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yields as much sustenance as any ten or twelve acres of the best 

 of the grass lands ; and at the time the grass is low, an acre of 

 green corn is worth at least fifty acres of such grass. 



The following experiments will illustrate these observations. 



Barley Experiment, 1808-9. 



September 13th, 1808— Sown. 



November 22d — Ears appearing. 



January 19th, 1809 — First cutting yielded bo^ bushels per 

 acre — the grain full and better than the English seed ; for on 

 the 14th March, when perfectly dried, 100 St. Helena barley- 

 corns weighed 71 ^ grains. Apothecary's weight ; and a hundred 

 of the English seed barley-corns weighed no more than 62 grains- 

 March 1st — Again in ear. 



March 13th — Second cutting, green in ear for fodder. 



May 8th — A third time in ear. 



May 9th — Third cutting, green in ear for fodder. 



Hence, one crop of corn, and three crops of straw or fodder, 

 were produced from the same seed, and roots, in less than eight 

 months from the day on which the seed was sown. It vddLy there- 

 fore be inferred, that one crop of corn, and three or four crops of 

 fodder (which I understand have been obtained) may be produced 

 from the same seed in twelve months.* 



Barley Experiments, 1810. 



March 15th, 1810— Sowed an acre with a bushel and half of 

 Cape barley. 



March 20th — Already come up, 1^ to 2 inches long. 



May 16th — The crop is very luxuriant, a good many ears 

 appeared. 



* This was two-headed barley. — The hexagonal barley does not reproduce in the same 

 manner. 



