The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-03


Considering tho case with which II
can b.. raised and tho active demand
that always exists FOR II. lnckvhcai i,
neglected ID greater extent than any
gran produced N this country. IN
isSi tho entire amount Of huckwheat
produced IN all the States and Terri \
tories was only .. ~. 1po bushels. The
LARGEST crop ever produced Wa IN lSsu.
when II amounted - ii.6l1 1888 bushels.
This crop was produced On s22.so2
acres 81 land. and was worth ~. &C.,
49,. About fnur-iifths ~ this crop Wa
proluced in the States ~ Now York and
PcnnSylyania. Scarcely any was raised
Ia any II The more southern States. and
very little south of Ohio. The greatest
Weld reported was Ia Maine, where il
averaged twenty-five bushels pr acre.
II readily scii al ! per bushcI 10 local
millrrs- Considerable was imported
from Cana1a. where the value ~ the
cron Is better appreciated than Il il la
this country. Eut small proportion
of Tie article sold In city markets rs
bnckuheaf flour l. pure. ur true 10
name. II Il generally a mixture Of the
meal az white corn and various kinds of
Inferior f'nnr. Millers AMI dealers
often stare THAT II n impossible ~ pro-
curr grain enough n supply the demand
for burkwheat Hour In al Northern
town. tuekwhcn: cakes ARE held in high
esteem ~ breakfast dish. The use ~
burkwhraf hi tile country II limited,
~ farmers generally do not raise Il and
the -four 4. not kept for sale by local
svrocers. Farmers and country millers
would "a well NJ take advantage "a the
s:emand for genuine luckwhent -four.
II viii stii readily In town and country
NJ the price The best quality Of white
winter wheat -four commands, u i y
phi I'D hi bags weighing from twenty
i've to fifty pounds. ~ jndicious man
arcment The sale, ~ buckwhcat hour
could IN greatly increased in All parts
n the country.
Bnckwhcat l. an excellent food foi
fowls IL AT kinds. II j. also 4 very
rood food for hogs and sheep. Bee
Keepers can not Afford - he without q
field az burkvhcaf The blossoms fur
n;sh large amount OF honey nj time
when little can be obtained from oihe;
sources Soil is not impoverished by
raising huckwheat upon i a. Il Il by
raising most kinds d grain. The plant'
produce very dense shade during the
hottest part d; the season. which great,
benefits The soil. The crop can "a
soMn anil harvested NJ 4 time whcf
otter annual crops require little or ~
attention. Not unfrequent'y . goot
Yield ~ obtained from m inverted Sot
on which crop q grass has beei
grown and cut the same season. X
often practical ID raise a good crop y
huckwhcat on land that was too wet x
pillow AMI SOW early In the season. y
may often IL raisri 10 ndvanta@e wher'
corn or small grain was drowned out
Il; Il the general custom % SOW buck
wheat on poor land that II ,cry poorl,
prepared. II i farmer has some Ian
that j. too poor Or too wet - prcpar
for any other crop ie H. likely 20 SOW
b,,skvhaat On X. II Is the genera
opinion that any kind 81 soil. prepares
Iii ANY snri 81 way. will produce
payirr crop IL buckwheat. While n !
trio ;4At Il will grow on interior 81
that l. poorly prepared. II y also tru
that more and letter grain can he pro
ducci On good land that y well pre-
pared a. for other grains. In this lnti
fnde Il Il customary 10 sow buckwhct
from the 1T 10 the 10Th " July.
will hc ready 10 harvest before thc o.
currcncc Of frost !; may be cnt Wit
. sickle. cradle. mowinr-mach.nc 2
common scythc. II Is easily thrashe
with hnnd-.!ail. IfhcEs are allowc
20 run over the land after the crop
harvested they viii pick up most Of ~
grains that have fallen from the stalk
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