The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-11-12
FARM NOTES.


Ina recent discussion of the profits
Of whcat-growing in England, the
curious fact was developed that the
product of the straw has become
III that country more important than
that of the wheat This is not
because the yield of wheat, in pro-
portion to the straw, is less than formally,
but it is due to the fact that straw is now
50 extensively used in chopped food for
animals, and enters into so many manu-
features, that there is a demand for all
that is raised, and it brings good price
This is true to some extent in our older
farming sections, and especially in those
towns near large cities where a consider
able demand exists for wheat straw.
The celebrated English farmer, Alder
man ]. j. Mechi, of Tiptree Hall, has
but six acres of permanent pasture, and
yet manages to keep as an average 200
sheep, and from fifteen to twenty head
of cattle. All food is cut up, no roam
ing at large is allowed, and supplement
tai food is invariably given. The sheep
are always within iron-hurdled folds,
removed morning and evening.
NOOu OuIIIA dlIOu.-I1T. 1lILl0udle,
who has farm on the Mersey, opposite
Liverpool, England, keeps eighty-fve
cows and fifteen working horses ON the
produce of eighty acres of land. One
acre of land to support a COW is con-
sidered a small pattern in America. This
fact shows what thorough cultivation
will do.
Wheat EOtes.-In comparing the
prices of wheat now with those of the
last II years it should be borne in mind
that the present rates are in specie, while
the former rates were in deprecated
greenbacks. The crops of 1864, sc and
'67 for instance, brought unusually high
prices, averaging in Illinois, according to
the Illinois crop report, $1.55, $1.93 and
$1.97 per bushel respectively, while the
present crop has been selling for
about SIC. But in July, 1864, dol
lar greenback was worth only 1877 |
cents, so that $1.55 a bushel amounted |
only to Coo. in coin. At the same date
in 1866 the soft dollar was to &c. specie, |
and $193 amounted only to $1.28 in |
hard money. In 1867 the greenback dol |
lar was equal to Tic, and $1.97 was
about 81 Al in coin. Moreover, the crops |
of the two last years were very short, so
that what our farmers gained by high |
prices they lost by scant sales.
The produce exchange of New York is
to adopt the Genital system in
dealingin agricultural produce. Instead
Of 5000 bushels of wheat, the present
Doat-load, they will buy 1890 centals,
md instead of 10000 bushels of oats,
they will trade for 8, 200 centals. Bids
will also be raised or lowered by tenths
# cent instead of by quarters and
sighths, as at present. The system is al
-eady in practice in California, and its
here will greatly simplify bust
ness transactions.
"ArnOld's Gold Medal Wheat is ap-
9arently our best crOpper here" writes
o us Professor c. E. Thorne from
Columbus, Ohio. Next come Velvet
Jhaf and Silver Chaff We are much
pleased with the latter on account of the
tiffness of its straw, hardness of its
rain, and it's freedom from disease.
The Clawson has ranked third in the list
his year It's straw seems to be growing
OTTER but its grain appears to be improy-
ng in its Touring properties"
In Illinois the acreage and yield of
pring wheat have declined greatly this
GtiE. III ENGuLJ-LhEO CO1AtlCo lADL III
.cre Of it was soWn; in eleven counties
ess than fifty acres were sown, while
even more counties have had less than
me hundred acres apiece. Only three
counties produced no winter wheat.
The total quantity of spring wheat is
at only 1876, 400 bushels,
While the winter wheat is put down at
2, 041 ,252 bushels.
Careful calculations by two of Eng
ands best agricultural statisticians,
Thomas Scott and Arthur II. Savory, go
o show that English farmers cannot
continue wheat-growing at the market
prices of the present season. Their
igures show that the average cost of
wheat was S1.474 per
,ushe1, while the price of it was only
51.21.
The English Board of Trade makes all
is returns of agricultural products by
Weight, in cwts. of 112 pounds, so that
ach cwt. of wheat equals two bushels of
is pounds each, while the ordinary Eng
ish bushel of wheat contains 81 pounds.
The acreage under wheat in Great
Britain for the last three years has been:
877, 3,168, $40; 1878, 3,218,417; 1879,
1870, 1876 acres.
In view of recent heavy rains in Eng
and, the Mark Lane Express predicts
n early advance in the price of bread
tufts.