The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
NEW WHEATs; SUMAC.

Agriculture has secured for trial
trial in this State twenty two new
varieties Of winter wheat, mostly
from the warm dry regions of Aus
Uralia, South America and Southern
Europe. To prevent mixing, these
new wheats should be grown at least
! one quarter mile from any other
variety of wheat. Of the % varie-
ties IA have been reserved for plant
ing on the test farms of the Depart
ment. The other eight will be dis
tributed to farmers as follows:
No. 1-Barletta. A hardy, bearded,
| soft, red wheat from Argentina,
where it is very extensively grown.
No. 2.-Berdianski. A hard am
Der wheat from the Mediterranean
region Of France Hardy and resists
rust we'll
No. 3-Frances. A half-hardy,
soft tred wheat from Argentina, where
it forms large part of the exported
crop. It makes good flour.
No. 4.-Allora A half hardy early,
soft, white drought and rust proof
wheat from New South Wales.
No. -Steinwedel. A hardy, early,
soft, white wheat from New South
Wales, where it is the most esteemed
variety. Very promising for Central
North Carolina.
No. 6.-Genessee Giant.-A hybrid
American wheat, very hardy; seed
hard, large, amber; makes good
/ -four. Should be tried in the noun
tain section.
No. looming Downs. A beard
ed, early, soft, white, large seeded
wheat from Australia. Resists
drought extra we'll. Not very hardy.
Recommended only for low country.
No. 8-Onigara. A bearded, hardy,
vigorous, soft red wheat from Japan.
Makes good flour.
The following method of preparing
and sowing seed is recommended
/ 1. Use ground which has had a
crop of COW peas, turned under this
fall Plow four to six inches deep,
at least two weeks before the seed is
sown. Harrow until very fine.
| 2. Apply broadcast the following
! fertilizer, after the land is narrowed.
Per acre, acid phosphate 200 pounds,
muriate of potash SO pounds, cotton
seed meal 100 pounds. In addition
/ to this fertilizer, the plot may be
top dressed in spring with nitrate of
sodB at the rate OF 100 to $50 pounds
per acre.
3. Before sowing seed, soak for
! twelve hours in a solution. of copper
sulphate 1 ounce to ~ gallons Of
water. Remove and drain the seed
for ten minutes then plunge into a
clear saturated solution of lime
water. Use a burlap sack to hold
the grain. Do not neglect to treat
the seed as above, or otherwise smut
may destroy one-half or more of the
crop.
4. Sow the seed just before the
first hard frost is expected. Earlier
sowings are liable to serious damage
from Hessian fly. Later sowings
may winter kill.
5. Wheats sent out by the Depart
ment are all new, but farmers are
also strongly recommended to eX-
pertinent with the following varie-
ties which are among the best yield
ers for this climate, tO-wit. Velvet
Chaff, Fulcaster, Red Purple Straw,
Fultz, White Early May. We espe-
cially recommend Purple S raw (Red)
and White EARLY May.
All the above should receive same
care and treatment advised for the
new wheats.
Many farmers writing for wheat
ask also for samples of new oats.
The Department is not distributing
oats this fall. The best varieties of
oats for North Carolina are the fol
lowing, their relative value being in
the order given:
Appler, Texas Red, Virginia Turf,
Black Winter. Burt is the only spring
oat worth planting. All these can
be obtained of seedsmen. Oats should
be sown before wheat. They are
not injured by the Hessian fly. Sow
as soon as possible after October 1st.
Oats suffer from rust, for which
there is no remedy but the early
sowing of rust-proof varieties. Smut
is also very destructive some years.
To prevent this, soak the seed for