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markable and beneficial effects, whether applied just before 

 sowing, or during the growth of the crop. The ahnost univer- 

 sal preventive for smut in wheat, is, washing it in stale urine, 

 or in a strong brine, and then sifting upon it lime. 



Early sowing is strongly recommended, and generally prac- 

 tised, both here and in Europe. Reaping the grain before it 

 becomes fully hard, is thought to be essential both to the quan- 

 tity and quality of the harvest. 



We are happy to observe that the subject is receiving in- 

 creased attention in many parts of our State. In several of 

 the reports to which we have referred, will be found instructive 

 observations upon the culture of wheat, and well-drawn state- 

 ments of crops which have been obtained. "We commend 

 them, in connection with the statement given below, to the 

 careful study of our farmers, and especially of those who now 

 regard wheat as an unprofitable crop to be grown in this sec- 

 tion of the country. 



S. Frothingham, Jr.^s, Statement. 



Statement of a crop of wheat obtained from an area of two 

 and one-tenth acres upon Milton Hill, Milton : — 



Ploughing and labor, .... 

 One-half of 10 cords manure, ($5 delivered,) 

 5 bushels wheat, $2 25, (4|- bushels planted,) . 

 Reaping, threshing, &c., .... 

 Interest on land, which cost ^300 per acre, 



Harvested 84 bushels, at $1 75, 

 " G tons straw, at $12, 



Net profit, .... , . . $65 25 



The field was a tough sward, that had not been ploughed 

 for 12 or 15 years. It had a good top-dressing in the .spring, 

 was mowed in July, ploughed immediately after, and the 

 wheat put in about the 20th of September, so that it got 

 a good hold before the hard frosts set in. The planting was 

 experimental, as regards the wheat, the field being turned up 

 only with a view to put it down to grass again the following 



