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Cattle, hogs and poultry are particularly fond of 
this grain, and no food fattens them more promptly. 
Being entirely destitute of gluten, (the animo ve- 
getable part of wheat) it is not convertible into 
bread ; but made into batter and baked into cakes, 
. it forms a very tolerable substitute. Another great 
advantage of buckwheat is, that, with a small degree 
of labor, it thrives well in the poorest sand or gavel: 
and that in dry clays, as in those which are only 
moist, it gives a good crop, and never fails to leave 
them loose, friable and clean. ‘To the clay-land far- 
mer, this property is invaluable; and to make the 
most of it, he should remember, that this labor sa- 
ving grain, ought to have more of attention and li- 
berality, than is generally given to it; for if, under 
the hard treatment, and in the bye-places where it is 
now cultivated, it yields much and works these im- 
portant effects on the soil, how greatly would its use- 
fulness be increased, were it made to follow peas, 
beans, cabbages, or potatoes, in regular rotation, and 
on a large scale. 
We have already spoken of it as a manure, and 
we take this occasion to quote, from a late editor of 
the Theatre D’ Agriculture of O. Serres, the follow- 
ing passage: “ We cannot too much recommend, af- 
ter our old and constant practice, the employment of 
this precious plant, as a manure. | It is certainly the 
most economical and convenient the farmer can em- 
ploy. Asmall quantity of seed, costing very little, 
sows a large surface and gives a great crop.. When 
in flower, first roll and then plough it in. Its shade 
while growing destroys all weeds, and itself when 
buried, is soon converted into terreau.” 
