The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-08-12
Seed Wheat.

The other day we (the editors and
visitor) had little talk In the sane
tum about Seed Wheat, and the follow
ing were the conclusions we came to,
corroborated by mutual experience:
Last Cor previpus) years growth Of
seed, is better than new wheat, or that
grown this year. According to our
visitor. he had sown both old and new
seed of the same variety, Oh very simi-
lar lands and at the same time. The
product of old wheat, of the previous
year, matured several days sooner and
averaged scren bushels more per acre
than that Of the new wheat.
There are reasons why this particular
year the old seed should be preferred.
We believe there is no limit to the vi.
tality Of wheat)-the frequent rains Of
this season have caused the chit tn
swell and shrink several times-if not
| actually sprout. Now we are we'll aware
that wheat will sprout andslry up six ar
| seven times, or so lonpe">Nhe spirit ma.
| terial Is not exhausted; but this season
| there Is (at the chIt end in much OF the
! wheat, Il discoloratioi, which shows
that the vitality has hcen impaired--and
| though such grain may grow, it cannot
| put forth the required vigor to produce
very healthy plant, nor yield an
abundant increase. -..5f-u.f
We call attention to this matter thus
early, that our readers may know the
value of old wheat, and it possible secure
such seed. Let 40 miller nor wheat
| buyer have it--even at fifty cents per
! I'm hpl above mari, al walnut il Il
| more to you.
One other consideration must he un.
dersiood: Seed grain is often affected
10y heating in the bin. Sow no seed
that has been in large bulk, and moro
seed will be IA necessity.
W lille upon this subject, we again
reiterate what has frequently been stat.
ed-that sowing with Il drill is great
saving of seed. besides being more uni
| form and easier regulated as to guautfty.
| Three tourths To oie bushei per acre is
plenty. Had we ever doubted the fact.
this years experience would have given
our doubts to the winds.
DR.. Martin, near s-edalia, Mo-, had d
splendid crop produced by sowing one
hundred and two bushels of wheat on
one hundred acres nfland. Mr.. Carter,
near Lexington had the finest crop we
ever saw with three -iourths bushels Of
seed per acre. Names and places might
he Indefinitely multiplied, if necessary
let those suffice, our own eyes have
seen the crops referred to.-Rurdt
U'0rld.
An inehrate individual fell down 4
fight of stairs i'm Bellows Falls, VT. the
other night, and u passer-by, fearing he
WAS seriously Injured, ran to pick him
up. But the man maiestically stagger-
, cd to his feet, and in response to thu
proiftred aid, roared out: "Now, yOu
jess lemme lone. Wan no slobberin
aronn' mo. l allus come down stair.
that way!n ,.
Can any civil engineer inform us how
, it is that the mouths of rivers are larger
! than their heads. seae ,stt.87
\ Man may he n worm; but glance a
e the dandies proves that he Is not tha
worm that never dyes.
The man who had no music in his sol
Z wore seasoned leather.
. IT must be u happy thought to a love
that his blood and that ofhis sweetheaF
=, mingle in the same mosquito.
' To do the thing properly In Ncy
e York. at a wedding. the bride must hav
T. eight bridesmaids and a hundred dolls
J. poodle besides the one she married. I.
:, Reader, did you ever enjoy the ecetd
> ic bliss OF courting? you didn't the