The Portland daily press., 1867-11-22
Terms Eight Dollars per on,,so,. u, ,,,,,,o,ce

suong, hiade vigorous growth. and every
plant survived very cold winter. unnro,aot.
ed. From that bed, the following season Wa
harvested one quart OF the handsomest
grain we ever saw. In August 1850, we sowed
all OF this; il lived through the winter; and
the next summer we received yield of two
and halt bushels. The product OF this in
lS46-thirty two bushels, or sixteen for one
we distributed in various parts of the State.
"hen our directions were followed, viz, TO
%" In sheltered situation, on good
o'' III August, it proved everywhere a
"oe' as II dld with u.s. But many became
less particular than We were they nlanted IL
on grounds which were liable 10 beava h,dIv
by frosts, or they did not sow it till septeyo-
ber or October, so that the roots were too
feeble to Withstand the winter and in various
cases it failed. This lost it a really deserved
reputation. Still, there are those who have
been faithful, and such yet rejoice in the sue
cessful cultivation Of the Banner wheat.
II a grass field, or piece of good pasture
land is plou9hed in July, well dressed with
manure which is narrowed in at the time; Ii
sowed with hardy winter wheat, two bushels
to the acre, and rolled; or if the seed Is scat
tered upon the surface of cornfeld at the
last hoeing and thus worked into the ground;
the chance is pretty certain that the
operator will receive his abundant reward
the next reaping season.
Within the past five years there has been
Il s,,1 ~
mo. Waldo County, which is nearly as hand
some as the Banner wheat, and makes as
much and as white flour. II was introduced
by a sea captain ofthat place, who brought 1t
home on one of his foreign voyages. We
know of farmers who have cultivated 1t with
mlailing success; and what is wonderful is
the fact that never, in any case, has it been
known to be troubled by the weeylis. We
think that wheat ought to be extensively dis
tributed
When sown upon high lands, where, even
in calm nights the air draws ever so slightly
over the yielding stalks, the growing wheat
will not be harmed by weevils. These in
sects cannot alight or deposi: their eggs in
the milk ol the kernel, unless the head is at
the most perfect rest. BY selecting tie right
kind of soils, or protected locations, we think
wheat may be made a crop very nearly as
sure as corn, and surer than potatoes now
are. Maine has the soil ard the climate ad-
apted to the raising of her own bread. The
incidental evils may be overcome or mitigated
by the skill and care of the cultivator. We
ought not to spend and send out of the State,
as our consumers do every year, millions OF
dollars for Western flours. All this money
should be saved at home, even if it requires
very liberal legislation to accomplish so great
public good. In 1888 the State gave boun-
ty of two dollars on every twenty bushels of
wheat raised at home, and six cents on each
bushel above that measure. This stimulated
our farmers to the work, and the result was
the production Of no less than 1, ,1O7, ,S4s bush
els of wheat, equal to 246,19O bushels of -four,
which at 81 bushel was worth 81 ,723,3 $50 saw
ed to the State True, it cost the treasury
Ss5OOO to secure this great good, but we ara
not sure it was not money well laid out, for it
only went into the pockets of our own peo-
pie for great general good. Timid men
and some selfish ones, we suppose would OBJ
ject to the renewal of that policy.