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would have been ; but even that proved ineffectual 

 at last, and nothing but the iniroduclion o\' new 

 wheats from a distance will, I believe, answer per- 

 lecily. 



N. B. I omitted to say in the communication 

 above that I have (bund the turkey wheat lor 

 f'aliovv and early sowing, and the red bearded 

 wheat for late sowing, or corn-field, the best. The 

 red bearded wheat, until a few years back, was 

 not sown on my planiaiion tor 15 years, and i 

 ihinic succeeds belter in consequence of ii. 



If the agricultural board could induce the gene- 

 ral government to impo t se d oT various kinds 

 irom foreign countries in our national ships, and 

 distribute them about the country, it would be one 

 of the best mvans of aiding agriculture they 

 Gould adopt; for it is impossible for private indivi- 

 duals to do it efiectualiy. I mysell a lew years 

 ago got a friend to bring me in a couple of bush- 

 els of seed wheat from England, and not a grain 

 of it came up ; but if it had been brought in by a 

 fine, dry, airy national ship, and proper precau- 

 tion taken to secure it from the damp of the ship, 

 it might have succeeded. Change of seed in 

 plants is as necessary as a change or cross in 

 animals; and as to preferring one kind of wheal 

 over all others for any length of time, it will [ie 

 found not to answer, at least that is the experi- 

 ence of your friend and obedient servant, 



H. Carter. 



P. S. By-the-by, talking of a change of seed, 

 reminds me of changing my seed oats. Can 

 you tell me how I can get some seed oats liom @ 

 great distance, either west or north, as my own 

 seed has run out entirely 1 



[The view taken by Mr. Carter, and which is 

 entertained also by other good farmers, is an ad- 

 ditional and important item in the list of compara- 

 tive advantages of different kinds of wheat. Ac- 

 cording to this view, the wheat which is best at 

 one time may be inferior and objectionable at a 

 later time — and thus there is need for continual 

 vigilance and unceasing successive experiments 

 of the farmer, to know when as well as hoiv to 

 change his seed. We doubt, but do not deny, 

 the entire correctness of the opinion. But it is 

 entitled to high respect — and we would be glad 

 to have it discussed more fully. 



In answer to the inquiry in the poatsciipt we 

 have no particular informaticn to offer ; but pre- 

 sume that an order (or a few bushels of the best 

 esteemed oats, sent through a seedsman of good 

 reputation, would be successful. JVlr. William 

 Palmer, of Richmond, has connexions in Maine, 

 and we have no doubt can be as honestly sup- 

 plied by pthers, as he may be perfeclly relied on 

 for his own part of the agency. -~Ed. F. R.] 



iron pot with two and a half gallons of water; 

 place it on a fire, and when the water begins to 

 simmer put ouithe top or lid of ilie pot and cover 

 it over close wiih mud. Keep it simmering lor 

 about thineen hours and let it remain in the pot 

 until cold ; ihen put it into a jug or other close 

 vessel ; it made right it will measure out about 

 two gallons. 



Beibre usintr, bleed the patient in tlie mornins, 

 and at night give a purge of rhubarb ; when work- 

 ed off, give a gill of the decoction night and morn- 

 ing lor thirty days, then bleed and purge as above 

 and work off with water gruel. Let patient live 

 on light wheal bread (without salt) and molasses 

 during cure. 



Sir: — Above is a receipt said to be very good 

 in scrofulous cases and is thought to be worthy 

 of a place in your valuable paper, as it may afford 

 relief to the suffering. Yours, &c. 



A Reader. 



For the Farmers' Register. 

 A CURE FOR SCROFUX^A, OR KlJfC's EVIL. 



Take of sarsaparilla six ounces, of China root 

 et'x ounce?, well prepared ; put ihera into a clean 



IMPORTANT IM PROVEMEKT IN SELECTING 

 SEED WHEAT. 



t'rom the Maine Farmer. 



Mr. Editor .-—Every thing that will advance 

 the interests of the grain grower o\ight to be made 

 known, especially in a country where the importa- 

 tion of bread stuff is as common a circumstance as 

 in the state of Maine. And no farmer who has 

 actually tried an experiment, and knows by expe-» 

 rience that the process will succeed better than 

 any fot-mer management, whether it be in the se- 

 lection and preparation of seed, or the manner of 

 preparing the ground on which it is cultivated, 

 ought to be backward in communicating the result 

 of his experience for the benefit of others. 



But without further remarks I will proceed to 

 state what this important discovery is, and leave 

 it with those who are willing to benefit by the ex- 

 periments of others to go and do likewise. 



In the selection of seed wheat, take at least 6 

 bushels of a good quality, then take a sieve or 

 screen wi'h holes sufficiently large, so that 5 bush- 

 els of the 6 will pass through it. The one bus"he[ 

 that remains will be kernels of the largest size, 

 and this should be used for seed. When this seed 

 is grown and germinates, it will be found that the 

 blades which spring from it will be uniform, and 

 present the same healthy appearance, and will 

 maintain the same equality until the time of har- 

 vesting. Thus instead of having so great a pro- 

 portion of small weakly storks start from diseased 

 or pinched kernels, which can never produce any 

 thing but small straw and consequently wheat of 

 an infetior quality, the whole will stand a fair 

 chance to come to maturity, divested of many 

 evils which attend the sowing of grain where 

 sifting is neglected. 



But, says the reader, this important discovery of 

 which you speak, don't amount to any thing after 

 all. It has been known for years, that to sift out 

 the small grains from seed wheal is a good idea, 

 and is now generally practised among our best 

 farmers. 1 will respectfully ask such, have you 

 ever known sifiing carried to the extent i propose? 

 If you have not, you know but little of the real 

 benefits that v.'ill reeult from this discovery, and a 

 practice in accordance with iie reasonable theory. 



