The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-08
CURIOUS and INTERESTIN'
EXPERLMENl


we would call the attention OF our
readers to the following article from the
San francisco Bulletin:
1t has been my good fortune during
| tha mast six months to witness the
Growth and Weld OF wheat, planted and
| cultivated in q new way 10 most people,
Of which / propose to give you state
nent. y. O. Bissell. who resides IN
Goose Lake Valley, Modoc county, Cal
hernia. il a practical, AS well as the
orefical farmer. He holds that the old
mode OF Workmanship That is OF sowing
from, 100 to 80 pounds OF grain per acre
is wrong, contrary 10 the true prlnei~
pies Of agriculture, an unnecessary
waste Of seed and exhaustive to the soil.
In conversation with a party or friends
(farmers)he presented that proposition,
stating further that be could raise forty
: bushels Of wheat TO the acre from one
pound OF seed. The idea being scout ed
as impossible, he offered TO wager twen>
. " dollars that he could do II, The wager
!; was accepted, whereupon Mr. Blsseil. on
. the eigtn day Of last April proceeded to
put his proposition to the proof oy nav
9 inc 'one~eight OF an acre carefully meas
g ured in The presence OF witnesses IL
was subdivided into spaces about l9x3l
inches.apart, and two ounces OF SEED
;, was planted, tho seed having been care
ls fully weighed, the grains counted, and
the ground spaced So as 10 take but one
y seed in each place. 1t was then irriga-
- ted and cultivated like Indian corn.
y Now tor the result, as harvested in thf
y latter part OF September. The number
~ III heads per stool was from 90 to IL
- well>developed heads. / send you
= sample stool. one OF many from the pia
which contained l35 heads. lis oil whlci
- were fully developed, The number O
% grains per head In this stool was eighty
over one-half yielded 100 grains each
~ Owing TO an accident Mr.. Bissell tale
~ TO ret the accurate weight or measure
10 meot. but making all due allowance 10
that wasted the yield was ten bushel
p or at the rate oil eighty bushels pi
a,o atre. forty more than the proposltlo
- called for.
,"5 Now compare the above result WI
an average crop sown broad cast d
assured thatthe average number Oh hea
per stool in an average hello OF Whes
enc sown broadcast, Is not over tive or IoF
: ~ ~ grains each, which would be less tn
panl thirtv-three bushels per acre. II all /
seed grew. What becomes OF the see
mid In The field where this plant grew, the
go, WIS sown broadcast 1t about the sal
,-ad lime 100 acres it was irrigated as W
for the other, and harvested at the sal
an y time. 1t was put in good shape, had
lion best oiscare, and TT IN expense OF y
A. seed alone. The yield was not o
Ntwentv bushels per acre, O. 1000 bush
NJ for the crop. Mr.. Bissell informs
sl:oo that he viii plant thirty>tive or to
NJ acres next spring, using the seed-pl
eased ter and cultivator instead of the bro
'riees cast sower, The facts have given
80 en be well attested, If desired. Should
II Ia further information be wished it vii
), and furnished By addressing ID. u. oiss
.you Willow Branch, Modoc' county, c
i~N' fornla.
have written the above facts In
N az interest Of the agricuiturals.s OF
ene country have been thus parneula'
) lei> details hoping others may De stlmli
he thereby to profit ~ the informa
sueh given. To the grengers ! would
'onoi- make this method OF grain raising
subject OF discussion in your lodges
of trial on yoar farms.lA few succe
before eA-i g. ,,,-,da RI ey
been Wouau 1esoi'lioniNe li.o e
prlated growing III THIS country anu is'
instan from the farmer the heavy ourue
it has annually providing 100 to 80 po
ms cut seeds per acre tor his crop whei
81 nor. and half to two pounds, aslowin
her bv wastage in planting. would be all
is start need be required. With such ;.
misery how soon the mortgages would be
ere lain fro,, The tarn,s-tha incubus of
'i'NAi 'He crushing the farmer into the soil n
srv one tiyates; how soon it would be aooil
ntold in We hope some OF the readers !
aii, -, ANTI-MoNoPoLIsT will give this
may be trial, this spring, and advise Us
women result.