Show WHEAT A large number of experiments on heat point to about ten days before full maturity as tile the best beat tim tims for cutting one on e 0 ott oft f the best beat set of we have yc ca re corded was made by an English farmer mr lannam lanham hannam of yorkshire lie ile made five successive sive cuttings from the same field with the following lowan results pr luct or of lbs ibs lb of grain cuttings cut Cat tings lings datys before maturity flue flour I 1 seconds I 1 bran I 1 30 2 oddys dieg 75 ibs lbs 7 ibs lbs 17 ibs lbs lb 2 2 21 days ye 76 ibs ibi 7 lbs 6 be 3 14 day days 80 1 ibs lbs bs 5 lbs ibs 11 13 ibs lbs 4 addi 2 dja s 77 27 ibs lbs 7 lbs ibs 14 lb be 6 5 0 days 72 ibs lbs I 1 lbs ibs 15 ibs ibi we have not at hand the relative weight of grain gathered at each cutting but other experiments peri perl ments give also the largest yield for cuttings corresponding with no 3 in the above example am P ae the flo flour u r from no 3 was sti sil superior perlor to the others r A practical practical rule for gathering wheat irac Erac corad corn and other er grains brains is is to commence the cutting just i list when lne the the kernels will yield to a moderate pressure between the thurn thumb b nails naila dai dal dally times |