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Vol. XL. No. 1(550.} 
_ NEW YORK, SEPT. 10, 1881. 
Knt.'ml iicc.nllMK to Act of OonRrcHH, In tho year IHKI, l,y t he Rural New Yorker, In t he ... the IJbrnrt in ufC, 
I f RIOE JFIVE GENTS 
S3 00 PER YEAR 
OIIKI'CHH lit VViiHhliiKton. I 
WHEATS AT THE RURAL FARM. 
11 a tin Australian.- Raised until last 
year ns n Spring wheat. Sowed Sep. lit. 
11 envy, golden straw, four feet. high. Heads 
four Inches; eight breasts; three kernels to n 
lirenst.; ttiubor eolor. This kind we used ox 
tcnslvcly in crossing, both ns n pollen and 
pistillate parent. Ripe July M, 
( 'll IN a Tka. Raised generally as Spring 
grain. Sowed Hep SO. Short straw. Badly 
winter killed ow ing, as we Relieve, chiefly to 
imperfect, drainage. Rest heads live inches; 
Rearded, tapering, pointed. Might lavasts to 
aside, generally three kernels; amber, nearly 
red; of good size, 
Unknow n. 'Phis appeared in a plot of Dr 
llauee I lie seed of w hich has Rrrn confined to 
this farm for three years, Tho heads average 
throe and a half inches; half Rearded; eight or 
nine lavasta to a side, nearly thriv grains to 
a lirenst; of a clear while efior half transpar¬ 
ent. White chair, bright straw. I’romiHing. 
We should estimate the yield at. over .'10 Rush 
els. 
Rl.OUNT'H No 10, Spring, a cross between 
Diehl and Holden Straw. Sowed Sep. 84. 
Straw heavy; licadH a verage over four inches; 
eight breasts, and three kernels to a breast. 
Hut July 10. Kernels shriveled. The heads 
vary in form, some more resembling the 
Diehl in being larger at tlui top, others being 
pointed. Beardless. 
Winter Minnesota Hard Kikk.—S own 
Sop. 10: ISO percent, killed. Short.straw. Heads 
three and a half inches, Beardless, narrow, 
pointed. Eight breasts to a side; two and a 
half kernels. Amber. Ripe July M. 
Wiutk Micxiuan (Spring), Sown Sop. S>0 ; 
7. r i percent killed. 
Riunulic’h Hyiiiud No. 0 (Spring). Sown 
Hep, 80j H8 per cent, killed. Long, narrow 
bowls, slightly bearded, four and a half inches 
long night breasts, Ling, white, narrow 
kernel. Ripe July Id. 
Nut Known, Probably a Russian wheat. 
Heads three inches, nine breasts. Velvet 
chnll’, shriveled kernel. 
Most Nation,—' This was plan tod Oet. 5, 
two kernels one foot apart. The seed was se 
looted from last year’s Winter Most Nation. 
Upon the entire plot but one plant, bearing 
two heads, survived. 
Most Nation.—S owed Hep. 'JO frqpi Spring 
seed it . . from Prof Blount (Holomdo.) 
A few plants only survived. 
f Iolimsn Oi.ohe. Mate as a Winter w heat. 
Straw three and a half feet high golden. 
Heads bearded, narrow, pointed, three and a 
half inches long; seven breasts -two kernels, 
amber, hard. Ripe July M. 
Saxon Kirk.— (Spring). Drilled Sep JO. 
Straw four feet. I leads three,■ mil a half inches; 
seven and a half breasts to a side; two and 
a half grains to a breast. Soft, white. Buttl'd 
less. Ripe July 15. 
Hour Austrai,ian.— (Spring). Drilled (all 
kinds were drilled, that Is, none was broad 
ousted) Sept. 80. Kitty per cent, killed. Short 
straw, medium heads, beardless. Ripe July 14. 
Brack ueardkd Centknnial -(Hprbigf) A 
remarkable grain in many respects and well 
w ort hy of trial. Wo are not aware w hether 
this has or has not been hitherto cultivated as 
a Winter grain. It, was sown here not until 
Hep, JN and It passed through the Winter well. 
The st raw w as very st rong and tall, remaining 
ipiite green for days after the heads began to 
ripen, and curving over never breaking mi 
der t he weight of the heavy heads. Though 
late, the leaves Wel'e less alfeeled with ri 1st. 
t han those of most ot her kinds. While grow 
ing t his is certainly one of the handsomest of 
wheats and might except for its liight 
easily he mistaken for very tall barley, atadis 
lance. The heads are very uniform in appear 
mice and the spikelcts close set and regular, as 
may be seen by the engraving, w hich is a true 
portrait. The beards are often six inches 
long, often t urning black and falling off w hen 
ripe, leaving the head quite beardless. The 
heads average four inches, with ten breasts 
and nearly three kernels to the breast, The 
grains arc short, fat, w hite, large and soft. 
It will appear that this wheat should yield 
heavily w here it thrives. It, was ready to cut 
not unt.il July Jti. We are still of the opinion 
that this is what was advertised last year by 
Haines & Co., of Philadelphia, as “Holden 
(•mills'’, though the above firm ridicule our be 
lief. Intent upon aseei;taining whether It. was 
or not, wo wrote to Haines & Co., asking them 
if they would favor us with a history of 
“Holden drains’’ etc. Their reply was that 
should they comply with our request we would 
then know as much about It, as they did. We 
sowed a small quantity of Holden drains last 
Spring, But few seeds germ tomb'd and tnose 
did not form heads. Hence it is we have 
called upon our readers to favor os with 
specimens. 
N ornery, This is entirely hardy with us. 
I'ltc heads are pointed, thrisi indies long, 
eight breasts, two and a half grains bi a breast,, 
white chatf and golden straw of medium 
liight, and thickness. The grain is of medium 
size, white, soft. It, ripens rather Into July 
It!. 
Dominion— (Spring.) Drilled in Sept. JO.: 75 
percent, killed. Heads three and a half inches 
long eight, breasts, throe kernels, shriveled, 
amber color, dark chaff. Strung atraw. Ripe 
•Inly 15. 
Improved Fink— (Spring). Sown Sep. lit). 
Hardy. Heads three inches; white chaff; six 
and a half breasts; two and a half kernels: 
white, hard, medium size. Straw four feet, 
high; strong, 
Odessa. Sowed Sep. JO. St, raw throe and 
a half foot high variable. Narrow, pointed 
head, three and a half Inches eight breasts, 
two and a half kernels; and km - color. Mute; 
hardy. Dark clui.1T, Ripe July 15. Of little 
promise as to productiveness. 
Zimmerman. Measured yield 21 bushels, 
one peck. One bushel and I S quarts seed sown 
per acre. St raw four feet, high, slender and 
elastic; red. Heads two and a half inches 
long live breasts, two grains to breast. This 
was sent to us by l'rof, Tracy of the Missouri 
State College. The grain is between rod and 
amber and the heads urc bearded. We have 
never lie fore raised Zimmerman, but de¬ 
scriptions speak of it as a beardless variety. 
White Kike. Sowed Sep. ID. Hardy, late. 
Straw three anil a half feet; strong. Heads 
three and a half Inches seven breasts, two 
and a half kernels. Am tier kernels; white 
chulf somewhat bearded. Ripe July It. 
Eldorado (Spring) killed. 
Him.i -(Spring) Sowed Sep. JO. Badly win 
tor killed, I leads three inches; two and three 
quarter kernels to a breast six and a half 
breasts. Kernels white, plump, good size. 
Ripe July 15. 
Square 11 BAD.- Heads two Inches long 
larger at thetop. About eight breasts, drains 
white, medium size, plump. Three grains to 
a spikolet. (’half falls readily, 
Touzklrk. -Sowed Sep. JO. Badly winter- 
killed. Bearded. Heads two inches long, 
(trains amber. We do not see that this kind 
has anything to commend it, for cultivation 
in this climate. Ripe July I t. 
Hrkoon Hi. i’ll. (Spring.) Ninety per cent 
Hilled. 
Russian No. h.- Same as Russian No, 10. 
See below. 
EGYPTIAN, Se«' cut and description else 
"here. We have had several sjiceimens of 
Eldorado seat to us as Egyptian. The former 
is n single spike, the latter a compound spike 
lienee the unmeof •* Seven headed," “ Many 
headed," etc. We should l mi pit vised to hear 
from our friends many of whom have sent, us 
spec liens of tIn* Egyptian, as to its yield, 
lloiirmg qualities, etc. 
Henman No. lo, Sowed Sop. 20. Hand 
some heads, loug hoard. Very hardy, Heads 
four inches eight breasts; two kernels, Ri 
pens July JO. Dark chaff. Kernel rather 
long for Its thickness; amber color; clean ami 
plump. 
Hessian No. J. Beardless. White chaff. 
Short heads. Ripe July 18. Thoro is little 
about, this worthy of note. 
White Rogers. -Drilled Sep. 20. Boarded; 
wliiteVhaff.| |Hardy.| 1 Heads t wo and a half 
inches; two and a half kernels, amber color 
Oregon. Two and a quarter bushels of 
seisl were sown to tho acre the measured 
yield was III) bushels. It is a bearded kind, 
with dark chuff and a. dull colored slender 
straw. Heads average two ami a half inches 
•two and a quarter kernels to a breast and 
six breasts. Ripe July IJ, Tha grain is very 
large; of au amber color. It is very hardy. 
Russian No. IJ.— Sowed Sep. JO. Straw 
four feet. Heads average over four inches; 
velvet chaff; nine breasts; two and a half 
grains to a spikelet. Very hardy, This 
promised a heavy yield, the heads lieing 
of good Size nml the breasts closely set.. 
Rut it, did not ripen until July 88 when the 
kernels were found to be shriveled nml the 
yield not over 15 bushels to the acre. Not 
one of the ten kinds of beardless wheats with 
velvet chair tried hero lias succeeded. 
Russian No. it.- Rearded hardy Eight 
breasts; two kernels, nmlsir color. Chatf, 
light chestnut color; straw strong and of a 
bright, golden color. Estimated yield not 
over JO bushels, 
Ban dom IRK A. Twenty quarts of seed sown 
|M*r acre. Yield (measured) J5 bushels per 
acre. Straw nearly four and a half IVot, high, 
slender but st rong often of a leaden color. 
Heads average three nml a quaiter inches; 
breasts two and n half kernels; six and a half 
breasts, drain half trunspumnt, rather small. 
Tilt' milling qualities of this kind ol wheat, 
are suid to be of the best. Our seed was ns- 
ecived from Mr. C. E. Thorne, of the Ohio 
State Agricultural College. 
Brooks.—(S pring.) Hardy. Sown Bop 30. 
Holden straw four feet high slender, strong. 
Heads long, narrow, loose, about four inches 
in length, eight, breasts, two and n half ker¬ 
nels. Ripe July 14, 
Holden Straw. Heed from Ohio State 
University. Three mid one-eighth bushels 
were sown to the acre. Sep. J4. Yield 84 
bushels, Straw four feet high, often of a dark 
eolor, slender, strong. Hoads average two 
ami three-quarters inches in length, six breasts 
averaging nearly tlinv kernels, drum white, 
medium size. 
Polish. — Blender straw. Hardy. Mute. 
Three mid a half inch heads; eight breasts, 
two grains. Chatf a. light, brown kernels 
white, small. 
Dorr. Straw three and a half feet high, 
golden color, strong. Heads hoarded, three 
ami a half inches long, two and a half kernels 
to a breast breasts widely separated, drain 
amber, good size. Estimated yield over JO 
bushels. Ripe July 18, 
Remark. Silver Chaff Wheat was sent 
out by the Department ot Agriculture several 
years ago, The seed six'ins to have been 
mixed with a bearded kind, not, less than 50 
specimens of which have been sent to us for 
idol it illcutlon, We would say that these 
specimens so closely resemble Dott that we 
shoulil not, hesitate to pronounce them the 
same. 
Sonora. —(Spring) all killed. Spring Medi- 
terrancan, 50 per cent, killed. Sherman 
(Spring) 00 per cent, killed. Judkin (Spring) 
killed. Canada Cluli, land not, well drained 
killed. Chinn Spring passed through the 
Winter admirably ami promises to make a 
W inter \\ heat ol some value for this climate, 
Prussian white, killed. Mold’s white and 
red Winter wheats are too late for this cli¬ 
mate. Some "f the lluest heads we have ever 
had sent to us, however, were of these varie¬ 
ties, raised by Isaac Alter of Makeport, Cal. 
As stated last year, many of the spikelets 
contained live grains and three of the heads 
bore 108, 05 ami IK) grains. We hope next 
year to speak more delinitcly as to some of tho 
kinds of wheat which have originated hero. 
