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wholesome and invigorating. It is, besides, a food 
on which cattle do well, and horses arrive at their 
greatest possible perfection.(1) 
The species of this grain most in request, are two’ 
—Hordeum Distichum (two row barley) and Hor- 
deum Celeste (naked barley.) The foriner is pre- 
fered in England, and as we suppose in France. M. 
Parmentier ascribes to it all the good qualities of 
the other species, and much more productiveness.(2) 
Of the latter species, the nations of the north, who 
are most in the habit of using barley as the basis of 
both food and drink, speak highly.(3) But among 
us, who cultivate it only for the last purpose, this 
species has less credit, and is even considered the 
worst, from a belief, that after being dried, it malts 
imperfectly or with difficulty. 
Though not so nice in relation to soil, as ejiher 
wheat or rye, still barley prefers a loose, warm and 
moist (not wet) soil, and even grows remarkably 
well in sand, (where we have placed it) in succes- 
sion to turnips, either ploughed into the ground or 
consumed on the field. ! 
Other things being equal, the spring crops which 
are first sowed, give the best and Jargest products. 
The moment, therefore, that your soil is sufficient- 
ly dry, begin ploughing, and at a depth not less than 
six inches; because the roots of barley enter the 
earth more deeply than those of any of the other 
(1) See Buffon, on the horse of Arabia. Vol. xxii. p. 195. 
(2) He states it to be double as much. 
(3) “Hordeum celeste Norvegis gratissimum, quoniam cerevisiam generosam, pra- 
be.t”” Mitterpacher. Elemrei. rust. page 312. | 
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