The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-07-05
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE %. 1867.
DO Preven6 Weavil u 800.


The following timely article was commu-
nioated, we think, to The Southern Cultjoa-
tor:
In looking over the Southern CultiDator
for last October, find an extract from The
Dollar Newspaper, in which two plans are
given to keep weovil out of wheat. I am
thus reminded that during the last bar-
vest wrote an article on the subject for
the CultiVator, but neglected to forward
it.
To come short to my point. Jet sohea, be
stated, and weevil viii never infest it.
have followed this plan from 1884 or 80
till now, and have never lost any wheat by
weevil after sailing it. So certain is this
plan TO save wheel, that never sun mine
at all. let it stand in the field n dozens
for ten or twelve days, then thTesh. fan
and salt it away at once. IF it be dry
enough to thresh well, it Is dry enough TO
salt away. l use half pound OF salt to the
bushel Of wheat As it is measured into
gamers or hogsheads sprinkle the aalt,
and stir after each measure. If the house
be dry, wheat is certain to keep we'll on
this plan.
1 got this plan from the Tennessee Farmer
IN 1894. farmer of East Tennessee
communicated this as his plan, basod upon
fifteen years experience. 1 have forgotten
his name, but we'll remember his state
ments. He said sailed wheat remained
new as long as you might desire 30 keep
it that is, it does not shrink by time, and
it continues to yield as good and as much
-four as when first harvested. All these
statements have found to be true, by the
experience of eighteen years.
Now, all farmers know that wheat put
mp in the usual way diminishos in bulk as
it gets older, q. G. the grains get ass) and
that it will not yield as much or az coed
flour, as when it was fresh from tho field.
This change is prevented by sailing. I
prefer the Kanawha salt because it all dis
solves and is soon absorbed by wheat If
you examine it eight or ten days after salt
ing, it will be found dry, having kept cool
all the time. The salt enters into the grain
and makes the -four saltish, but not enough
SO to interfere with any Of its culinary use.
Let US now sum up the advantages Of this
mode of saving wheat.
/. It preserves the wheat with more GER
tainty than summing.
g. The wheat does not lose IN volume or
weight by long keeping.
3. It makes more and better -four.
4. Il costs much less labor
8. The wheat is better for seed. because
it is preserved in its perfect state There
is not salt enough in il to prevent +. from
terminating, but there is enough 10 stmu-
late it TO sprout vigorously.
IsuppOso that after Ell tbs cost of labor
in summing. nearly oue-four,h Of all the
wheat produced in the valley Of the Missis-
sipPi Is either lost by weevil or badly dam
aged. This is no small item of loss. when
the aggregate crop is considered. Were
all farmers to salt their wheat, this enor-
nous annual loss would be prevented aud
then no one would ever make bread Of wheat
not quite spoiled enough te give to the
Pigs' and yet too bad for any person 70 cat.
L have seen wheat saved by salting it after
the weevil were in it.
an 1886. for want of house room, nv
wheat was put in hand-sacks as it was
hauled up for threshing, When about hall
done hauling. it occurred to me that wee
vi might get in it before we should gel
ready to thresh 1t 4; 1 therefore sailed ths
remaining wheat as It was put in sacks
and it was fortunate that /; WIS done. b..
cause the weeyil ruined all which we're po
salted-while those stacls which we're salt