Daily Republican., 1885-07-06
Wheat Culture.
,ys NEED BETTER vAh
ARnI m n. r. GREENLEAFs
|TIEs-p.r RAISING TESTS.


~TEO BETTER vAkuE-
AsnI""a nm n, r. GREENLEAFs
TIssvrAT LAT RAISING TESTS.
100 MUCH SEED SOWN'
r.,,av afternoon q representative
~ ~. REPUBLICAN took a little drive
!, w ~ see the result of DR.. ereenleats 9
|s.., raising tests. The Doctor has
p's .,mo four years been testing various
sCuI W wheat, in search ofa variety
Pna' " varieties, that will bring bet
Esr s,.ul,s for the amount of seed sown
,,Ss labor expended in raising that
" 'I' This wear he made his test In Q
s'r ~, acre field, on the Kennett pike,
ns .,"s no. N the Messrs. DUPONT, and
oIs,us a;sins Green Hill Presbyterian
.lI''" ,Dh No doubt many persons pass
u,to .lonu that public highway have
.as,ad d AT the diversity in the appear
tthe wheat. Some patches were
y. ripe some shone like gold In
.s,isht sunlight, some were CT a
y hSovn hue, some very green and
i not commenced to ripen, some
va ysry thick upon the ground,
ms @ very thin, and some 80 thin and
,sS % a failure as at once to show that
M, the wheat for this climate,
ssvs, GOOD it might be for other cli-
",ss That a certain variety failed
~ d no; conclusive that 1t Is a fail
srerywhere. 1t may be the choicest
Lriety elsewhere. ,
Iss; % winter was an exceedingly hard
;n,sr M an wheat, and the varieties that
s,,bered the winter best and with
MI the sudden thaws and freezes,
|ibsrood the drownings, the SHOWS,
\ sush and ice, are certainly the
.ristes for this section.
Tbe old Mediterranean has for a great
|rmber Of years been the standard for
il section. This year it falls far below
average, and the variety that has
w found to stand the winter better
Mo- Weld better crop OF wheat is
nperior and may reasonably be ex'
sI to take its place.
D, Greenleaf has most assuredly
Qti those varieties that are destined
sabsdfute this long tried standard
heat. In the field alluded to are some
uspty.two varieties, amongst which
several that make much better
ovlrg than the Mediterranean with
s sane chances for n good crop. The
blowing are the names of the varieties
he Doctor has been testing:
Egyptian wheat, a beautiful, bearded
nnvry, large heads, did not stand the
|inter, aud consequently not adapted
tie climate.
Eild goose. variety out of its latitude.
3ngh Il might do we'll In n mild win
eiif farmers coIld only be assured the
|ineI would be mild.
The Red Russian, from Odessa, smooth
bal; Canada wonder, bearded; Early
Ice, bearded 0ster's amber, smooth,
bd tasmania Red. bearded, like
hers, may do better In a different CHI
pate, but have given no special recon-
psllailon for themselves the prese nj
bar.
IheEI,Fa Early, from Oakley, Vir,
Pla, ssmOoth headed wheat, stood
hsvlllCr well. It's extla value is in
lin-, it cones sooner than any
EAaWIety, but 1t Is inferior in othel
ksKc' to many other varieties.
Rel Rock IL very fine bearded
lheat Landis White, bearded, is {
neli' pretty wheat the Valley, Pa.
taflrd Is also fine variety. superior
Dc peSeut year to the Mediterranean
he l''e Of Jersey is II failure thu
pe.awsTe Amber is good ; Deals Medi
tffantan, a red bearded variety, ant
9Yttts new white are also good.
Dul here are a few varieties of thu
~t ltat will stand the ssverest winter
lna are Tar more prolific both in straw
la 10 wheat than the Mediterranean
'laOe OF Canada, Fulte. Clawson
po!aen Grain and Surprise. These four
allell@s have fully proved themselve
wa very superior wheat. DIR. Green
eal mas been testing them for thre
eals ana they have stood the severes
ess The Reliable of Canada and tn
St'pslss are Certainly fine varieties
.ae n''l covers the ground thickly, an,
eaClts 10 The shoulders OF a tall man
I'eI ~ tils year of poor wheat crops
"a t,lole neiiaole is certainly good for 2s L
bushels to the acre, and the SUI
nea beautiful bearded wheat wit
,ia iaale leads, though not 80 prolific i
co,s Sas wiz not be behind In grain. Tn
E,.., O,uen Train variety recommend
,'ei; 'eli and the Fulte-Clawson prove
''s'i s 10 % De never failing crop.
s.a, a'' 'aest varieties of wheat were sui
n I@u 70 'he same treatment. The 40
h.5" Se't! cay, inclined to be boggy, an
Am An a %aufeS'lng of barn-yard manure. :
NM m I lae varieies were drilled in onl
1v wg Vusnel OF seed to the acre.
hr't %uen II is known that generally tv
sc,a rsusIa :, Oh seed have been sown to IL
nspd.,s man. II VIII be seen that there is n con
ma rp,e upie economy In these new varit
|ons ' h"iH h"l.c1 bring larger crops with on
'Dv wp pushel to the acre.
.s.s asatfever there was no moultinp ,
,udsaa MAJ III lhe ground, nor freezing out h
1, Gu ,h;si winter changes, the wheat W;
|bha sait W The ground rs it could stan
!, N ySin 's.' supporting. 1t was no unus,
a,,s ~ 70 hnd twenty-five and thirt
|pain un W. grown stalks from sinQl
s,s1u VI wheat and some went as hip
farm ana sixty. This Is proof III;
and iS u,,t SOW to- much seed to the acr,
thers' ''.n !. seed wheat at 81 SO per bushe
|trnsr = considerable saving to IL
vb4a.' c' who sows forty or fifty acres
/ in % ss., VI Greenleaf has several acr,
THEE ,a ya. o. these choice varietie,
Rain. ysars y, II. ago he had twenty. fou
He NV, no,. 'Ie surprise variety.
saue Wv, o% mas about five acres of II
gralns n,1Iy from those two doze
secorS no hal but two quarts attn
has sol some SoWing v of the Reliable he no
in seal a,a nve or six acres. This ga yir
Over o,ber W ilia certainty of better Gro,
their iav ' ,p o1u varieties that have ba
| The a,,sH,;are are Objects that should ARE
Medi;.rrss,nono OF all farmers The o]
age ,Iahean nroSnHe,an this year will not ave
acre. 'N0'y twelve bushels to III
reQaire nn no are are varieties of wheat tn,
With opIy he1s hoeIser prepared ground, an
ptoduce a, nav ,h the amount of seed, th,
Of wbea1, a, the least twice that 1uanti,
put in next ra ,no acre. Before farme
well to into.y,a year crop, they would {
leafs tss,. Uah ~ themselves OF DR. Gree,
The adyar1ta d1 ~ Wheat raising, and roa
'ases that flow from them