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however, it is known, that the more northern latitudes favour 

 the production of the bell barley. Whence a prefumptiou 

 arifes that the northern and weflern parts of the flate of New- 

 York are well adapted, by nature, for the cultivation of this 

 grain. Therefore, it is highly probable, that the interval land 

 on both fides of the Hudfon and Mohawk rivers, as well as on 

 other llreams, and between many of the mountains, mud 

 produce good crops of barley', without the affiflance of manure, 

 every third or fourth year ; and, upon the plan recommended, 

 both the foil and its productions be improved, by the culture 

 of corn, barley, and grafs-feeds, with now and then, if necef- 

 fary, a feafonable manuring." 



" It is difficult to procure barley free from an admixture of 

 oats : The befl method of feparating the oats from it is by 

 means of water — take a large tub, filled with water, and let 

 the barley run flowly into it ; the oats and light grains will 

 fwim on the furface, and muft be Iklmmed off — the heavy and 

 vigorous grains of barley will fmk to the bottom, and ought 

 to be preferved for fowing j thefe being the befl of feeds." 



" This grain feparates very eafy from the flraw; but the beard 

 that adheres to the end of the grain mufl be feparated by 

 , threfhing it over again after the flraw is pitched off. It may 

 be threfhed very well by hand, though horfes, or indeed cattle, 

 will tread off the beard more eafily than it can be removed 

 by the flail." 



