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THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



ment, not because of the number of its grains — for 

 there was a falling off in this respect from the previous 

 year — but because of the increased tillering power. 



As before stated, in 1859, the worst grain from the 

 best ear was planted. It yielded 15 ears, containing from 

 87 to 61 grains, or 1,086 in all. In 1860 the best ear of 

 this sample was taken, and produced 1,909 grains from 

 21 heads, containing from 123 to 50 grains. This brings 

 our account up to 1860 ; and as the original stock had 

 been injured, Hallett started afresh from the last-men- 

 tioned head, tlie best grain of which produced 24: ears, 

 the best one of which contained 123 grains. In 1861 

 the best grain produced 80 heads, the best one of which 

 contained 132 grains. 



Let us now note Hallett's improvement : In 1857 his 

 shortest head was 4| inches long, contained 44 grains, 

 and gave 10 ears from the best stool. In 1862 his best 

 ear was 9^ inches long, contained 132 grains, and the 

 best grain produced 90 heads or stalks on one stool. 

 One peculiarity in his cultm-e is the small amount of 

 seed used. In his field culture, where the planting is 

 necessarily done by machinery, he uses but four bushels 

 on ten acres. In his large experimental plots he uses 

 seed at the rate of but one bushel on ten acres, and 

 plants by hand in squares of nine inches. He is a 

 strong advocate of early seeding, and puts his field 

 crops in, in September ; 4 bushels on 8 acres, for the 

 first half of the next month, and 4 bushels on 6 acres 

 for the latter half ; 4 bushels on 4 acres for the month 

 after, and 4 bushels on 3 acres for the last month in the 

 year. If used as a spring wheat, he advises that it 

 should be put on at the rate of 4 bushels on 2^ acres. 

 These directions are for drill culture, and is much 



