Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-09
4 4arncrs' department.
From the anderson luteiiioeneer.
Experiment in Wheat Culture.

Experiment in Wheat Culture.
We are indebted to friend for the
following letter from DR.. A. c. FULLER,
of I.aurens District, an experienced and
practical f.rnlar. 1t would give US great
pleasure to enrich our columns with just
such Information as the Doctor gives,
and enable us thereby to assist in the
work of recnperating and energizing farm
operations in this section:
Hox. Il. f. SlMpsoN-Dear Sr:-
Your favor OF The 25,h ult., making in
quiries concerning 4 certain experiment
in growing wheat. hai made, came duly
to hand, and would haze been answered
1t ouce, but for the hope that, by a
short delay. migat be able to i;rnish
more fully the information sought. |
had stored the crop of the land expert
nlcn;r5i upon separately, with the view OF
th.e>hiugi; i; whtn the work Was over with
the corn ami c3,ton Last week started
the hand>to threshin;s the premium wheat,
as We called it. aud gave them instruc-
llpas sufficiently plain TO avoid the risk
OF uiixias it wi;h the other wheat, and
slep!t. out ,io';s To avoid the dust, bal
shorty afterwards i,,Gnl, Notwithstanding
that by = blunder, they had got it mixed
up cannot, therefore, give you the
y.eld5. nor answer the inquiries you were
pleased 10 homer me With, Us satisfactorily
~ | dcs;r,. Ii'ir land sown was about
2, ceres, branch bottom, cleared about
II years the quality Of the soil gener-
ally good and we'll drained. The soil is
Il sandy loan and HIS been manured tw"
years since it WAS cleared II was III cor,
la,t yc.r, and he land was prepared b.
blowing down the ridges with the co:n-
mon bu!l.tonguc pillow. ThA grain was
then sown, one and halt bushels. red
May wheat, to the acre, and plowed in
cross .isc with the same Pi"w. On tn
9Th Of March top dressing of 100 ih
of Ford's :SuperphosP hate of Lime, per
acre, WAS applied broadcast. tiliii
ordinarily. the larld would IN !ie from Il
10 Is bushels Of wheat per acre. S.vcra
flrmers who saw the growing crop, tn
present year, pronounced it the best they
had ever seen grow in this country, a!'
expressed the opinion that the best acre
would yield thirty bushels. | think, my
self, the best acre did make. at leas'
twenty-five bushels. In instituting the
experiment my theory was this: thought
by seeding heavily, so rs % snhdne III
s,owth of weeds, and then sustaining to-
crops by mannrcs, 81. as to bring it to tn
fullest physical development. it must nr
rc>>.I.ilv make large li.il and h.
Applying concentrated manurcs rs top
dressing. atirr llie lrn,;s .ava aba;ea
w;.en he .aiI is LEI: in al oPen, por'H
condition, ready 10 absorb whatever n'
t:.iinant may bc>supplicd. and the perioc
OF active growth has set in. you escape
Inc waste from teaching rains, during tn
comparatively dormant season of III
plant. AMI realize the good effects of your
manure until full maturity. | used III
srpcrphosphate Of lime, because did no
fear injury in applying it to the growing
crops, but should anticipate harm from
Peruvian GWnno, applied in the sans
way. IhtNc iiDs llISll liiS -!IIlCi, 90
would not hesitate to do so when com
posted with rich loan. lot manure, Goa
dust. or whatever would tend TO neutra
ize It's caustic qualities; and would prefe
10 use it as Il top,dressing the lst oi
March, and should expect better result,
than when put in with the wheat in the
fall.
Having made this experiment with nc
thought of ever reportingit, or that other
would manifest any interest in it, hav'
not been so particular in preserving The
details, as perhaps, would have been.
But, such as it is, give it to you, anc
trusting, if there is anything of value IL
it, your practical Judgment will botl
eliminate and develop it for the good OF
our poor country.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
a. C. FULLER.