Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1876 — Better Culture. [ARTICLE]

Better Culture.

We appeal to every wheat grower to plow this year at lqast two inches deeper than ever before for his wheat crop. We ask him to plow with three horses abreast instead of two, so as to take a deep, broad furrow and thoroughly turn under the weeds. The secret of success in wheat culture is, deep and thorough preparation of the soil for seed. If any of our readers don’t believe this, let them try a few acres for wheat by the slip-shod way of plowing only a few inches, and by giving deep and thorough plowing and harrowing to the balance, they will need no further arguments ever after. If one has manure about his barns, if he will haul it and spread it over the wheat field after the seed is sown, he will see ‘ the beneficial effects of manure. Better only put in half the land to wheat,’ and do it right, than to skin over the land and do it in a half-way manner. We must yearly farm better. Better crops is what we want. Less land in the cereals, but larger crops. Let the surplus lands be put in pasture and meadow, and be put in in a proper manner, so that they will produce advantageously.—Colman’s Rural World.

—The late ex-Gov. Haile of New Hampshire is said to have accumulated the largest fortune ever possessed by any one person in the western part of that State. In a letter written a short time before his death he said: “In reviewing the past I wonder at the success which has been granted me in tfie varied relations of life. I have very often felt the need of a more liberal education, but have ever tried to do my duty with what ability I had.”

—Mr. A. 8. Abell, proprietor of the Baltimore Bun , celebrated his seventieth birthday a few days ago. His fellowjournalists in Baltimore arranged for a festal meeting in his honor, but the old gentleman was apprised of their intention and betook himself out of the city.