PHILEMON HALSrED.

TREATMENT FOR SEED WHEAT.
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TREATMENT FOR SEED WHEAT


A wealthy retired Somersetshire farmer
asserts, that for thrty-three years be treat
ed his seed wheat in the following manner,
and always grew good crops, except from
smut or blight He collected as many half
bushels Of sleeps dung, as he intended to
SOW quarters of wheat: as much of the dung
placed in cooler, or other large tub as
the quantity of wheat allotted to it, and six
teen gallons of water. and four gallons of
pork or other brine, of sufficient strength to
swim an egg, would permit. The brine and
water he put together in copper or furnace,
and make it scalding hot--in which state he
poured it into the vessel that contained the
dung, covering the former sufficiently close
with sacks, TO prevent as much as possible,
the steam from evaporating. When the
compound had become sufficiently cool to
admit of the operation, he had the sheep's
dung rubbed, by hand till it was entirely dis
solved; and then, whilst the liquid was sill
luke warm, he infused the wheat which re-
manned in soak, closely covered, for thirty
six hours--at the expiration of which it was
taken out of the liquid, placed III str4incrs,
and as soon as it had done dripping, spread
on the floor of barn or granary, after the
manner of malt on the floor of malt house,
frequently turning it till nearly dry, well
powdering it, whilst a little damp, with fine
ly pulveri2ed lime.