, 1870-11-14

again REQ ,hov BOIL s.tu.ascd with
water Prevents tho frrciug nf this
potaeh at the time that 1t Ia required, .ud 20
doea the want OF culture: the up 4oipK ut the
nnres OF the Garth 10 the admission Of ar.
Wben We hAVe learned tbs fact that autumn
pio.ine y essential to eeeuEo crop OF spring
"beht, ~e hayo ma1a eome progress, but
"hen We 60 bsypad this, aud learn tho reason
WY u u 20, we have i lesson OF double ralus.
10 i y 1uat this ki1d Of przcucA scientific
kfoeNdse that VIC ask OF tho Industrial Uni
fe1sHs. We want our cruda facts reduced to
= esstem that shall give us clear views Of tho
laHs OF nature. So far wc have leUned that
We We must have sort Of substitute for thu old
a M5eat s9mne1-fal!oW, and this ne &C. Ly tho
aid OF heed crop, like that OF corn, and get
our corn ttuhhle does not quite eone up to
our adesa OF what re need for tho crop Of
esr1nG wheat. There are mauy s2e-
rsss m.ss q H., biennial weeds that
Stake md stubs ne il Tho way for .ha sssly
Feeding Of wheat, which Is also An important
item TO be Observed To remedy this we
now have the revolving cozns:.lk cutters,
that break down and cut into short leugths
two rows of cospst.lts by the aid Of single
span Of horses-. Tbs pio~ can follow aud
TOT the crop Of spring wheat, DESTROYING the
eEg OF The chinch bug and other insects, and
thus put the land That hid been sumr1sr.fal-
AoWed with the cotn crop, iu tho bost possible
condition for the crop of spriog wheat. The
wheat can be followed with grass, or theatu5-
hlo plowed for crop Of corn. Al a rotation
in tbe spring Wheat bslt, i Of s loo n. much
value to be lightly c.at aside. Tnen
again, eAch farmer desires to gtow his own
bread, and a few acres Of spring wheat will
90 thlst and whom be has mofe land that is in
the right condition for this crop, he will fud
It profitable: But ths great drawback to
thIs e'op Is the sowing It on land no. ia tha
proper condition for It. We forgot .hae ths
soil must have certain amount Of direct e.
pospre to tho atmospheric influence iu ordet
to succeed. Tins far The use Of the sta'k cut-
ters for this purpose has been limited. II the
frst place, few Of them would work well, and
tnen they are, at best, someHh1t expensive.
saw very eimpie one At the State Fair, mads
tor the cutting Of two rows, tta. thi,k will
give satisfaction, but not having seen it in OPP
Grafton, must defer nam1pg II. Tue cost pt
THE class OF implements is loo high, and will
continue go until NO hare reduction OF the
tariff, Or until competition shalt break down
the monopoly. The tariff on i've lua.
dred pouuds Of iron and steel that
are. required to make ? ono OF thcse
stalk cutters il no email item. to say nothing
Of The extra cost OF the isllcs and tools this:
ale used FOR their mtnuiactura. We grumbla
at our implement-mskere for their hiR6 prices,
when the great difficulty originates among ths
iron-mopgcrs Of Pennsylvania and other iron
producing Statea. And this, too, has something
10 do With with the first cost Of growing spring
wheat.
CAn We grow winter Wheat in the spring
wheat bclt7 il often aakeil. Why not? ? Aside
from winter killing, there aro "a mAnY c.s.
usltles awaiting 1t ~ eprins wheat. We'll
drained land Ia essential Heavy clay soi1 II
meadow or pasture, deeply plomed and thrown
INTO narrow lands in order 70 feee the soil O
s.aEdtnE waiter, gives good average results. 4
ripens too early for the chinch bug, ant
from the changed condition OF the climatic, /.
lees liable th1n fosEne.ly to rus!. tho cora
field may be sown the hrst Of October, pre-
pared aa proposed for spring wheat, and coult
be Gown in drills without ndgiog, which, h,
the Uar, the 1idging, ea In sandy or gs1vel'1
This would allow Of spring culture. that wonlt
be Of great yalue-a practice that must 8oot
come in'o general use with all tho small grains
aud especially with wheat When the whea
began to gov short in E3glsud, they hsd III
new Western lands 70 60 to in order 10 grow
their wheat, go they Investigated tho why,
and whcrcforcs Of its growth, and, by follow
ins oat tho demands cf the wheat plant, the,
applied the conditions essential to its growth
and The result is complete saccsss.
Nos, what 20 ask Of the Commissioner il t,
asrist us in 20 i,nproEing this crop In nss
seed, and in better modea Of cultivation, tia
i!s value may be doubled and that. 700, with
cut t1enchisg on our ability to produce beef
pork, mutton, wool, horsea OF mules. VI
must &C dovetai1 it into our system OF rot atioi
that it shall DO enc OF tho profitable Links tha
make MP the programme OF farm oconom:
Thea dairy farm, with its orchards, garden
shelter b+lis. its field for rolling, pasture
mestlow. corn, and wheat, will maku wllol
that shall give employment tor labor through
ont tho whole year, and the julieious rot vito
Of the crops will keep the Whole in the hiGhe=
possible condition, ana make = profitable fart
and 4 pleasant home.
II We make esock-9rowins or etock-feedtn
the leading idea, we can make up cur Eyetel
OF rotation that shall, to certain extent, Sis
the wheaten loaf . posision Of honor anl c
profit. RuaAL.