The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-28

able aud consequently moro susceptible 10 The
action OF atmospheric forces. SOD In which
there Is a due admiHiura of oalcareous matter,
10 not ao liable 10 be Injured or rendered plAa'
iic by an excess Of moisture while under crop.
Tho quality Of the wheat raised IN this great
rhinestone boit is conceded, IN al MARKETS,
10 be- the finest grade known. II produces the
familiar brands OF so-oalled Southern n9nr,
for which ~ Louis IL Justly coiebmted. This
" easily accounted for from the Tct that the
ho la shich the wheat is grown possesses a
due hdmitturo of ealcarc0us matter, which
has q tendency 10 make tho hull of tbe grain
much thinner. aud the fRrinA it@elf IN much
gfcstt quantity, aud Ia richer quAiity, Than iu
grain grown on the lands which exhilai do
heionay uf thiH earth. All our millara WILL tos.
ligy u the peculiar hOuE-mAking properties OF
our wheat Ia this essential, aurpassipg that
raised in other sections. sud Il IL attributed
entirely 20 ths fant@--NtIsch the AnAlyaim of The
noii nonnrms-thhi this Bo-cailed i'limeatonn
belt possesses All the rsguisisea 0f the bost
wheat land m thc woriI. sand, Il L well
kn0sa, la inlnaols when II eniern too largely
into The composition of cultivated soils In
other words, Il u useie=a beyond certain pro-
portim. That the Z" hinestoDe belt, or = soa-
derful wheat region " Central Kansas, a. u
ln sometimes called has the amount 0f hlcx
or siiiaA-ths basis u sand finnd IN the proper
proportion, IL evident. from the fact thai IL re-
qniFes peculiar conditions 10 lodge the
grain In the neld, even after the most tnrgiAc
sh0Wora OaBsidsring the question 0f tha rel
Atise fertility, particularly 10 lie connection
Nith wheat euitnfe. present Fichnoss of soii
hnd enGuFhDns snnst ea4tcF Aa essential ele,
menls Of success, and the capacity pf the self
fertilization Of the land, Gn ingredient not 70
be overlooked. The latter quality hfaestogss
region aio'as can poeeesA aA only a limited
iniowiedge u agricultural chemistry clearly
demonstrates Viewing the sabjeci % vhaAt
aaltHF6, thFns in all lie Aspectas ao far - Kan
sha il eannerned, Al inspection of the smoky
Hill Valley and tle areFkoe0us region south
coupled with fair idoz o. whkt the culture Of
WiaaAt requires, tbe CONCLUSION can lead only
I'm one direction the Infinitely superior Ad-
vantage Of the " iinsnstone belt
Progressively. from purely fsayAical e4Drek.
this great inlAad region must reach the pod
hon of one of tlss richest agricultural PORTIONS
~ the United states OBly very few years
Ag0-n0i decade hukhAndrY here WAs pure
iy tentative. From absolutely no dew, eight
years ago. this rvEoH In h@ favored IA thht
particular as any that can he aamet. From
this region has had 70 be taken IN. The
quantity Of water in the streams has aug
mentsd spriAgs have burst forth HhsFe none
existed bef0re-in short, just the converse Of
that meteorological phoIS0Benon has b@an
evolved bHFe, andrr tie march " raElilEAtton.
which takes ~ beayily-tlmbeFed country M
der the same social eo1ditionG
The foaoWilig siAtistins of the rainfall clear
ly prove the accuracy of the foregoing state
ment
The Fzu Of Rain ana Melted Snow, Ia inches,
al FpEta Hays, LAEnsd and Dodge. for ths
lAsl hFc years Es shown by the DAILY Arge-
geological Records kept by the United States
Government 50 the Posts nafned