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barley frequently catches in America what 

 they term the rust, and we call the mildew. 



Rye is the same as in England, white 

 and black ; is very good in qualiLV, and 

 equal to ours. In general, the soil seems 

 to suit rye. It makes most excellent bread^ 

 and as fair as some of OLir English wheat- 

 bread. The rye- straw grows longer in 

 proportion than that of any other grain, 

 and nearly to the same length as rye in 

 England ; and even an observing man 

 might expect the produce to be nearly the 

 3ame, but it is not. 



The produce of wheat I thought from 

 one to ten bushels per acre the average ; 

 but Mr. Jeiferson says not : in Virginia 

 three bushels and a half; Maryland the 

 same. I am persuaded that from twelve to 

 fifteen bushels is the highest : and I do not 

 think, that, during the time I was in x'^me- 

 rica, I saw fifty acres that had from twelve 

 to fifteen bushels per acre. I have been 

 told of from twenty to thirty, nay as high 

 as a hundred : but I never saw any such. I 



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