Year: 1869

Ion, Notwithstanding the transactions L
which We have referred, aud this conclusion
in our Judgement, is not in conflict with AM
act or declaration Of any Department of thC
National Government, but entirely ia saeeor.
dance with the whole series Of such acts and
declarations since the first outbreak of The
rebellion.





NEW PROCESS IN WHEAT CULTURE -
The result of an experiment made during the
past season, by r. A. Gipin, at his farm in
Weston, Pennsylvania, on the wide planting
and cultivation Of wheat, appears to be quite
remarkable. In giving an account Of the
experiment, Mr.. Gilpin says: The ground
measured an acre within fraction it was
not selected on account Of any inferiority,
but was much the same as as the rest of the
field, and was manured and prepared Just the
same. The seed was the red Mediterranean.
and not very good; being taken from the
wheat grown on the place the previous sea-
son, which was injured BY the weevil. II
was drilled in at the rate Of three fourths of
bushel to the acre, on the 25th of Septem-
Der, at the same time as the rest of the field
The popularity in the treatment, was that
every other pipe of the drill was stopped, so
that the rows of wheat were twenty inches
apart, or double the usual distance. In the
spring, when the ground had become sufi-
GENTLY dry to work, small garden hoe har-
row was run between the rows, working the
ground to the depth of about three inches !;
this was only done once. The effect of this
working was very apparent; the wheat took
a rapid start aud outgrew the rest of the
field. As the season advanced it grew tall
and stroEg, and no amount of wind or rain
had any effect to lay it down; when the
heads formed their great length was very ap-
parent. 1t was backward in the ripening,
and the rest of the field was cut and hauled
a week before this was ready. Now for the
result: the experimental wheat yielded
twenty>three bushels to the acre the quail.
ty of each was about the same. Whether
from defect in the seed or the wet season,
or the late planting, the whole of my wheat
was injured both by rust and WeeTil. and the
experimental part did not escape-it was
effected jvst as the rest was. 1t may be no.
ted that there was no growth of weeds to
trouble the wheat, though the season was
favorable 70 them. This experiment cannot
be regarGed as entirely satisfactory; the
season wal exceptionable, the seed used was
inferior, and the yield of the experimental
p part of tn, field was not absolutely great, but
only by comparison with the rest of the crop,
which was poor one, from the effects of the
rust and veevil but the result is, under a9y
circumstances, sufficiently reasonable to at.
tract the attention of farmers and induce
further trial SuppOsing, as the expert
ment strongly indicates, that the crop is con.
siderably increased BY this mode of raising
wheat, thsre are still many points of impor>
tance to be determined The amount of
seed sowr was very smsli-only threenquarN
ters of oushel to the acre it is probable
that this may be increased to at least one
bushel With advantage. The hoe-barrow
was used only once; it is probable that it
might b. run between the rows several
times with much advantage. This mode of
planting wheat would also probably allow of
much higher manuring without danger from
rain and wind, and with increased production
of grain.-Jefersonian.