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barley, one seed in each hole. On the 29th of September •' he 

 reaped them ; and, clipping off the ears," weighed them ; the 

 produce was 20^ ounces. He does not state whether this be the 

 weight of the ears, or of the clean grain : but, afterwards, he 

 infers that 9j grains of seed produced one ounce of corn. 



Hence, it follows, if 198 seed grains gave 20^ ounces, 58,080 

 would produce 6013 ounces, or 376 pounds. — Thus we find that 

 the weight of my produce, from an acre of barley wheat at St. 

 Helena (being at the rate of 3494 pounds) ; is about nine times 

 the weight of that of common barley, according to Mr. Young. 



But, quitting these minutiae, I will take a more enlarged view 

 of these comparisons, and proceed by a different mode of inves- 

 tigation. 



The average acreable produce of common barley in England, 

 according to Mr. Donaldson, is about 30 bushels: but rating it 

 40, and the medium weight of a bushel, at 48 pounds ; this 

 average produce will be no more than 1920 pounds; or 1574 pounds 

 less, in iveight, than from the second barley wheat experiment. 



In short, whether we consider the comparatively small quantity 



of barley wheat seed required to sow an acre, its more weighty 



produce than common barley, its naked, instead of husky grains, 



and its equality with other barley, in the produce of straw ; and, 



if these circumstances are combined with Mr. Hastings's opinions 



on the various uses to which barley wheat may be applied ; it 



seems to be, in every respect, infinitely superior to the common 



sorts of barley. It is probable too, from its near resemblance to 



wheat, that it may yield a flour superior to that from common 



barley ; and although this is a point which has hitherto not 



been ascertained ; yet from what is already known of the barley 



wheat, it certainly bids fair to become an invaluable corn on 



this island. 



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