Farmers had hotter not bo too procipi tiio rya tin* "Dftilii«g Do.ms GukoUo") in mowing down their wheat on the first *?pea 1 " - *neof 'list. Ln«*t weok Mr of '■ho j. ,rlii' o -\ ii tViillr-j railed on us with a sample of Egyptian wheat, rusty, but f o rming a good ear, and near maturity ; an d on Monday we had a visit from Mr Philip Macdonald, of Gowrie Creek, who exhibited some white wheat, of which the samo mn y be said. It had boon attacked by rust some weeks ago, but was never theless making a good grain and would shortly be fit for reaping, with, ho assures us, an excellent yield. It would soor.i, therefore that it is possible to be too hasty in mowing wheat in which rust has made its appearance. On the other hand, an instance has come under our notice of a settler at Drayton, who was reluctant to mow down for hay a promising field of wheat when his neighbors were so treating theirs, and hesitated up till the present time when the progress of the rust has boon made such as to render his crops utterly valueless, not only lor grain, but also for hay. It is evident, therefore, that no fixed rule can be laid down, but that strict judgment is required. The develop ment of the ear and the progress of the rust should be carefully watched and the scythe should be held iv suspense, ready to be brought into pl*y the very day the preservation of the wheat for a grain crop become" hopeless, but not before.
