Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-23

proved that by a more economical Gull
ture-in whatever way it is possible to
produce this at home.
The first instance we shall adduce as
to thin seeding is that of Jethro Tull,
who, about the beginning of the last
century, occupied farm or farms of
200 acres Of his own, which he Guilt
waited on perfectly novel principles, the
first and foremost of which was, "that
thorough tillage is competent, with or
without manure, to secure the profta-
BILE growth of any given species of Gull
tivated plant year after year in success
sion" This theory he carried into prac-
tice for upwards of thirty years with SO
much success, that, instead of impover-
ishing the soil, he let off part of it at
one-third more rent than had previously
been given for it. He introduced the
practice more recently adopted by the
late Mr.. Smith, of Lois Weldon, of SOW
ing half the land in portions of three feet,
embracing three rows, having anasoaUn
intervals of the same breadth between
them, and he found that he could grow
heavier crops on half the land than his
neighbors did on the whole. Mr. Smith,
too, practiced this plan for nearly
twenty years, and produced, on half the
| land, from 35 to 40 bushels Of wheat
per half acre. The amount of seed
sown was from one to two pecks per
acre, no more being ever applied. Mr..
Hallett, of Brighton, offers another ex-
ample of thin seeding.
His farms consist of about six hundred
acres, q considerable portion Of which
| consists of down land, having from four
to six inches of soil lying on chalk
subsoll. 1t is unnecessary to go at
length into the system adopted by Mr..
| Hallett, whose object is to produce a
quality of wheat founded, like superior
cattle, on an authentic pedigree. His
system embraces thin-seeding as first
principle. Thus, sown early, one hun
dred acres are seeded at the rate of one
bushel to six acres, whilst the latest
sowing is one bushel per acre. MI.
Hallett's neighbors seed at the rate of
three bushels per acre; he therefore
saves in seed alone from $50 to $50
bushels.
AS a sample of what may be done by
this system, Mr.. Hallett hired a large
field belonging, we believe, to the Cor
poration OF Brighton. It was such a
barren spot as to be considered actually
incapable of growing wheat. We saw
this field under wheat, seeded at the
rate Of one peck per acre, the product
OF which was crop of As bushels per
acre. One good effect Of thin seeding
is the entire obsence of under corn
that is, weak and short plants holding
inferior ears and containing thin and
imperfect vinegar. Hay seeding al
ways produces this defect, which de-
tracts from both the quality and guam
tity of the return. There was no such
undercorn in Mr.. Hallett's crop, the
ears being one height and as level on
the top as a table.
Another case is that of Mr.. Piper, an
Essex miller and farmer, who, for
twenty-five consecutive years, grew
wheat every year without manure, ex-
cept dressing Of SCOT, and without
blowing the land, using only hoe to
scuffle In the seed, and planting in at
the rate Of Il pecks per acre. It was
said that the produce exceeded by q
quarter per acre more than obtained by
the neighboring farmers, and in one
acre. Like Mr. Mechi, Mr.. Piper was
accustomed to send annually printed
statement of the profit and loss accru-
ing In the season. Mr. Miller, the cura-
tor of the Botanical Gardens at Cam
bridge, inserted an account of the ex-
pertinent which he undertood, in the
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society: "In the month of June,
| 1766, sowed some wheat, and on the 9Th
of August one plant was taken up and
separated into eighteen parts, and re-
planted. These plants were again taken
up and divided in the months of Sep
TENDER and October, and planted sepa-
rately to stand the winter, and this di-
vision produced sixty seven plants.
These were again taken up in March
and April, and produced five hundred
| plants. The number of ears thus formed
from one grain of wheat was 81, 100,
which was three pecks and three-quar-
tiers of corn, estimated at SIG, $40
grains. The land was Of medium quail
ty, and no manure applied"
An acre of land contains 43, $50 square
feet; three bushels of wheat contain, at
the rate of Mr.. Miller's wheat, l, 1892,
554 grains, which divided by 43, $50,
the number of square feet in the acre,
gives - grains Of seed to the square
foot! Is it surprising that frequent
failures of the crop should occur with
such crowding of plants which, like hui
man beings, can only be healthy and
strong with plenty Of room to develop
their productive faculties
/ The Household.
WEAK HAIR.-Take oil of rosemary,
one part; oil of sweet almonds, one
part; saturated solution of borax, two
parts; all by volume. To every half
a pint add one fluid drachm of tincture
of cantharides and few drops of am
monia solution. Shake. Apply two
or three times week. This is CAPT
tai emulsion, and usually answers re-
markably well; at any rate those who
have tried it say So
| VEAL PIE.-Five pounds of good
veal; cut it in small pieces, put in a
kettle with water to cover it; cover
close and boil two hours. For crust,
one and One-half cuD of sour milk one