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yet their weight was but just under that of the seed. 

 Now, these oats were from Canada, and, no doubt, 

 the warm climate of the west of England suited them 

 as to change. 



As regards barley, we prefer a good sample for 

 seed, if it be of home-growth ; at the same time, very 

 thin samples from Russia, or the States, often do 

 well. Last season, we sowed some American barley 

 of so poor a quality, that it was impossible to tell its 

 name, but which gave for 50 acres an average yield 

 of 40 bushels per acre, so even and plump, that only 

 28 sacks of " tailing " were separated, and the bulk 

 — good Chevallier barley — was equal to any in the 

 market. 



In cultivating wheat, climate must ever be consi- 

 dered, as only in warm situations can the finest sam- 

 ples of white wheats be grown. Upland cold positions 

 are suitable for red wheats, and so are undrained low- 

 lands ; still, good farming will render it possible to 

 grow white wheats where, before drainage and other 

 ameliorating processes, such was impossible. 



As regards the quantity to be sown per acre, it will 

 be seen that the margin is sufficiently wide, if we say 

 that it lies between half a peck and half a quarter. 

 In garden cultivation, with deep digging, and in 

 the absence of weeds, birds, or insects, where you 

 can choose your time for every operation, dibble in 

 a seed in a place, the minimum quantity may 

 suffice, as good crops have been got from a very small 

 quantity of seed; but garden experimenters rather 

 too positively lay down the law, when they tell the 

 farmer that this thin seeding will do equally well on 

 broad acres, where every operation is circumscribed 



