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SEPTEMBER, 



WHEAT. 



UPON all cold, wet, and backward soils, 

 September is the best season for putting in wheat, 

 provided other circumstances permit it ; such are 

 principally the weather, for wheat should not be 

 sown till rain comes in tolerable plenty ; and never 

 in a dry season. Upon dryer and wanner soils, it 

 is better to postpone this business till October. 

 But in this case, let our farmer remember, that 

 clover and other layers should be ploughed (if rain 

 comes) in September, for it is a great advantage to 

 have such layers remain unsown for three weeks or 

 a month after ploughing. Another general obser- 

 vation is, that in proportion to the earliness of the 

 sowing, may be a small deduction from the accus- 

 tomed quantity of seed ; two bushels sown any 

 time in this month, are equal to three in November. 

 SORT OF WHEAT. 



These are numerous, and many of them known 

 in different counties under different nnmos, which 

 necessarily causes some confusion in reports that 

 are made on this subject. It is here necessary to 

 notice but a few of the sorts. 



1. Red lammas ; a red straw, red ear, and red 

 kernel ; reckoned by many fanners the best of all 

 the sorts hitherto known, and yielding the finest, 



whitest 





