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so many of them got again into good store condition, and might 

 almost be said to be half fat in that time. In fact there are numerous 

 instances of these cattle, which had been reduced to the most dread- 

 ful state of impoverishment becoming fattened for the butcher in a 

 few months after being placed in a rich pasture. 



WEST HIGHLAND BULL. 



WHEAT. This grain is now cultivated in almost all temperate 

 climates, throughout the greater part of Europe, in all the provinces 

 of China, in Natolia, Syria, Persia, and other temperate parts of 

 Asia, in the north of Africa, and at the Cape of Good Hope, in the 

 United States, and even in the extreme southern parts of South 

 America. The culture of wheat, from time immemorial, and in 

 different soils and climate, has produced numerous varieties, which in 

 some instances have even been mistaken for distinct species. Among 

 these varieties the most obvious are hard or flint wheats, the soft 

 wheats, and the Polish wheats. The hard wheats are the produce of 

 warm climates, such as Italy, Sicily, and Barbary. The soft wheats 

 grow in the northern parts of Europe. The Polish wheats grow 

 mostly in the country from which they derive their name, and are 

 also hard wheats. It has been estimated that the quantity raised in 

 the United States is in the neighborhood of one hundred millions of 

 bushels annually, which converted into flour will make about twenty 

 millions of barrels. Were it all used at home, it would be about 

 four bushels to each individual, man, woman, and child, which 

 converted into bread would be about a pound a day to each individual. 



