Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-07
From the n H. statesman.
Wheat.GrOwing i'm New Hampshire

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The DAYS Of the old.fasbioned loaves of rye
and Indian bread have nrettv mueb zone by
and the wheaton loaf and warm biscuit have
been substituted and are daily seen upon the
tables of all classes among us. To supply
this consumption of nbo1pbten -four re.
ouires from our people an annual outlay Of
several million dollars How We are enabled
TO meet such enormous expenditure for bread.
stufTs Is n Question moi easily answered And
here il becomes a matter of serious inquiry
whether wheat can not he more LARGELY and
pro6tably grown. bv large majority Of our
farmers. than il has been for the mast few
wears. The large crons of this cereal that
have been raised for A lone series of wears on
different farms and in different sections If the
State. nrove oonclusivolv that our soil and
climate are quite as favorable for the produe.
ton of both autumn and sprino.sown wheat
as are most other sections Of the country
But to succeed in growing this cereal reouires
iudicious selection Of soil the right nrena.
ration of II. good seed and early sowing and
harvesting. The foregoing conditions are
eouallv apnlicable IN both winter and snrino
wheat By more than a dozen vears of grow.
inc winter wheat 7 have nroved N NV salts.
faction that winter wheat IS as sure a cron in
New Hamnsh;re MS II Is ont West or anv.
where else. In fact. il has nroved as sure n
cron as any other 7 have crown drr;n, tho
same time But in this naner shall confine
my views more particularly to the growing Of
snring.sown wheat. as ms ;s tho yar;etv al.
most nn;vorsaIIv crown hv our farmers
Within NV recollection n great variety of
new snring wbeats have been introduced
among our farmers. Many of the new sorts
for n few Years ai,er their annl;cotiop have
nroved more nroduct;ve and monv If tbon
have given better ouaI;tv of aouy than the
older and longer cul,,vo,e3 sor,s Rnt coon.
or or later these new sorts have deter;orotcd
their cultivation has been abandoned and
other now sorts became tho bohhv Ca G.,r
years when thew in turn are numbered among
The things of tho mas, am sIow in boI;oy7
inc that anv variety of corn uboot ~ oron
noiatoes will deoenero,e and crow dworssh
and unnroductiye If n carefSl selection 81
seed ;s annuoIlv made and with a s,;t.bIo
soil and manur;no odanted 10 ,be cron The
Brown corn has Ssen crown on Lone leland
W;nnen;seoao.Iako &c ,hon, s;x,v So ana
il is now as GOOD ne new Mr. i.wes ii
Rotbamnstead Emo has crown Tho same vo.
r;otv Of wbeot IN ,bo ssn,o ,lo,s 6r Id
for tbirtv years with an ,varoa. v;eld 81
over tb;r;v bushels ~ the ocro fsrmor IN
his town has onnuolIv crown ,ho q ala oarin
hIno, ,o,.,o c.. 60 a., - ID - ~,
holds IL own In al tho IT, noaaJ 800 ys'
n carfnl selection ~ seed bas Neon made an
nuaIlv Tbe d;scovorv was mad moro ,han
eighteen bundled voars 900 Tho, os , man
soyed GO sbonld bo roan &c sarma. aoma
sbr;velod ,vboa, ;n,oro;Iod ,r;,S nar;oua t;nJa
of weed seods no w;il roar ,ho san,a &C. H.
trash il worth resn;na nres,mn 90 manv
M nine.tentbs of onr farmers sow snr;n1
whoa, on land in corn ,he nrev;ors ZOO Thss
land ia nlowed IN tbe snr;nn ana nnoo .,
twice b,rrowsd ovor hof5ro so a I TS b.
seed wheat Il taken frorn the rra;n.b;n viii
on, onv snoc;oI solao,;on ca ,aLa,o 49,
wheat has been tbrashed bv horso or ,yo,or
nover oho,, twontv'sva NO.. oon, or A. saoi
fa;Is 70 oerm;nota ,horahr I oam.;Un ~ 80 ;n'
monso IosS 80 Az -. ~ 40 c. -" NJ
n d;treren, sys,em of ,nansaa,non, ,son,a LA
70 d;fTarert snd move e. ,orshIa rosrl,s w
In illustration NJ The .hove statements 7
Give tho resuIt of an sxner;mon, IN whoo,
Growing the nresen, soaspn hv r. pa,,oe
Eso ono ~ onr hos, c'"r, -, go
AFTER b;s who's, wos h"rras,od 10 49, Ia "a
ont two bushels with III" All oni, ,hrosh;na
what could he !. sheI,ed ont" ,v;,ho,, nu n,u
the bundles or sbsaves ' The ,wo i hn:heIs
were caref.llv hand.n;ol al and mt bv Gov
last vear,s sesd;nn TIC rsna;ndor - l h;s
wheat was thresbed nv n machine nroDelIaJ
Inv water.nowcr Last snr;na NJ = sowod
he twc bpsboIs of 49, P', 49, 1870 49,
Of mach;ne"tbrashsdmsII n ,h 9 sano oDS SoIa
all If tha cond;,;ons &c ,ha ,wo I;nd. esou
oood;no N h.rvos, r.oo;saI,, Ia IN as;I
,hrasbed bas hu nsr rS 49,, -, "et
ner CON, rno,a whas, - .hn M ~" "S a o
sown ,h"n ,ho r'"oh;no II .aa j. 81. .Sa
;udamsnt oS NJ p srd manM o, Io ~ .L. .ao
necPs Of n. a.;l-thrashaa ""Sa U 'asa - IT,
,han FAM nools sc 49, 60 IL, ~ pan" s
Now brother farmer. hara i ,no ro.n I,0 vs.
n caref,,llv conducted eYner;man, =, a H.. -
growing and ,bis resnI, T. 'vos,h o 10
Those Ermers who wish 20 oh,ain ,ho '.oa.ae,
RETURNS for Iabor ovnendod I'LL eoI,sm NJ.
p's examnle n ,hs ma,,as 81 Ia 'U rI, WI
In oror;na snr;na-so,rr ,rhoat a. 80,
rule Serv easl1 soS;nn :. 49, ~ sV '.n
and IN osaer ~ so'. AZ" - $50, We" '"s'
N nlow tho corn.s,uhhlo ~ Ia -" "y y
ed far sprog whsa, n ~, S an ,a"u "e anI
in the snrinU nnlv naa the oultivat or m ho,