16 The Natural History 



the most useful Grain in these Parts, being in great Plenty 

 all over this Province ; it is very nourishing in Bread Sodden 

 or otherwise, as appears by those that continually feed upon 

 it, making them strong, able, and fit for hard Labour. It 

 grows in all manner of Ground except Barren Sands; but 

 when Planted in good Ground, produces for one Measure, 

 Seven or eight Hundred, at the lowest Computation that can 

 be made. Pigs and Poultery fed with this Grain, eat the 

 sweetest of all others. 



The Millet does very well here, especially in light and loose 

 Ground, they sow it in April and May, and prospers best in 

 moist and rainey Weather: The Plenty of other Grain, pre- 

 vents the Planters from sowing much of it, being only made 

 Use of in Carolina to fatten their Poultry with. 



There are two Crops of Corn in the Year, viz. the Euro- 

 pean Wheat is generally cut down first, and in their Barns 

 the beginning of June, then they immediately Plow, Sow, or 

 Plant the same Ground with Buck-Wheat, or Indian Corn, 

 which wonderfully increases, and is ready to be brought home 

 in September, Octoher, or November, with which they gener- 

 ally feed their Horses, Hogs, and Poultry. 



The Guinea Wheat thrives likewise very well here, and 

 serves for the Uses of the former. 



There are several sorts of Pulse in this Province ; and first, 

 the Bushel Bean, so called from producing a Bushel of Beans 

 or more from one that is Planted ; they are a Spontanious 

 product in Carolina, and are Set in the Spring round Ar- 

 bours, or near long Poles set in the Ground for that purpose, 

 where they make a good Shade to sit under in the extrea.nity 

 of hot Weather; they continue Budding, Flowing, and Pipon- 

 ing all the Summer, until the approach of Frost, Avhich pre- 

 vents 



