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weight, however, is different ; the average of 

 that of wheat being about 601bs., of barley 

 501bs., and of feed-oats 401bs. per bushel. 

 Of rye — although only somewhat lighter than 

 wheat — but half the quantity was eaten ; and 

 of both buckwheat and Indian corn, about 

 four-fifths of wheat. 



In following up those experiments upon 

 cocks and hens of a large size, and reducing 

 the calculations into English measure, it was 

 ascertained that each fowl consumed daily — 



And that a pint of these different sorts of 

 grain weighed when taken from the granary, 

 without counting fractional parts, as follows : — 



Wheat . . 15 oz. Buckwheat . 13 oz. 



Rye . . . 14 „ Barley . . 12 „ 



Indian corn . 14 „ Oats . . . 10 „ 



It is thus clearly proved that although buck- 

 wheat is much heavier than either barley or 

 oats, yet hunger will not be satisfied unless 



