Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-15

other editorial viii n we must pass
on TO our readers SAYS Or. Wal
lace:
III the farmer il 20 succeed hc must
keep a good lookout ahead. His pans I
necess~ rily take in one or more years
work lie must have a definite system +
81 rotation. should know where ne lis I
TO put wheat and corn the next year I
and the year after. and in what years 4
certain fields should be- down i'm grass. /
IL he Is 20 improve his crops ne must /
improve his secd from year 60 year
Sowing wheat. whether for winter T.
or spring. is good ways OF. bat 60 is F.
not too early to call his attention to F.
the method in which hc Will secure
the best sceG Whether he IS growing
winter wheat or ~pring wheat hc
should. in our judgement select che best
acre. or i've acres. according go his
requirements. while SO is yet growing
and ripeninc IN the fields. and when it
is fully ripe cut ami stack 10. and pat
10 in his barn los itself. He should
let Il 60 through the sweat. and when
the proper time comes thrash &c by
itself. taking care that there is no
mixture from previous furnishings of
any kind OF either inferior seed or foul
seed.
Before seeding time comes ne
should provide himself with a good
tanning mill. grader II possible and
without regard 10 wasrc or expense.
blow out and sift ont an small SIM
mature. light weight or damaged seed.
He should next provide himself. ~ the
tanning mill Is not provided with them.
with some screens that viii allow an
except the very largest and Dlumpcst
grains 20 pass through them. and these
alone should be used FOR sowing his
seed Tor the crop OF next year II time
does not permit him to make this care
mi selection. tins final sitting. for Che
whole Of his seeding. let him carefully
sift ont enough OF the larger seeds
90 sow q part OF the field from which
he intends 20 take his seed for thc
crop two years hence Let him put
this on his best land and give ID the
most thorough culture. m any Of our
readers VIII pursue this policy for
1--WE years. they VIII not complain Of
seel wheat running out
why 30 we suggest this methods
e
nall, grow on the largest and most
vigorous stalks or stools. They have
a habit OF growing large. aud this
habit Ike an other Inherited tenden-
cics. lis exceedingly valuable 90 the
man who wishes % grow n large crop.
Secor iiv. the larger amount OF starch
ana gluten stored in the grain ms food
for the germ after IL has begun go grow
viii push IL forward rapidly. giving it
q vigorous start and enabling it 20
withstand climatic and other infu-
enccs that would tend 90 weaken the
plant. A great deal depends on the
pl'ut getting q good start ana grow
Ing or vigorously from the very be-
gin"'ng OF It's existence.
"Ihcre are among our readers many
retired farmers and those past middle
age with more or less leisure time ON
their hands. II will pay these mon
20 follow method involving consid-
erabiy more labor than the one We
have suggested. but which viii pro
duce tho very best results: namely.
spend some time iu their wheat fields
when the grain is about ripe and se-
lect by hand the largest md best filled
9". rost perfect heads. enough of
tr"m io produce a peek of seed. Plant
this ly itself. and note results. BY
following this up for few years q
variety OF seed can be procured vastly
superior 10 The seed which they have
been sowing, in fact. almost new
variety. II is possible in this way Ia
greatly improve the type and quality
OF any sort OF wheat or other grain
and develop what is really an improved
tyne much superior 20 the stock with
which they began. This has been done
many times and can be done by airy
good farmer who knows good head OF
wheat growing on good. vigorous
stalk, when he sees it,"