Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-23
Wheat Culture.

Wheat Culture.
We have Ia The pass ies weeks bsea
IrlIug 10 sbuw 10 Tue laruvrs OF duui
aIa county tue Importance OF 4 ne"
process OF Cultivation ut wheat Tue
tirst process IL 20 SOW rignt. 1lOst
orllis d4ve eight sowing bouts, or shov
els Which deposit the wGrat IA ross ui
about vae inca, uskug clght INCHES OF
pruuud covered between rne wheels oi
eacu drlll, Il space OF six feet ur y
inches, leaving five ieet ard inches OF
ground with uuthIug on.
Tue new piau Is To scatter the grain
over more grvund by using less sLoyeis
aud b, "a ATTACHMENT scatter tue gram
Just fuur inches, which Is twice the
width OF ground that the ordinary bout
drill scaIirIs over. Ii Will readily be
seen that by adopting the new plan
there will be, ii lurhes between
the rows at grain. Tie sane amount
of seed Is soNu IA the new. as III the
old plan, Dut tne rows OF grain are SO
arranged in the new plan that 1t may
be- cultivated as readily as corn. Al
TINT that the new sowing PROFESS l.
better Ii any doubt that cultivation
is not the best part of it, we are Pc
pared TO prove by any number OF the
mcsI intelligent FARMERS Ot Lancaster
county that 6 bushels aud 10 pounds
Of wheat per acre was raised last year
ia tha; county, with only tue erdluary
ground preparation. Tue peculiar scat
tzriug OF the gram, aud the cultivation
oi the ground between thu rows pro-
dueed the crop ln the same field, bs
tie old plan ~ raising wheat, the Yield
was - bushels aud = pounds per acre.
Tae above result per acre was obiained
bi regular survey aud correct measure,
ia proof of wnlou the reader IS Te.e;cd
to L III. BdTkuoider a pr4ciicie sur
veyor aud Jusucr of the peace, wha
sury eyed The ground. We also reg.r
YOU /, ID Z Lucher anl George X
Reed, oi Lane ister Tor information re
garding il. We also refer you 20 JIhu
! Mus,er of McAllstcrvIile aud Martin
Mu,Ser Of O.kiaud Mills Juniata o =,
wh" have recently visited the farmers
in Lancaster county, upon which wheat
was sogn by the new process, last fail
and which is now growing, aud present
ing promising yield tor the coming
harvest. they bnth have bought farm
rights aud adopted the new process.
/ We might refer you to hundreds, tut
prefer making the fult wing offer.
Having placed the matter as clearly
before the people as We possibly cau,
We now propose 10 such as still doubt,
/ that they visit the farms ia lancaster
co.nty, on which wheat sown by the
new p!u Is growing. We will deposit
au amount OF money sufficient to pay
ali EXPENSES, incurred IN gnIHg 10, aud
cumiug from the farms, wnere tue new
plau has been used, aud If II can be
sbuwn bN such NAV visit said iaru.s
that We have uverStsted, or miStated
the case, the money may be drawn
from Cur deposit 10 pay al! expensos ia
Cured ~ such "trip People of town
ship may select 2 mrn, or people OF the
county may select men. on the above
terms to visit SAID :arms aud iuvesu
gate. They NAV have II all in their
own hands, they may say where the
money, shalt be deposited, aud upon
their decision the case may rest. PrO-
yided it be dome within two weeks.
The patent for the attachment OF
which We speak, was obtained by \ B
Croft 81 B,reviile Lanca,ter Co, An
gust % 1871. Tne uumber o the pat
ent Is l9i.757 He canton all per
sous against using i without cur con
sent
We are now selling farm rights for
the small sum ui So, 90 each, we wuui
gladly continue thi,, II It would pay.
but u Is costing u, much more than We
are getting II tarmer must be Wis
can readily see that II costs all We get
10 do the work Ne desire In give
this invention to farmers at very low
rate and make II general IT the farmer
hImself will allow u to do so. We
have already sold quite number, 81
that We are sure OF having It tried, and
we fully understand what the result OF
the rrlai will he. We desire TO do
right, aud viii coniinu- TO accept the
same prioe for firm rigdis as now, tii
March lst, 1873, after which date VT
shall change our price 10 10 cents pei
acre for The right For exampia. If d
man owns 80 acres, he viii pay s. 0C
If he owns 100 acres, he will pa,
$40 CO. This rule and this price vii
be strictly adhered to.
ANY person DESTROYS Of purchasing a
right az S. 90 can do 80 before the
lst of March 1878. nv calling on Nm
Csveny, McAi,.ter-viH-. or John Mus
ser Of the same place. james Mecsulr,
Of Oakland Mills or John Hnrniug and
n A. Elder at Mifilintowu. For further
particulars address
s Y. DAVIE,