Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-05
Spring Seeding.

The long and tedious winter has delayed
the work Of our farmers little, yet We be-
lievs it will DO no detrimcnt to them. In q
few days the ssed will be cast upon the
ground, and the spring labor Of the farmer
in measure completed.
There can be NO doubt but there will be
an immense amount Of seeding done in our
State this spring more than in any previous
enc. As general thing our farmers get in
their crops we'll, but Of late years they have
not taken pains enough with their seed
grain, especially spring wheat. and the re.
sult ID it has sadly deteriorated in quality as
we'll - in quantity. Too much poor seed
has been sown by our farmers. The use Of
such seed is detrimcnt. Ia man wants 4
good crop Of any sort Of grain, he should
put in the choicest seed, such as he knows
will sprout and grow. Much of the seed
sown last year, in many parts Of our State,
Vas imperfect and did not grow. There's
suit was light aud inferior crop.
Those who have noted the diminishing
yield Of our wheat per acre, can trace the
cause to the fact that the choicest and most
healthy grain is not used for seeding many
of our farmers thinking that an inferior ar
ticlc will answer every purpose. In the end
they will find they have made a grave mis-
take; that the yield Of grain is in kind to
the seed put in. Ia many parts of the State
the grain has 50 deterioratcd from this cause
that it is almost impossible to get good seed
for the spring sowing. 1t IS said that At
least ono third Of the seed will not sprout.
II this is SO, is it any wonder that our crops
fall of in quantity and quality Seed
should be tested before sowing, and if it is
defective more Of it should be put upon the
ground in order to make up the defect The
better way, however, is to save up good
iced, in its season, and not depend upon an
Indifferent article with the expectation OF
saisiDg good crops.
It cannot be expected that the soil on
which diseased seed is sown rom year to
year, will continue healthy 10 that species
Of grain, and give as great return for the
labor and care expended upon it, Is it would
had none but the best quality Of seed been
sown upon it. These suggestions should
gain the attention Of our farmers, and IL
they are wise they will profit BY them.
TnE Anglo-American Times says that, in
the moath Of December four vessels from
Ualif,rnia Arrived at Swansea, in Wales.
laden with ores to be sheltered there. which.
saken at an average vslue, would be worth
v5O0,OOO. So much more metal is extract.
q setheae smelling works than ct the mines. |
so9 "pays good per centage to send them. |
eno large business is done in this line
HeFuculariy In the reduction of orcs from
Nevada. The Swansea fiyms ara aIeo no.
trying to attra,t the ores obtained from Tho |
Lake Superior mining region 10 ths;r
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