The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07
AGRIcUL TURAL.


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II 1ay ID Of Interest ID recall what
has been the result OF thin sowing in
every instancelin which0ltlhasibeen
done with apurpose to test the value
of the practice. 1t is no new thing,
at least In England. A century and
a half ago Jetkf6 Tull, who will
always be, remembered as the author
ofthe principle "that thorough tillage
is able to secure the profitable growth
ofany crop year after year in success
sion,n and for the success with which
he carried his theory into practice
for inererthan 40 years, introduced
thin seeding by sowing the land In
alternate strips or rows of three feet,
cultivathtg tlfe spaces between the
rows tiIn this way he raised lafger
crops than when the whole Of the
land was sown. Mr.. Smith of Lois
Weldon also sowed wheat in three
rows a foot apaFt, leaving bare strip,
Of three feet between every fhfeeI
rows, and produced during 20 years
at the rate of 20 TO so bushels per
acre Of sown land, or 35 to 40 bushels
per aero Of land, taking sown and
unsown together. The amount Of
seed used by Mr.. Smith was one to
two pecks per acre. Mr. Hallet Of
Brighton, who cultivates q farm Of
600 acres, has seeded 100 acres ut the
rate Of one bushel Of seed to SIX acres
when early sown, increasing the seed
for the later sowings to one bushel
per acre. His crops reach 4S to so
bushels per acre. A field Of poor
land, which was supposed to be too
poor to raise wheat, was sown by |
Mr.. Hallet at the rate OF one peck |
Of wheat per acre, and produced 4s
bushels per acre in return. The
popularity Of this crop is said to have
been the equal hight Of the ears and
length Of the straw, the well known
defect Of our ordinary wheat crops
being the short straw and poor ears
numerously intermingled with the
longer ones. Mr.. Piper, miller Of
Essex fof 26 yeals, raised wheat con-
secutively, seeding at the rate Of six
quarts per acre. The seed was put
in by the hoe, aud no plow was used
during these years. The produce
wasalways more than upon the adjoin-
ing farms, and one year reached SO
bushels per acre Nh Mechi, of
Tiptree Hall has raised large crops
from a seeding Of half o bushel to one
bushel per acre, the latter quantity
being the utmost limit. Some of the
Tiptree crops Of wheat have reached
Ga bushels per acre. Mr.. Miller, the
Curator Of the Botanical, Gardens of
Cambridge, reported In the ssTran-
sactions Of the Royal Philosophical
Society," the following: In June, I
1760, he sowed some wheat of which
he took up one plant in August and
separated 1t into is parts and re-!
planted them. These plants were
taken up in September and October,
and divided and replanted; there
were then 67, plants. In March aud
April Of the next year, these plants
were again divided into 500 plants
and replanted. The whole number
of ears produced from the single
plant thus treated was 2l, 100, and
tho. grains nnmharad sh76. $40. and
measured 81 pecks This instance
shows In remarkable manner the
wonderful tillering eapahllity Of a
wheat plant when room Is provided /
and time given for 1t Reduced 10 i
figures the case stands thus: an acre
Of land contains 43 $50 square feet
A bushel Of good wheat contains
about 100000 grains. II one bushel
of wheat be sown per acre, and every
seed produces a plant, there will be
IA stilOls al wheat 10 the square teot,
or one to every three inches apart
each way. This clearly gives In.
sufficient room for the plants To-
spread; but II every plant produced
but one ear of fair size, there would
be at least 40 to IS bushels of wheat
per acre; and the same crop would
be reaped il only Ave pints Of wheat
were evenly sown upon an acre and
every seed grew and produced the
very moderate number Of IA stalks
and ears from each plant. Clearly
there il vast waste Of seed In some
way or other, and the fact remains
equally rlear that more things are
possible In agriculture than we have
reached at present. ---A Pennsylvania
Fi1rn,er. n
How TO EXTRACT FENCE PosTs.
When first set out, hedges are often
started under tho old-fashioned post
and rail fence, post and hoard fence,
wire fence, etc, withouta q thought as \
to.how to get out the posts when the
hedge grows tall and strong, This
can easily be overcome by executing
the following plan; Take q sound,
straight rail-, on an oak scantling, two
by four inches, which can be tapered
toward one end like a wagon pole.
Bolt a piece Of iron on the top edge
OF the large end, 50 that the end nf
the iron viii project about three
inches. (the projecting part Of tho
iron should be round and a little
higher than the other end.) Now
take a pine stick two by six, or two
by eight, about three feet eight inches
long, and sink The leyerlin, on one
end, eight inches. 50 that It will work
easy or have play, Bore a hole about
two inches above the lever and put al
wooden pin through II, TO keep the
thing together when carried hpm
post to pOst, nail block on each side
Of the lever two feet from the end
with the iron on. On the lower end
Of the plank or fulcrum attach board
a foot long, to keep Il from slnlsIngi
in the ground, bogsng four holes
through the h0ard, and mailing two