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people, of a favourite beverage which indicates a 

 distribution of the national wealth, satisfactory by 

 comparison with the general poverty of less advanced 

 periods of civilization in our own country, and with 

 that of less industrious nations in our own day. 



Common bearded Oats. Common Oata. 



OATS Avena. This grain is held to have had its 

 origin in a more northern climate than any other of 

 the cereal plants, since it cannot be cultivated with 

 advantage in the lower latitudes of the temperate zone. 

 In the south of England, even at high elevations, the 

 produce is inferior in quality to that which is obtained 

 in more northern districts. 



