Wheat CUlruRE.-The past season has been
marked by some important developments in the
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WHEAT CULTURE.-The past season has been
marked by some important developments In the
culture of wheat


DR.. NOBLE, of Delaware, has been reclaiming
a worn.out farm for several years by the use OF
street manure obtained from Philadelphia, and
particularly with the w,of growing this great
staple. Having brought the soil 10 pretty fair
state Of fertility, he has tried the relative advan-
tages of planting wheat in drills, nine inches
apart, and sowing it broad cast In the usual way.
The soil and treatment in other respects were
precisely alike. The result was 81 bushels on
the sown land and 40 in the drilled. These ex-
periments were made on fields of some acrcs.


The soil from which this crop was harvested,
few years since would not bear owe. 6 to s BUSH
els per acre. BY planting the kernels just 6
inches apart each way, and feeding the plant on
food containing, in o soluble state, all the ele-
ments, necessary to build up the entire system,
including the materials TO form the straw, as welt
as the berry, a gentleman in England has grown
at the rate of 800 bushels par acre!


Mr.1J 1JaMss CAMPBELL, of Scotland, has tried
several interesting and successful experiments IN
the way of soaking seed wheat, barley and oats
with saturated solution of neutral salts, con-
tanning as nearly as practicable the precise ele-
ments found in tho gram. The object of this
was to 'secute to the young plant double supply
of its appyopria.e nuurishment. The effect has
been afarge increase in the crop, at avery tri,
hing expense. - = 49, = = zs.-;-szs


OthsT experiments have been tried in France,
with view to determine what portion OF the or
ganie as well as mineral elemenfsfaund in cult
waited plan;s,is derived from the soit in which
they grow, and what foa, The atmosphere. This,
is an important inquiry, and ono that should bs
prosecuted in this country. The people OF this
State have paid something mo;e than $780, 600
for geological survey OF its territory. A t;thc
of that sum judiciously expended 20 ditfase
among all our rural population knowledge of
the science of agriculture, would confer u ten.
fold greater benefit on the community al large.
Breads,uffs and provisions must be produced with
as little labor in New-York as out Of it, or farm
ing will be very loaing business in the Empire
State.


The manufacture of human food, like the fab
rica,ion of clothing, viii soon be profitable to
those only that combine the greatest skill and
knowledge with manual toll. II a fsrmer will
not study the laws of nature which gevern the
transformation of certain elements OF earth, air
and water into corn, oats and potatoes; and the
farther changes of these vegetables into pork,
beef, milk anS wuol, his hard labor will be Of lit
ls worth. bai. Cemmerciai.


