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[terves, that the animal and vegetable kingdoms, bear, in 

 this inspect, a strong resemblance to etch other ; keep 

 the feet of both dry, and no atmospheric cold our cli- 

 mate knows of will materially injure either. 



It is also contended, that winter wheat, when the 

 seed is harrowed in, should be covered to a suffici- 

 ent depth, and should have, what is called, a good 

 giip of the land, to prevent its suffering from rain and 

 frost. 



An intelligent farmer strongly recommends kiln-dry- 

 ing seed-wheat, as a better means of preserving the crop 

 from smut, than the usual practice of pickling or steep- 

 ing. From eight or nine year's experience, he states, 

 that it has been found at least an equal preventive 

 against the loss produced by that disease ; and allowing 

 it had no superiority over the method more generally in 

 use, in respect to that property, still it would be entitled 

 to a preference, because it can be kept without injury, 

 should the weather turn out unfavourable for sowing at 

 the time intended, which is not the case with wheat pre- 

 pared in the other way ; for unless it be sown almost im- 

 mediately after pickling, it becomes unfit for seed, and 

 can scarcely be applied to any other purpose. Wheat, 

 to be prepared for seed by kiln-drying, ought to be com- 

 pletely dried, but not subjected to a heat which might in 

 any degree scorch it *. 



Communication from Mr James Cutlibcrtson of Seton- 

 Mains. This plan is mentioned in the original report sent to 

 the Board of Agriculture, regarding the county of Clack- 

 r.^nan. 



