Daily Republican., 1884-01-08
PROLIFIC WHEAT.
HOW MUCH CAN BE RAISED
FROM An ACRE-DR. IL. r.
GREENLEAF'S TESTS.

markable as showing the prolifcacy OF
several new varieties Of wheat. Wbel
the wheat ripened and was gathered
the following account was published ID
the Rural New Yorker, for whic b
paper the test was made by DR.. Green.
leaf:
A plot OF ground (one-fortieth of an
acre) Of a brick clay character and az
poor as such soil generally is, was turn
cd into a garden some Is years since. Ii
received liberal supply of stable ma.
nure, WAS trenched each fall at the
commencement Of winter, and got a
dressing of coal ashes every three or
four years. All this has made very
| fine soil six to eight inches in depth,
with sub-soil almost impervious to
water. On this plot was planted the
Rural dent corn in May, 1882, and on
it was sown, after the corn was planted
and carefully raked in, at the rate of
800 pounds to the acre of Mapes' Corn
Fertilizer. The season was very unfa-
yorable smut destroyed much Of the
growth much of it was broken down
by storms; yet the rate of yield was over
80 bushels per acre.
The corn was removed In the first
week in October the corn roots were
grubbed out, and the surface fined
some two or three inches in depth. No
manure was applied except light coat
OF fine stable manure sown by hand af-
Ter the wheat was up. In the seco I'd
week in October wheat was carefully
planted one grain in a place one foot
a ArtD Ill
81, $50 grains per acre. The varieties
were Fultzo-Clawson, Fnltz, Clawsou,
Surprise, Rodgers and Tuscan Island
Mediterranean (Rodgers' and Sur.
prise were adjacent to the one fortieth
acre plOt). They made tolerably good
growth before Winter set in but in
the Spring most of the roots of the ina
jOrity of the plants were thrown out by
the freezing and thawing.
| had 1t re.planted, although the
ground was quite wet, and as soon as
the ground was sufficiently dry, had
it gone over with small hand fork
garden fork) and carefully loosened
up, after which it grew finely and
stooled out very rapidly. From one
grain of Surprise there were % stalks,
which ripened 81 heads, from small to
large. Had 1t been planted lS inches
apart each way, the result no doubt
would have been at least one-half as
much more wheat. AS it was, there
was not room for it to grow and ripen.
Some Of the heads had five grains
abreast, and many of them measured
a. and 5 inches in length, straw and
AZ feet in height.
OF the Fultzo- Clawson the stools
ranged from 80 to so. The largest one
ripened 6s heads, from large to small.
Many of the heads measured seven in
ches in length;the majority six and five.
and-a-half straw, four-and-a-half feet
h gh.
Tuscan Island, Mediterranean, viedv
with the Fultzo- -Clawson, as many of|
the heads measured seven inches, and
three of them Observation-Disclosures
inches each. Rogers made a splendid
growth, stooled WELL and ripened the
earliest heads three-and half and
four inches in length.
The above were all cut in the second |
week in July, each stool being cut
and bound separately. They were
thrashed on August 90, with the follow
ing result
Fultzo-Clawson variety, 9k or. to the
stool, 80 heads in each largest head, 7
inches grains in largest head, SO
smallest head, 3; average, "a; grains in a
'tool, 1868 weight, 1,O58 gr.; weight
If straw in stool, 3,O9S % gr.; weight
If grain per acre, 6,53S78 lbs. bushels
Der acre, l0972.
Rodgers variety, 914 OF. TO the stool
3 heads in stool ; length of longest
leads "a inches grains in largest
lead 81 grains in smallest, IS; aver.
.ge, 32H grains in each stool, 2372
vel ght, 1888 gr.; weight of straw, 2SOS.-
'8 gr.; weight grain per acre, ,7703.S SO ID
~ Shells per acre, 1913 80.
Surprise variety weight of each
tool, S,1l4 o.; heads, 81 /; longest head,
inches; grains in largest, So ; grains
n smallest, 81; average, 43.l4.M
rains in each stool, 2,465 weight, ],
q gr; weight of straw, 2,4S2375
weight Of grain per acre, 7O.13.16 lbs.
ushels per acre, 1868. !:
Tucsan Island, Mediterranean, varie-
~ weight per stool, 615 oz.; heads,
5 longest head, 7A inches grains in
argest head, Al in smallest, II aver
ge, 22-47 %; grains in each stool, 1881;
weight of grains in each stool, 700 Il
weight of straw, 2, 2,l4375 gr.; weight OF
rain per acre, 4 356 bushels per acre,
20.
Fultz variety, weight of each stool,
u c.; heads in stool, 60 longest
cad in stool, 81 inches; number of
rains in largest head, So; grains in
mallest head IA; average, 26 41.63
rains in each stool, 1879; weight of
rains, l,OO2 gr.; weight of straw in
ach stool. 2,607. .375 gr.; weight per
ere: G,235.SO ibs.; bushels per acre,
% 68.
Clawson variety, weight of each
,ool 6I OF heads in each stool, AZ
INCEST head, 5l5 inches grains in lar
est head, 30 grains in smallest II
verage 1867 grains in each stool,
|64 ; weight of grains in each stool,
10 /; weight of straw, 20S9. 375 weight
grain per acre 4Ol3 So; bushels per
,re, 66.S95.
*Eive stools Of Fultzo.C Clawson contained
l heads, longest head seven inches. Num-
n Of grains In largest head, Il; smallest, 8;
,erage. ~ s9-30l. Number Of grains, S,91s
eight, $3.50 grains.
The yield would have been greater
I'd the rust not overtaken it and the
orms lodged the crop. As it was
any Of the heads we're not properly
led, and much of it was shriveled.
ad it been planted at the proper time
r this locality (from the fifteenth to
7entieth of September), the result
ould undoubtedly have been different.
have not the least doubt the Fultzo-
awson, Surprise and Mediterranean
,uld have much exceeded TIE Rogers
yield.
1t is the experience of most farmers
at wheat in small lots, or garden
DTS, especially if planted late, il very
t to rust or mildew, or is blown down
fore it has time 70 fill.
DR.. Greenleat's place is on the Ken
t pike at Breck's lane. Although
test shows an ex extraordinary yield of
leat there was another that took the