72 WHEAT CULTURE. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 CONCLUSION. 



When all the States east of the Mississippi River bring 

 their wheat yield up to that of Michigan and Ohio, the 

 center of wheat production will continue to be east of 

 that river ; but at present, indications are that the wheat 

 center is rapidly tending to a line west of that, if, in- 

 deed, it be not already beyond it, so that unless the 

 eastern portions of the country speedily improve their 

 present modes of cultivation and increase their yield of 

 wheat, they will soon and surely lose their ascendancy in 

 wheat measures. 



Better drainage, deeper plowing, and more perfect pul- 

 verization of the soil are absolutely necessary, together 

 with a more liberal use of Clover, Plaster, and Lime, to 

 secure a considerably larger yield of wheat, in the older 

 States. Hon. Thomas Pollard, of Virginia, says clay 

 land, with clover fallow, will bear one hundred bushels 

 of lime to the acre, with advantage ; but on land defi- 

 cient in vegetable matter, very much less should be used. 



Highest success in wheat-growing involves and pre- 

 sumes skillful and intelligent management in other parts 

 of farming, so that he who uniformly secures superior re- 

 sults with wheat, and does not impoverish his land or 

 soil, cannot well be other than a good farmer, able to 

 secure profitable results in all other farm operations. 

 Hence, to become an eminent wheat-grower is to become 

 a complete farmer. To aid in bringing about that result 

 is our aim and purpose in writing this little work. 



