The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

wheat--ls the best known American wbeat
One CT the best of the more recently devcl.
oped varieties Is n Rudy. Mr.. Rudy Ia
1871 found a singie stool ia an Ohio wheat
field that was str kingiy different from the
rest OF the field. and developed from Il the
variety that beans hts name Another wei
known native variety rs Waite ClAwson, or
ClawEon. Garrett ClewsoD IN 1865 selected
n FultE Two varieties-one q white and
one q red-Eraincd from this seed
The white was considered the b tier \
pint o. thc seed producci the fguowtng
year shirt, mine pounds aus 2js bushels the
next year This incrrase = given 70 n
courage the douhtlnE. by showing how rap
q few grains. These Examples show how
wonders have been done for wheat growers
by the same methods shat are Gdvoeatcd
for 81 wing choice see1 fice.
II the proepg ctive grower az seed rice
has MT yet concluded to let someone 81 9
grow his seed rice he vii De interested n
learning what else he should do e. win
success The rest q the work Is comp ira
lively simple, but must not he half done.
The grower should WEAKLY have q ri used
exclusively for growing srrd. Il should
have good cultivation al all times, shout
ne snpnicd With water propesly, D uld Pc
kent free from weeds and every Kind o. IN
ferlor Rice. IL toe grower could have neW
land each wear e would be h1lpful in avid
Ing undesirable rice that was sCif-sown,
but n enc Is qua.ifcd fot this work. he
viii successfully manage that problem on
small seed nlai IN Old laud.
Just before the harvest he must 20
through the standing grain 90 mark Ger
tain heads that show Superiority. Before
re0plng the Aeld. cut these marked heads
by hand, using e sickle or knife, These
selected heads are % be used Tor sowing
the pint the following year. while the re-
malnder grown on this years seed plnt
NIL he used 70 seed the general field crop
10 select a small quantity ~ very ch6ice
seed n M the seed plat. 90 seed the. Plat
the following year aud using the remainder
q the, piats yield 20 seed the main heid
et mill rice, grower should he able 20
Improve his market rice-proyidcd he Is
adapted to that kind OF work.
Suppose the grower desires some partic.
ular quality OF rice. be must work always
toward that end. SAY. for instance That
he wants 70 raise Honduras and desires q
hne, long grain that Is fat and ycry
hintg. In selecting the small quantity o.
use IN the seed plat the following year De
should seek heads thar show these features
he IS more likely 10 ind IN The seed plat
what he desires: but n he has the time
and is So disposed, it may pay him 60
search IN the mNiu held also,
10 Us 20 be supposed that. when grower
takes enough trouble 10 procure fancy seed,
he is prepared 90 keep his land Ia good
condition not permitting weeds or red rice
70 counteract the value Of good seed since
the problem Of setting rid of rcd rice and
weeds has recently been pretty thorouEolT
discussed IN t0is publication that subject
Another tnduccment a SUCCESSION grower
has Tor making use OF seed plat Is attgr
be has made some progress, he can seii us
main crop 20 others FOR seed. Instead "
being compelled 90 take mill prices for &c.
The Inexperienced may feet they could not
succeed ia selling seed rice II they try
Il right, they viii ind It Is not So difficult
as they at hrst may tcnr The seed VIII
speak for itself, speak moro cmphaucaiiy,
more disiutercstC!ly than the grower can
I II the grower viii produce really fancy
H. "a In
It Is not To be expected that everybody
! who tries will be uble 10 develop urW
{ variety frequently nature vii mot show
the favor n furnishing the single necessary
stool Of n new kind u nRy also happel
+ that the necessary stool win De Ia Held,
but not found or Z found, not appreciated
hv its finder Anybody who ha0 the good
fortune 70 develop q good new variety.
however, would reap fame and probably
fortune, besides excellent rice. IL Is not
! Intended that the chance or developing "a
new variety shall be the main motive that
{ prompts any grower 90 run n seed Plot
/ Rightly conducted * win increase his naiH
] crop enough &C. repay him richly Tor ava tne
! tiue and trouble given IL.
hut we have tu import fancy seed rice
l 10 keep up our grade, some mag = sne
. One who reasons thus SHOULD rememNt'
that America is discovered now, Ions
I time ago IL was not Il hus not been yrr5
. long since some Qf the best American
vheats ~ the present day were undrtlnes
/ OF Examples without number could h'
Elvcn 10 show how different grains, fruits
Vegetables fowls quadupedS AN have
beon improved TIN something suited q.
sneclal ends was developed The same Cal
Sc done with rice Tho greatest d0icull
I'm lie matter win be the present aihc'
general belief that the Importation ~ see'
I As necessary. To use Imported seed or
cagioualIy IS now the profitable thing so ""
hut n tire matter T. put so q proper teS.
seed Of some American variety VIII sooi
30 the most profitable % use.
In conclusion it YOU are not ADAPTED e
Z using a seed plat er II you VIII mot haF'
/ time 90 care Tor b. do Hot waste any uu'
I on e Crowley Rice Journal ana Gun
4 Coast Farmer.