Cultivation of Wheat on the Sea Coast, Zfc. 75 



to cover up the grain, and protect it from the severity of 

 the cold. About twenty tons have been carried on for 

 this purpose. In the spring the tender blades start 

 through this covering. Lastly, in the month of June, the 

 heavy dews are swept oft' early in the morning by two 

 men taking hold of the ends of a long rope and passing it 

 over the top of the grain. The blast is thus prevented 

 from attacking it. 



P. S. In parts of the country remote from the sea, 

 there cannot be a doubt of any kind of litter answering 

 the same purpose as sea weed to cover up wheat, and 

 thus prevent it from being winter-killed : such as 

 the straw of wheat, barley, rye, or the leaves of trees. 

 The wheat raised by Messrs. Greenes, was of the beard- 

 ed species. 



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