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Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 29, 26 November 1845, Page 1

On cutting Wheat before it is Ripb.— An old and practical farmer gives the following oSnioo o" cutting wheat :-« The assert.ons which II ye found most prevalent are, that whea may be c lome time before it is ripe ; that it npens ten d Is Afterwards in the field. It frequently happens tS Those farmers who grow a great breadth of corn, I at ley And it convenient to begin a ceraia portion o it, in order to employ ,he labourers they have Ssi -,««. rip., i. thinner .Bnn.a, »»<!

contains, no doubt, -ismall'T portion of bnn. Bu depend upon it, corn thus mved neither yields a pro portionate profit to the grower nor consumer. Taking into consideration weight, and buL., and price, the corn ripe will be found most profitable. I name this matter now, h-c?.usei.he lust harvest baa afforded very abundant ex>!nip'es of the different states of grein, being in many cases of two growths, half green, half ripa; and the farmer may. if he wili take the trouble, successfully scrutinize my assertion. Many years ago 1 instituted some experiments as to the value of bright uniipe wheat, compared with that fully riened ; and the resaP was that it was not bo glutinuus, and did not imbibe so much water in the flour, and consequently made a much less weight of bread. What I contend for is, that wheat ! when the ear begins to droop, is then only fit to be ru".