. The only entry Of Spring
whdat was made by I. W. Arnold
Of Illinois. The Farmer says the
specimens were all very exceAent-
The first premium for white wheat I
was divided between a sample Of
the Blue-Stem grown in Canada,
and the Soules, grown in New
York, which the committee con-
sidered about equal in quality.
The best feature OF the Show was
sensible, psactical address by
JOSEPH HARRIS, Esq, upon wheat
culture, and especially its cultiva-
Ition in Western New York
Among other topics, he urged the
cultivation of clover, which he dc.
nominates "the grand renovasing,
crop of American" We extract o.
passage upon this subject. Mr..
III. remarked :--'But having rais--
ed the clover, what shall we do
with it? Formerly it was turned
under as a manure for the wheat
crop. II is SO yet to consfdera-
BILE extent. But some of our best
farmers find is more profitable to
cat it off on the land with sheep,
while others, like the veteran
farmer Of Seneca county, John
Johnson, make it into hay and feed
it on the farm to sheep, returning
the manure to the land. So far as
enriciing the soil is concerned. IL
makes very little difference wheth-
er we plow under the clover or
feed it to animals and apply the
manure. five plow in the clover
instead of eating il off with sheep,
we furnish the soil with large
amount of carbonaceous Natter.
But this carbonaceous matter is.
not needed for wheat. In fact, the,
wheat would usually be better
without it, as it has tendency to
rctard the ripening 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
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 10.
the land, | think the wheat would'
have ripened earlier; and it is
well-known fact that if we could
get our wheat ten days earlier we
should escape the midge. 1t was,
at one time thought that the reason
why the Mediterranean wheat es-
capped injury from the midge, was
because it is a bearded variety
1t is now known that this has
nothing to do with the matter. 1t
is simply because the Mediter-
ranean is an earlier wheat, and.
comes into flower before the midge
flies make their appearance. If
we could get a white wheat as
the Mediterranean, or few days
earlier. il would be worth thou
sands OF dollars to this county. l
am in hopes that such a variety
will yet be discovered"
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A nxn Hun op Dopa Mr.