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slit made in the slope of the stock, 

 so ;is that the two rinds of both cion 

 and stock may be equal and join 

 together exactly. Then there 

 should be a ligature to fasten the 

 cion, so that it may not be easily 

 displaced. 



Another species of grafting is 

 called Inarching, for which see In- 

 arching. See Forsyth's Treatise 

 on Fruit Trees, 



GRAIN. "Wheat, if not in 

 good condition, is much improved 

 by kiln-drying ; but it should not 

 be used, unless in cases of neces- 

 sity, until sometime after it has un- 

 dergone that operation. It ought 

 to be moderately kiln-dried, with 

 a slow heat, and frequently turned. 

 But if the grain be musty, it ought 

 to pass through a previous process, 

 which is ihus described by an emi- 

 nent chemist. 



" The wheat must be put into 

 any convenient vessel, capable of 

 containing at least three times the 

 quantity, and the vessel must be 

 subsequently tilled with boiling wa- 

 ter ; the grain should then be oc- 

 casionally stirred, and the hollow 

 and decayed grains, (which will 

 float,) may be removed ; when the 

 water has become cold, or in gen- 

 eral, when about half an hour has 

 elapsed, it is to be drawn off. It 

 will be proper then to rinse the 

 corn with cold water, in order to 

 remove any portion of the water, 

 which had taken up the must; af- 

 ter which, (he corn being com- 

 pletely drained, it is without loss 

 of time, to be thinly spread on the 

 floor of a kiln, and thoroughly dri- 

 ed, care being taken to stir, and to 

 turn it frequently, during this part 

 of the process. 22 



" By this simple operation, it is 

 said that corn, however musty, may 

 be completely puritied, with very 

 little expense, and without requir- 

 ing previous chemical knowledge, 

 or any expensive apparatus. Mere 

 ventilation, however, has been re- 

 commended as a means for pre- 

 paring grain for use sufliciently ef- 

 fectual.*' Code of Agriculture. 



GRANARY, a store-house for 

 threshed corn. A granary should 

 be so constructed, that corn may be 

 kept free from dampness, insects, 

 and vermin. To avoid the last of 

 these evils, its being mounted on 

 blocks, capped with flat stones,like 

 some of the houses for Indian corn, 

 is no ill expedient. But for large 

 granaries this will not be conveni- 

 ent. 



The Lombardy poplar is recom- 

 mended as a timber adapted for 

 flooring granaries, which is said to 

 prevent the destruction of corn by 

 weovils and insects. Poplar wood 

 will not easily take fire. 



GRASS, a general name for most 

 of those plants which are used in 

 feeding cattle, both in their green 

 and dry state. 



" The land on which grass seed 

 is intended to be sown, should be 

 well ploughed and cleared from the 

 roots of noxious weeds. Before 

 the seed is sown, the surface of the 

 ground should be made level and 

 fine : Otherwise the seeds will be 

 buried unequally. When the seed 

 is sown, it should be gently har- 

 rowed in, and the ground rolled 

 with a wooden roller, which will 

 make the surface even, and pre- 

 vent the seed being blown into 

 patches. It is the common way of 



