. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. }\)c 5ee-|\eepeps' f\e\^ie(i A MONTHLY JOURNAL Devoted to tl^e Iqterests of Hoqey Producers. $L00 A YFAR. W. Z. HDTCHiNSON, Editor and Proprietor. VOL, XI. FLINT. MICHIGAN, JUNE 10, 1898. NO 6. VARIETIES OF BUCKWHEAT. Also a few Words about the Discussion on Facing Comli AARON SNYDER. I IA VINO liv- ^ ^ ed in a n y >ears in an ex- tensive b u c k - wheat district, may be able to interest the fra- il niity sonie- wliat on that subject. There are two or three varieties of American buckwheat; the black, the grey, and the silverhull; all having ne
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. }\)c 5ee-|\eepeps' f\e\^ie(i A MONTHLY JOURNAL Devoted to tl^e Iqterests of Hoqey Producers. $L00 A YFAR. W. Z. HDTCHiNSON, Editor and Proprietor. VOL, XI. FLINT. MICHIGAN, JUNE 10, 1898. NO 6. VARIETIES OF BUCKWHEAT. Also a few Words about the Discussion on Facing Comli AARON SNYDER. I IA VINO liv- ^ ^ ed in a n y >ears in an ex- tensive b u c k - wheat district, may be able to interest the fra- il niity sonie- wliat on that subject. There are two or three varieties of American buckwheat; the black, the grey, and the silverhull; all having near- 1)' the same habit of growth; viz., that of branching considerably. For this reason we should sow only from two to three pecks per acre. Of late, the Japanese variety has been introduced into this country; and is pretty well liked as a main crop, but not as good for honey. The grains are black, and little larger than the American. It does not weigh quite so nmch per bushel, and the straw grows larger and does not branch out so much as the American. For the latter reason, fanners generally sow more seed; about a bushel to the acre. Here in Eastern New York, buckwheat is usually sown from the 20th of June to the 6th of July. It is generally thought the later it is sown, and yet have time to ripen before frost comes, the better it yields. There is a wide range in yield; all the way from 10 to 35 bushels per acre; all depending upon the soil and amount of fertilizer used. I know of no grain that will respond so readily to the use of fertilizer as will buckwheat. The crop is generally cut by hand, with grain cradles, raked up in small bundles, set up on end, left to dry, and just as soon as dry enough to thresh is hustled into the barn on the principle of "hurrah boys, make hay while the sun ; The straw is almost worthless, except for bed- ding. Stock will eat very little of it; in fact, they might about as well eat so much wind. As a honey plant it is one of th
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