Year: 1862

We extract the following from the pro-
Gee eedings of the Cass county, N. T.,
farmers Club, held at Plattsmcu.h,
March lst, 1862;


The Special Order for this meeting
being called up, Mr.. s. Cole stated
that he had raised Aax-seed in Eastern
Iowa, but the crop did not do we'll
thought that a yield of ten bushels per
acre would pay farmers well to raise
few acres each year, and not raise
quite as much wheat.


Mr.. Cardwell had raised fax-seed
in Iowa. Did not thresh it, but thought
it would have yielded quite largely
thinks that three pecks of seed per
acre is the right quantity to SOW, for
the purpose of raising seed only.


Mr.. Thomas had raised no fax-seed
in this country-had raised some in
Indiana-thought from the nature of
the soil that it could be raised here
with profit. Mr.. Thomas thought that
fax seed should be sown after corn
crop.


Mr.. Maxwill had sent for seven
bushels of seed, for the purpose of
trying the experiment of raising the
crop.


The subject of the qualities of diff
ferent kinds of seed wheat was then
called up.


MIR. Thomas had sown Goose wheat,
Black Sea wheat, and Red Chaff
bearded wheat. Thought that Black
Sea and Red Bearded wheat had sue
ceeded best with him. Goose wheat
was too apt to smut.


Mr.. Peter I. Beaver thought that
Red Bearded wheat was the most pro-
6table to raise, as it did not smut, and
was not apt to rust.


Mr.. s. Cole was Of opinion that
China wheat and Goose wheat were
the best qualities to raise. Thought
that sowing the last of March would,
in great measure, prevent the wheat
from shutting.


Mr.. Failing stated that he had not
raised any wheat in this Territcry;
but knew that those who freightel to
the mountains always preferrC d buying
Hour made Of white wheat, and thought
that white wheat a6uld be much more
profitable to raise than red wheat, so
it always commanded higher price
in the market.


Mr.. Conner last year sowed one
acre of wheat on wheat stubble with
out blowing, only narrowing the wheat
in, and found when he harvested that
it yielded double the number of bushels
per acre, that it did when the stubble
was plowed.


MIR. Archer thought that Goose
wheat was the best to raise here. 1t
yielded quite we'll usually-would sell
for more in the market and was not as
liable to fail before harvesting as the
Black Sea.


MIR. Cardwell had raised Goose
wheat principally since he had lived
here; thought it would generally yield
better than Black Sea was notas apt
to fall from high winds as the Black
Sea; it always brought in market from
Eve to fifteen cents per bushel more
than the Black Sea.


Mr.. Maxwell thought that China
wheat was the best kind to SOW. Tho t
a farmer should SOW not less than three
kinds of wheat-thought it would be
we'll for each farmer to SOW fourth
of the crop with Black Sea wheat
Goose wheat was apt to smut and rust
the China wheat was apt to scatter
out if not harvested at just the right
time.


Mr.. Geo. Jennings (owDer Of a
Flour Mill on the South Weeping Wa
ter) being present, was called upon to
give his experience in regard to the
different kinds of wheat. He thought
that the Goose, Scotch Club, (or Fife)
and China wheat, were the best kinds
Of wheat to raise. Mr.. J. F. Buck
had raised 175 bushels of Scotch Club
upon 5 acres-weighed 90 to 64 pounds
to the bushel. Thought that China
would -four better than any other kind
Of Wheat-thought it was the besl
quality to raise. 1t would make from
/ 6 to 10 sacks more flour per hundred
I bushels than Black Sea wheat-tho't
it was poor policy for farmers to mix
different kinds of wheat together.