Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
The ReaghIsn wheat -SueeessfnI Ex
periments.

The HeagIGSs Wheat-SueeessfnI Ex
peFimeBts.
Last year Mr. George +. Akers, Of this
city, introduced new ynriety Of wheat
in Middle Tennessee, called the BougbtOn
wheat, which has proved Of very superior
quality and peculiarly adapted to this
climate Mr. Akers had heard this wheat
spoken Of very highly in Virginia, and to
satisfy himself in regard TO it, quality, he
addressed the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture upon The subject, from whom he
received the following:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcuLTURE, WASH
RGToN, ID. c. Aug. a. 1867 - George +.
Akers, Esq- Nashville, Tenn, Dear Sir
] am in receipt Of yours Of the Sth inst.'
sskiBg for information relative 10 the
"BOughton" wheat This variety was
first discovered in field in Mary
land, upon which The white Mediterranean
had been sown. A few stalks appeared TO.
grow taller and mature some fifteen days
earlier than the balance. This attracted
this attention Of the OWNER, who cat the
stalks and planted the product next fall
by itself; and the result was a fine crop
maturing some two weeks earlier than any
other wheat ia the vicinity. The heads
are very smooth, with lighter colored
grains than fhe ordinary white wheat
very hardy and prolific, and ~ yet has
never been effected with Diseases incident
10 The wheat plant. II should be sown
early in the fall-here from the 18th Of
a 4 Z. a
coverer gave Il the Rame of "Tappahan-
mock, and ailerward, when taken TO Della
ware, il got the name Of "Boughton."
am, respectfully, J. w. STOKES,
Acting Commissioner.
From Mr Ambrose j. Rucker. Of
Lynchburg, Va, where the Boughton
wheat had been grown for several years,
and its quality thoroughly tested, Mr..
Akers, received the following:
"The 'Bonghion' variety Of wheat " re
gsrded IA the best for family -four. Il is
a firm, solid wheat and free from. that
spOnginess common 10 many varieties Of
wheat when made into dough, aud very
white, r property much desired III bread.
Ia this latitude il natures ten OF fifteen
days earlier than any other variety. There
IL an entire absence OF any beard about the
head. IL sill grow we'll on any land that
will produce the common varieties, and on
many soila that will not produce several Of
the varieties common in this country. We
regard land that is naturally richer, made
40 by fertilizers, with deep red clay sub
soil, IA the best united with IL, but il is a
fine grower, and Is readily acclimated to
any soil that il rich enough 10 feed the
plant. Ii il sown here most successfully
from September 20 30 October Is. The
yield varies from fourteen To twenty bpsh-
els per acre, weighing from forty-nine 10
sixty-iour pounds 70 the bushel."
Coming thus highly recommended, Mr..
Akers felt warranted in recommending
it as a variety adopted to the soil and |
climate of Middle Tennessee, and large
number Of farmers gave it trial. The
result has been highly favorable, and the
Boughton is to>dAy an Established G.L |
vorite with our wheat srowers The
Diric Farmer Of July 2 says
"The philosophy Of securing Improved
varieties OF wheat, is 40 very simple and
plain, that Il is = matter of puofuind az
tonishment that IL Ia so little practiced by
farmers. But then, we do not know that 4
we hSve any right 20 he surprised al this
any more than At great many other
strange acts Of omission and commission.
oi which farmers generally are habitually
guilty. IL Is very good sign, however, 10
Ind, a. we do, almost every farmer inqnfr-
ing for improved seed '0heat. The present har-
geSt has stimulated this inquiry and turned
he attention Of farmers 10 the importance
u securing the very best varieties for seed i
Among some farmers this inquiry BEGAN /
asst year, and several new VARIETIES were
Introduced The most popular Of theae
We believe, Is the BoEghtoa or TappaLa,l-|
'ock, introduced from Virginia by Mai. |
leo, +. Akers, Of Nashville. and widely
Disseminated in small quantities through
mt Middle Tennessee We believe ID hss
'roved a success everywhere AT least We
ave not heard Of single instance Of fail
Ire, while many crops in this county are.
eporsed 10 IA AS extra fine"
The Columbia Herald Of july 10 saws
This veek we have learned some faots
,bout the yield of the wheat crop of Col
J "A. II Webster, n successful former Of this
county. His experience with the wheat
known as the clad Frierson" variety. has
esulted very unfavOFably for tAe bonner
anne Of that wheat which " only add.
ional evidence TO the very widespread and
Utmost unanimous Yeuiic,, THAI ID H.. 60 use I.
N expressive slang, ''played OUT The
inward appearance of this wheat, The
talks aud chat, show no deterioration
he falling OF IS Ia the grain. The Colon~i
epressnis the Boughton wheat as being
yell ssSited 20 Middle Tennessee This Y
new variety iniroduced into our State
rom Virginia, by Col. Geo r. Akers an
merchant of Nashville. Id
ONES into market as early as the we'll
nown Nay wheat-bloomihg al the same |
ime--grows lnxuriant and strong, which
} prominent virtue, In view Of the fact
hat mach loss is generslly sustained from
be wheat blowing down, thus rendering
gaping difficult, aud in some instances in,l
ossible. Col. Webster s0wed four bushelA
this wheat and reRped seventy-si1. The
hite Missouri is also growing rapidly in
, favor with our farmers
Maj. Mat f. Cheairs, another snceess-
Il farmer Of Marry eounty, tried the
oughton wheat upon larger scale and
is crop was pronounced the best in the
,unty The Dirie Farmer Of July 80
As the following in regard 10 this crop
"The field upon which the best crop was
Used, contains about 100 acres of firsf.rate
nd. The ground was in cotton last year,
ID the wheat Gown before the crop was
llirely gathered, about the lsi Of Sepaen-
n. Ii WAS PlOughed in with one-horse
Irning plonglG The variety is the c
oaghton, and one hhshel 10 Tie acre was
cd, at cost OF s. per bnshel. About
Ie-third Of the seed was soaked in blue
one steep, and the balance put in without =.
liking. Al the same time, similar land
u Gown in Missouri while wheai. !,
The BoughgOn wheat yielded, by meas .
emsnt, 2St bushels per- acre il ripened q
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