Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-11
Ahout sowing Fan Wheat.


The Lexington Press says: Farm
ers are generally busy sowing winter
grain, and the area to be cast will be
larger, it is thought, than in previous
years. Many viii again resort to the
old Mediterranean variety, believing
that it is the only wheat to stand the
various difficulties which have now
near stopped Its production here. A
white Mediterranean has been intro
duced which makes a white -four, and
possesses, too, the hardy nature of the
old sorts. Fine crops fit, as much
as thirty bushels per acre, have been
produced this year.
Mr.. G.. w. Welch, of Jessamine
county, says that he has threshed over
$1,000 bushels of wheat this season,
and finds that the variety known as
Georgia white wheat makes by far the
best yield of any he has threshed this
year. He also states that the quality
is also much superior to other yarle-
ties. He strangely inclines to the
opinion that the old blue stem white
| wheat has played out in this country,
and averts that he would not SOW it on
his ground if itwere gratuitoitsly furn-
| ished him. He will SOW the Georgia
white wheat. Our own experience and
observation teaches us that for strong
land Georgia white or Tappahannock
wheat are much preferable. As these
early varieties are not liable to rust,
and having short hard straw, are not
near so apt to be blown down by the
wind, and, besides, nearly always max
ing.a fair yield and of good quality.
For thin uplands, yellow lamas wheat
is superior to any variety known to us.
1t stands the winter better than almost
any other kind, is strong, vigorous
grower, and yields spendidly. The
time for sowing wheat is at hand, and
farmers should not overlook the i'm
portance of procuring good seed and
such as will be best adapted to the
soil. s ~
An exchange says: 1t is mistake
in wheat culture to SOW inferior seed.
Indeed, this is very foolish in regard
10 any and every crop. Like begets
| like. Weakness and disease are pro-
pagated in the plant world, very much
as they are transmitted. from parent to
child in the world of human beings.
The greatest pains should be taken to
procure the choisest seed that can pos
sibly be had. 1t will pay the farmer
who depends on his growing of seed,
to Gull out the best portion of field,
1 when there is percephble- difference,
and devote it to this important use.
Indeed it is wise policy to select the
earliest and finest heads, and from
these grow seed. 1t is also well to OBJ
tain change of seed from time to
time, as successive sowing in the same
soil and climate seems to induce more
or less degeneracy. The farmer should
never grudge a little extra outlay in
the purchase of choice seed. Such
outlay is pretty certain to be well re-
warded. The choice of seed is one tc
be made with caution. 1t is not every
soil that will produce white wheat
White wheat needs a rich soil, well
drained. On soils which are gravelly
or inclined to loan, amber wheats are
tc be preferred. Diehl wheat bears a
good reputation, and high price, and
is probably the safest of the white va
raieties. Treadwell is an excellent
amber wheat, and may be relied upon
as proof against the nudge. 1t pro-
duces choice -four, and yields we'll
On the average run of soils the hard
Ter red wheats will be found safest to
SOW. Where it is thought expedient
to make experiments in trying new
seeds, they should be made cautiously
and with small quantities, lest whole
crop might be lost by failure. AS
wheat cannot mix when different varie-
ties are sown near each other in the
same field, strip of some new variety
might very probably be sown each
year as test. In this way, if success
full, stock of seeds are procured, and
if it fails, but little harm is done.