Wheat and its culture* 
£61 
with manure, and the most thorough tillage 
will be amply repaid. “ A little land well 
tilled, 5 ’ has a peculiar signification when ap- 
plied to this kind of soil. Plaster, (sulphate 
of lime) has no appreciable effect on it when 
applied in small quantities ; and lime, (car- 
bonate of lime,) has less than on any of the 
lighter soils. Ashes are valuable on any 
land, and we believe, under all circumstances 5 
yet we have repeatedly made the application 
of them on a very stiff* clay, without deriving 
any immediate perceptible benefit. A longer 
time is required under certain circumstances, 
for them and other manures to act, but their ac¬ 
tion continues through a much longer period. 
Different varieties of Wheat and its Cultivation. 
In an interview we recently had with Gene- 
ral Harmon, of Y/heatland, Monroe Co., he 
communicated some important facts, from 
his own experience, on the culture of the 
different varieties of wheat, and as this kind 
of practical information is what we deem 
most valuable for our readers, we shall give 
the substance of his remarks, with such ad¬ 
ditions as we deem particularly deserving 
attention. 
The kind of wheat General H. has been 
cultivating with great success for the last 
few years, is what he calls the improved 
Flint . It was first introduced into Western 
New York, in 1822. It is peculiarly hardy, 
withstanding the effects of winter remarka¬ 
bly well. When first introduced, it was ex¬ 
ceedingly subject to lodging, but the effect 
of culture has tended to remove this diffi¬ 
culty, and the straw has become sufficiently 
strong to sustain the weight of the graip till 
cut. The heads also were at first short, but 
they have become longer and heavier by 
careful cultivation. The wheat is very 
plump and white, and the flour will produce 
a greater quantity of bread than any other 
kind he cultivates. It yields from 20 to 25 
bushels per acre, with ordinary attention, 
and averages 63 lbs. per bushel. It is less 
liable to rust than any other kinds, except¬ 
ing the Kentucky white beard. The berry 
is retained in the head with more tenacity 
than any other wheat, which is an important 
item with extensive wheat-growers, who can¬ 
not of course, cut and secure all their wheat 
just at the time it is best fitted for harvest¬ 
ing. When wheat was threshed with flails, 
this peculiarity was a great objection ; but 
the introduction of threshing machines since, 
has entirely obviated it. This variety he es¬ 
teems the most highly, and he raises from 
1000 to 1500 bushels of it annually, allowing 
no other kinds to come in contact with it* 
either in the field, ricks, or granary. The 
greater portion of his crop is sold as seed 
wheat, for which, he charges two shillings 
per bushel above the selling price of ordinary 
grain, which intelligent farmers consider low 
enough for an article, that in addition to its 
being the best of its kind, they are certain is 
free from all mixture with other varieties, 
smut, chess, cockles, <fec. 
The old Genesee Red Chaff, ’ a bald white 
wheat, he considers the next best. This was 
introduced into Clinton, Monroe Co., in 1798, 
and till 1820 was the leading and favorite 
crop. Since that time, however, it has been 
peculiarly liable to rust and blasting; yet 
many farmers continue to cultivate it exten¬ 
sively, and not unfrequently get a large pro¬ 
duct. In former times, it yielded some of 
the largest crops ever obtained at the west. 
Peter Sheffer, of Wheatland, once raised 40 
acres of this wheat, which averaged 62^ bush¬ 
els per acre $ and in 1833, General H. raised 
67£ bushels from one bushel, sown on Ig¬ 
nores of ground. 
The White May of Virginia , is another 
valuable variety. It was sent him by Mr. 
Coke, of Virginia, in 1837. This was the 
principal, and perhaps the only crop raised 
about the Chesapeake Bay, in 1800, and for 
some years subsequent, but is now said to be 
nearly, if not quite, extinct in that region. 
It has a fine, white berry, is quite heavy, 
having weighed 66 lbs. to the bushel, is pro¬ 
lific, and a good bearer. Its great excellence 
consists in its early maturity, by which it 
escapes rust. Wheat that does not ripen 
before the 20 th July, is very liable to this. 
The Wheatland Red is one of several spe¬ 
cies produced by General H., from the last 
mentioned, under the following circumstan¬ 
ces. One quart was sown in the spring, 
which produced ten quarts of badly shrunk 
wheat. This was again sown, and the crop 
consisted of several different kinds, though 
carefully kept from intermixture with any 
other species. From these, he selected the 
Wheatland Red, which produces a large red¬ 
dish berry, and ripens nearly as early as the 
Virginia May. 
The Kentucky White bearded , called also, 
Hutchinson Flint , and Canada Flint , was in¬ 
troduced into Scipio, Cayuga Co., eight years 
since, and is now spreading rapidly over 
Western New York. The berry is short and 
plump and very white, and has weighed 64 
lbs. per bushel. It is a fine yielder, hardy, 
doing well when sown late, but requires to 
be sown thicker than the Flint, as it does not 
