The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-03-19
Wheal CuIlnre In Tennessee.
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bushels of wheat arrived in that
city in fat boats on a single rise in
the river and that flour could be
manufactured fifty cents a barrel
cheaper in Chattanooga than in At
1anta. This wheat was sold at $2.15
a bushel and we take occasion to
repeat what we have before said in
the Union and american, that Ten
nessee farmers could profitable raise
twenty million bushels of wheat
year. Now is the time to go over
all fields of growing wheat with a
hoe. and dig up every weed, brier.
bit of sedge, or brush, that the young
wheat plants may have nothing to
contend with, but tiller, extend their
roots and produce the maximum of
grain. Nothing pays better than to
topdress wheat with rotton manure
and we have spread manure fresh
from horse stables over wheat in
March with profitable results. We
do not generally have our wheat
ground rich enough to yield large
crop to the acre. Too little clover
is raised on our farms to fill the soil
with its valuable roots, furnish feed
for stock above ground, and the ma,
terial to form thirty bushels of wheat
to the acre.
Within the last hour we have seen
two men shoveling oyster shells into
a five horse wagon not many yards
from the capitol of the United
States, which they said they hauled
18 miles to their farm, burnt and
spread over their clover and wheat
fields. These men brought load
Of hay to market that sold for forty
dollars a ton; and load back with
lime rock. There are not many
Western farmers who will haul I'M
burnt shells or rocks, 10 miles to
burn, and fertilize the soil; yet. it
pays large profit. We asked these
Virginia farmers if they knew how
much less 100 bushels of oyster
shells, or of unburnt limestone will |
weigh if burnt before hauling SO |
great a distance. They said they /
did not. We told them that the
saving in weight would be A per
cent; SO that it was probably better
to pay six cents a bushel for lime
fresh from the kiln in Washington,
than to get unburnt shells, or lime
stone for nothing. Neither could
be burnt without expense when
hauled 18 miles.
Lime works down and out Of til
led ground sooner than one might
believe, and Tennessee wheat-grow-
ers are rather careless in the matter
Of burning and spreading this valua
BILE fertilizer over their farms.
More than twenty years ago Mr..
Patterson of Maryland, told the
writer that he had expended fifty
thousand dollars for lime which he
had applied to his estate. This
practice has stood the test of seven
ty years experience.
The county in which the writer
published the Genesee Former many,
years. returned in the census of 1910
over 100000 bushels of wheat;
and we have been familiar with
wheat culture for more than half
century. We will not state how
much we have. seen paid for first rate
wheat farms, and how easily the
capital has been obtained back from
the sale of this great staple, when
the price of wheat was up to two
dollars a bushel and over. Land
can be so improved as to bring from !
% to 40 bushels to the acre; and it
pays to make such improvements.
Near the great falls in Niagara coun-
BY. New York, limestone rock is
about as conspicuous as in Davidson
near Nashville; yet, Judge
Porter and other wheat growers in
Niagara, found it profitable to spread |
lime on land where it was only two
feet to lime rock Of unknown thick
ness. We hope before many months
to be able to tell our readers how
much lime there is in number of
.he best wheat soils liz Middle and
East Tennessee. The subject de-
serves investigation; and we intend !
20 bring the matter to the test of a
reliable chemical balance.
Fit Collars to Horses Shoulders.
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