Smyrna times., 1872-08-14

seed from wheat but a few years from i'm il
pOrtatiOn. In sowing his field ne fell short v
gallon or so of finishing the field. He sent to y
his barn and got enough to finish, which was L
done Immediately, and received the same treat
ment as the rest Of the field, no part of which
escaped the fly. But this part from renewed
seed seemed to resist its attacks and grOwed on
vigorously. But not SO with that from seed of
his own production Though both were Of the
Mediterranean variety,) his was literally eaten
up, even the grain scattered over on the
adjoining land was eaten; and while that part
from renewed seed made over 20 bushels per
acre, the other was barely worth harvesting.
| This, to my mind shows the importance and
necessity OF renewing our seed wheat every few
years, directly from the wheat growing countries
OF Europe, and from this section, the growth Of
which, has proved best adapted to our climate. |
bringing seed from other sections Of the |
United States, may, in some cases, prove !
beneficial, but in my opinion, is not to be re- |
lied on, as have proved to my own satisfac
ton. L sent few years ago, to Rochester,
New u Ork, and, at considerable expense, pro
cured II bushels of variety highly recon-
mended then, and sowed it on the same field
with wheat OF my own growing, and found at
!, harvest, that bad gained nothing by way OF
improvement | have made several attempts
to change the character of our seed wheat by
, renewing fir n neighboring States, and from far
oft California, but with very little success, ex-
cept from late impOrtatlons. 1t is therefore,
in my opinion, essential to our success, that we
q have fresh lmportatlons from abroad, every few
t years And l know Of no better way to get
genuine article, than for your club to raise a
fund by subscription, and authorize your
President to order few barrels from some
= = port on the Mediterranean, where can be had
= the variety last introduced here-the blue stem
= Mediterranean. These few barrels sOwn thin on
, highly improved land, would soon furnish
. enough tOsupplyyour entire club with seed, and
soon sell enough, at an advance, to pay the ex
- pence OF importation, or raise fund for renewal
= every few years, so that when you once get a
y start, it would pay its way, aud give you fresh
!" seed as often as needed.
y y | would here remark, that none but known
=, varieties should be purchased except In very
" trihing amounts and none but such are
- known to succeed here. | bought of a new
- and beautiful variety, few years ago, at tel
~ dollars per bushel, and put 1t on the best lane
W Wro in the field, and dressed 1t with as good phOs
- phatc as there is III the markct-5O0 lbs. t
80 80 the acre-and that was the last of it. L di
C0 not reap sheaf, aud have no desire for an
10 70 more ten-dollar wheat
eS But renewing the seed is not all that
10 necessary to insure success. The land it ne
~ =" already rich, must be improved and put IN th
49, best possible condition to receive the seed
to' In sections Of country we'll adapted to tn
~ wheat plant the virgin soil may be sufficient /
80 itself to produce good crop Of wheat wthoI
- manure, and L have no dOubt.th our old Ian
" with a good clover lay would produce goo
a. crop if we could sow in August or ear
~ September. For crop of clover equal to
~. tons per acre would furnish more than enoug
,o' | of all substances both organic and inorganic II
- crop Of 25 bushels OF wheat to the acr'
nm According to analysis it would prompt an exec
,ia" of potash So lbs, OF lime 81 lbs, nagnesla
S ilso tbs suphuric acid 5tb., phosphorc acid II
~ chlOrem lbs. But being largely IN excess
op0 on0 the wants of the crop, the raVage of the
us compel us to sow later than August or Sc
: &c tember, as some Of US have found to our co
,ot the present season, consequently the cloy
cav % crC p could not be assimulated or prepared
80 assimilation in time to give the wheat plants
~ vigorous start and prepare them to resist o
~ winters, (which though not so cold as turth
a"d north, are subject to longer period OF tre'
IT,, ing and thawlng with an insuhclency of sn
- - to cover it).
tnel @ This late sowing necessitates the liberal l
otI 30" Of manure of some kind, and that kind VIII
uln n,,r can be most expedltlously applied and III
ond readily assimulated by the plants would prt
most successful.
and Barnyard manure contains all the eleme
mont necessary to the perfection of the VIII
two plants, but it is bulky and requires two mt
vely, laDor III lts dlstrloutlon Ior "heaC CROP
/ be withall, is not as readily assimulated by
with plants as some of the concentrated manul
hest 1t would therefore seem to be wise economy
use good commercial manures on wheat,
q off use our barnyard manure on land inten'
iora for corn by applying it i'll the fall, winter
t has early spring, before the ground is done trt
ing and thawing.
g are But say some 1T takes all my spare VII
/. If to pay for the fertilizers bought How
as in we stand that kind of farmng2" That is b
,ause but remember that you had but half crop
;ts of full crop would have made a difference in
{ the financial aspect. But suppose that you
art tn never used any commercial manures, WI
ciallv would your clover and corn crop be? jus
with little poorer than twenty years ago,-a
main. nubbins and no clover. A single crop does
narad exhaust all the fertilizing elements in DIR
o. es- ing of good commercial manures 1t is S
ring. in after crops for several years, and if prop
after followed with grass and lime, makes per
,, and nent Improvement. In proof of this will
TO Av two or three cases with which | am fami
av be not presuming that these are the greatest
me to provements in this country. give them
these cause | know the facts and figures.
10. for A gentleman of my acquaintance bougl
mica farm near Leipsic, in this county, in |
,alitv. The corn crop was then 400 bushels
om an same amount of land in 1871, produced
,ed 10 bushels. The average crop of wheat whe
is the bought it was about 60 bushels. The ave
les of crop OF wheat now Is 5OO bushels' ,qul
Id he change in the product. And this was brol
more about by the use of concentrated fertilii
xnown except about 200 loads Of compost ma
time. bought at the town near by at SZ per load.
seeded | knew another gentleman that boue
tn the farm in 1860. 1t then paid rent oi
fields baskets Of nubbins. The same farm last
uined, produced over 400 bushels Of shellcd
later and this crop had no concentrated or
manures applied to it, as most of the barn
II best manure was applied to potatoes and
ranean truck, and there has not been single loi
most compost manure bought for this farm at
to its time since lS60 consequently the increa'
stand the corn crop is entirely attributable to 70
fter a dressing of commercial manure on wheat
es, an this proves anything it is evidently to
interest Of the agriculturist to use libe