Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-12
New Variety OF Whcat-Ecw Cereal.

At tho recent fair aud exhibition held II tits
city, among tho premiums awarded was one tor
tho best new variety of wbent, With certified
statement of quaoLity produced en- measured
amount CT land. showing tho adap!a5iity Of
growing to p,rrtciou in this s:cIioo. Also o
premium for ths best specimen of uoW ratic'
ty OF cereal adapted to this section and valua'
bio as an artic!e Of diet for maa or beast, with
certified statement. showing tho quantity pro
duccd Oh measured amount Of land and The
vsl1e of s1ch prodrc! IS coupsr,d with other
cereals.
Tho following Stateneps ware uada a,d
placed in the hands Of the adges on cereals:
Swamp Ohio Wheat-A uew variety of am-
Der wheat. bearded; sown Oct. S, 1879; halves
ted Jupe II, 1880; 81 Bushels sown 90 aotcs
and 46.10O; yielded SGT bushels struck meas.
ure, weighing G. lbs. to tho bushol or Gil
bushels by wei2ht-24} bushell to the aore. a
higher pric, IVES offered for it Oh Change than
for the best Lancaster wheat.
SOIL plor sandy drift, mix.d With
clay subsoil Olt stuble turned under.
upon which fifteen two-horse loads CT
yard manure to the scre was applied; als>
IS bushels of refuse lima from the kiln was
applied on acns No difference observable
where this was used. The woole was worked in
With double shogels and seed drilled in. No
commercial fert ,rs ussd on this
Seventeen acres of the Same field was aown
With Foltz wheat, upon which $50 lbs. of bone
pbosphat, per tc-e was applied; yisld Is bush
els TO the sc.e. Atesed toas correct.
N, w. PIERSON.
Egyptian Rice Coro.-A new cereal 10 this
section. May 6. 1880, sowed in drills lSiocbes
apart, using 81 lbs OF seed on IA 100 OF az sore,
cultivated once with sinel, shovel pillow. Soil.
sandy. with clay suts,l. Put on aud ploughod
10 liberal supply OF oos.sa stable manure.
July lst it commenced heading ou!; cut part OF
it for soiling COWS AID horses, both ealiog it
common Fl Id corr. September 18Th gathered
u bushels of seed, weighing G. lbs to the meas
ured busbol. September 2S:b, leaves still
green; c1ws cat the leaves and horses the stalks
with apparent relish.
This new cereal is ESPECIALLY vauatl, as
green food for c,ttle. horses aud sheep, retain.
ing its succulens grecnness through The mcss
severe drought, when other c1rn curls and dries
up, continuing green moro than two months
longer than other varieties OF oorp.
l. requires but small amount OF seed 10
comparison with feld coro, while tho amount
Of FOOD it produces is about the same.
AS will be observed by tho above statement
the yield of seed is stou. sc bushels per acre.
Attested TO as correct. N. w. PIRRsoN.
The Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton says of it: This new cereal is said to have
been brought from Egypt. If the report in re.
lation to its withstanding the heat and drought
is correct, it is destined to become valuable &C.
QUESTION, especially to farmers in hot climate
or on the plains or praries where the land can
not be irrigated, It someWha. resembles sor.
ghum when growing; the green stalks make eI.
cellent food for cattle; when dry, may be used
for fuel. 1t is said to produce from so 10 so
bushels of seed to the acre; also to make good
-four from which bread and other food can be
made, or 1t can be boiled and eaten as rice or
cracked wheat it is also ssid that no better feed
can be raised for fattening sa!!e sheep OF sWine"
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