NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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EGYPTIAN WHEAT. 



The above cut represents a plant of wheat, such 

 as we cultivated some fifteen years ago, under the 

 nameof "WildGooseWheat," asitcame fromgrain 

 that was taken from the crop of a wild goose, in 

 the northern part of the State of New Yoik, as it 

 was stated. This grain has also been called "Mum- 

 my Wheat," as the seed was said to be taken from 

 a mummy. It has had other names, and other coun- 

 tries have been assigned as the place of its origin. 

 Some years ago this grain was figured in the south- 

 ern papers as a wonderful variety, and it enabled 

 those who raised it to get up a great humbug and 

 sell it ?Lifive dollars per head, after it had been tried 

 and condemned in the eastern section of the coun- 

 try. 



After we obtained this wheat, we had a thorougli 

 experiment made on it, as soon as we could obtain 

 a sufiicient quantity, from the few grains we had 

 purchased at an exorbitant price. At first it was 

 promising, and seemed to excel other wheat, but 

 afterwards it generally failed, as not adapted to 

 our climate. 



We put this article in as a caution, for it is most 

 time to have another humbug raised on this sin- 

 gular grain. The true name is Egyptian Wheat. 



FOWLS. 



Fowls that are confined to a small space should 

 have a supply of grass. They may be let out on a 

 grass plat to feed, or sods of grass may be given 

 them. If let out to feed in the latter part of the af- 

 ternoon, they will generally return to their house 

 without trouble. 



When fowls are confined to a narrow space it re- 

 quires much pains to supply them with all the va- 

 rious kinds of food whicli they collect when run- 

 ning at large; and witliout care to supply their 

 wants, they will not be profitable. When roam- 

 ing as they please, they devour many insects, eai 

 gravel and various kinds of herbage, seeds of vari- 

 ous kinds, and many other things which we cannot 

 discriminate, though we look on while tliey select 

 their food. 



