Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12
FARM AND GARDEN.

following facts concerning the comno
. sition OF American wheat and corn:
1 While our wheats are but triae
lighter than the foreign wheats. tbey
contain less water, about the same
l amount of ash, more oil, less fibre. and
less albumen. The quantity of ash i
greater only in Colorado wheat. due to
rich mineral soil, while the decrease Of
albumen seems to be followed bv a de-
crease Of fibre. The wheats of the Az
lantic coast are the most deficient in al
oumen and smallest in size. The wheats
OF New York and Vermont are larger
but th~Rgh highly cultivated are def.
clent IN nitrogen. The Virginia wheats
are extremely light in weight, but have
rather more albumen, while those of
Maryland are the best in that section
The wheats of Kentucky. Tennessee
and Missouri are larger in size and
slightly better than those of the Allan.
tic States. The wheats of Colorado
Minnesota and Dakota are as rich in nj
trogen as could be desired. In Oregon
the size of the wheat is good. but the
quality of the albuminoids falls to the
lowest point, and yet in yield and size
OF grain it nearly equals that of Colo
rado
Cultivation, increase of fertility and
mineral matter is proven to have a DOW.
erful effect. Latitude, it is claimed
made the difference in the quality OF
wheats, but experiments show that soil
IS the main factor.
On Maryland farm fallow ground
was found to produce grain richer in
nitrogen and larger yield than corn
land. Corn, by analysis, shows in hard
flint, an average Of 11.62 per cent. of al
bumen, and in dry dents only 30 per
cent. less. Corn draws its nitrogen
more from the outside and deeper sources
md IS not so exhausting to the soil as
wheat, and from its long season will sue
iced when wheat crop fails. AS COM
'ared with the latter, corn contains
more water, twice as much oil. less
tarch, rather more fibre and less albu-
ninoids. The average amount of albu-
nen in our cereals is as follows: Wheat.
1.8; barley, 148; oats, 13. 9; rye, 1896;
Orn, 10 per cent.
CAUGHT BY FBosT.-My buckwheat
lime acres-is a failure. It cost ND to
ne time of cutting $50, not counting
le use of team or the use of the land.
he untimely frosts Of September 3 and
killed it while in full bloom. Buck
heat is so delicate and the stalk so soft
lat the slightest freezing will destroy
There has not been such an IN
nely frost in this latitude for nearly
If century. Within the last twenty
re years frosts have usually held off
It'll about the middle of September
fact l do not now remember any kill
g frost early in September during this
ne. [ have an indistinct recollection
an early frost similar to the one this
ar when I was small boy. Iremem-
r father made it a rule to have the
m all cut up before September 10, for
II Of frost, and to SOW the buckwheat
July to enable it to manure before
1t time for the same reason.
No doubt there has been a change in
seasons during the last thirty years,
ing and fall both being later. This
Ier of the seasons has gotten farmers
lhe way of planting later. MY buck
eat was sown this year July IS, six or
ht days later than my usual custom.
weather blasts buckwheat, and I
to SOW it as late as possible to have
latured just ahead of frost, and thus
y the filling time beyond hot
ther. I calculated this wear the
sphate put in with it-nearly 200
nds to the acre-would give it a good
t, and in fact, make gain of nearly
eek in its growth, and being on an
ated field where the early frosts
ly affect crops, I thought it would
lling just in the nick of time. Then
season was two weeks later than
i, and I took this into the account
ne result shows how helpless we
y are. The crop is failure, and
are taught our dependence upon a
er Power. It is our duty, how
to learn wisdom by experience, and
? is no doubt it would be safer to
" fathers rule and SOW buckwheat
irst week in July. Another thing,
lave got into lax way of planting
and putting that in very often too