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Wright's Premium Horse-Hoe. — The above engraving represent's Wright's 

 Hoe, to which was awarded a premium at the last State Fair. We think this 

 found a valuable implement, as we have used 

 one somewhat similar, though apparently a 

 poorer implement, with the operation of 

 which we were much pleased. The inventor 

 says it " is so arranged that it can be used 

 between rows of any width fi'om two to four 

 foet apart, and can also be governed as to 

 the depth by raising or depressing the wings 

 or hoes. The earth can be removed from 

 the crop when small, or hilled up in its more 

 forward state In other words, the operator 

 can perform all that is necessary to insure a 

 a good crop of corn, potatoes, &c., without 

 the aid of hand-hoeing, provided the direc- 

 tions accompanying each machine are fol- 

 lowed." For further informatioif, see adver- 

 tisement in last number. 



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Mummy Wheat. — We give an exact draw- 

 ing of a head of Mummy Wheat, furnished 

 us by a gentleman whose name we regret 

 that we can not state, from the circumstance 

 that his letter was mislaid by the artist. 

 Some samples of this variety send out several 

 short heads, being probably the same "corn" 

 referred to in the Bible as " seven eared." 

 This grain is cultivated to some extent in 

 the territory of Utah, from seed recently 

 brought from Egypt. We have seen speci- 

 mens from Utah, that had five ears or heads 

 growing from one stem. No satisfactory 

 evidence has come to our knowledge, of any 

 peculiar value in Mummy wheat. As a 

 curiosity, it is worth cultivating. 



MUMMY WHEAT. 



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