The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-09-18
FOR THE FARMERS HOUSEHOLD.
Varieties of Wheat.

The Indiana Millers' Association, re-
Gently in convention, announced the fol.
lowing as their conclusions: For New
Process milling which system has been
adopted by most Of the leading millers
of the State 10 obtain the best results,
make the best -four, and largest per
cent. of high grade, the hard, tough
berried red wheat is required, OF best
adapted, as it possesses the largest
amount Of gluten, with the smallest per
cent. of starch, and is a wheat that will
give the largest per cent. of middlings on
first grinding. The prevailing opinion
with mill men who have given the mat
ter most attention, seems to be that the
long-berried, bearded red varieties are
most popular and best adapted to New
Process milling Among these varie.
ties we class the bearded red Mediter-
rean, Lancaster, Swamp OF blue Stem,
Velvet Chat and similar varieties Of
bearded red wheat. From experience
and observation your committee are Of
the opinion that about as good results
may be obtained by mixing and grind
ing these popular varieties of bearded
red wheats with the better varieties OF
hard amber. The amber varieties best
adapted for mixing to make patents
or any other good hours, are the zim-
norman, Alabama, or Rock, English
and similar varieties. For making flour
under the old process, or straight grade
of -four, the best amber and white va.
rieties mixed with the bearded red
varieties seem to give the best results,
the yield being larger and the quality
of the flour equally as good. The pre-
vailing opinion of the mill men of this
State Of to the poorest varieties of wheat
for milling now grown in this State is
that the Fultz, Clawson, Shoaf and
Dele, being very soft wheats having a
large per cent. OF starch and low per
cent. of gluten, yield q lower per cent.
of flour, and that OF an inferior quality;
yet most of these varieties are popular
with the farmers, the Fultz especially
being largely sown the past season from
the fact that it yields well, and having a
fine appearance, sells we'll to the ship
per. One of the important questions at
this time with the millers, and which
should be fully discussed at this meet
ing, is, 'How best to discourage the
production Of this class of wheat. AS
to the names and distinct varieties. Of
wheat, there seems to be q diversity of
opinion among the mill men of the
State. Some think the Mediterranean,
Lancaster, Swamp and Blue Stem are
n and the same wheat, but from a
close observation OF those varieties of
wheat, both of the berry and growing
wheat, your committee are Of the opin-
ion that they are different varieties, the
berry, straw and boards on the head be-
ing quite different in appearance, though
all the long-berried bearded red varie-
ties seem to possess about the same
properties.
Waste on the Farm,
On a recent flying visit to the coun.
try we were panied to see so much loss
going on that might be avoided-so
many leaks that might sink larger ships
than most farmers would be able to
own. The thermometer stood 100 in
the shade. The sun was shooting down
red-hot rays, ~shriveling up everything
exposed to his sight, yet there stood the
reapers in the harvest field, or in the
field near the barn, just as they were
left when the last cutting was done,
without anything to protect them.
Wagons, plows, ~oultivators, horse rakes,
we're to be seen here and there, with
out the shade of wen q tree, the paint
almost blistering upon them. Pastures
were dried up, and the cattle looked
gaunt and hungry. Many fields Of corn
that we saw would have yielded doable
the crop had a few more days of timely
and iudicious cultivation been given to
them. No wonder some farmers cry
hard times in any season. The farmer
must save as well as buy. He must
stop every leak or his farm ship will
sink.
Mites Ia n Poultry House.
Turn ont the fowls some cool or damp
day, and then close all the cracks in the
house except the door. Then take q
kettle Of live Goals and place on the
floor, lay q fiat stone in; on which set
the kettle. Throw a half pound or
pound OF sulphur upon the Goals, and
shut the door and leave the house closed
for a few hours, and we venture to say
no more lice or mites will be found in
it for weeks thereafter. If the house
is not tight enough to admit OF thorough
fumigation in the manner described
then clean as well as you can, and then
whitewOsh with fresh limo, mixing in a
liberal quantity Of sulphur, after which
throw sulphur into all the cracks, aud
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