BARLEY. ^42 



Mr. Overman thinks the best season for sowing bar- 

 ley, is from the ist to tlie 20th of April: it will vary with 

 seasons ; but about that period tiie genial warmth of the 

 earth will, on an average of seasons, take place. He has 

 not inade observations on the foliation of trees with this 

 view. 



Mr. England, of Binham, as early as possible in 

 April. 



Captain Beacher, at Hillingdon, the earlier the bet- 

 ter: this year (1802) some the last week in February; 

 and though it was cut by the frosts, and looked for a time 

 badly, yet he never had a better crop. 



When the buds of the oak are breaking, a few days 

 before the expansion of the leaves, no time should be lost 

 in getting in the seed-barley : a rule in East Norfolk.— 

 From mid April to mid May, their general time. — Mr, 

 Marshall. 



4. Sort. — Mr. Be VAN has cultivated Egyptian barley 

 two or three years ; it bears sowing a month later than the 

 common sort, and produces two coombs per acre more, 

 but of a coarser sample. He has this year 20 acres of it, 

 the crop good. Se^l, two bushels and a half per acre. 



Naked barley was tried by Mr, Overman, of Burn- 

 ham, on compaiison with common, and produced scarcely 

 half the crop. 



5. Seed. — Mr. Salter, on heavy land, four bushels 

 broiid-cast. ^ 



At Tiielton, three to- four bushels] six pecks and:ahalf, 

 drilled. 



Mr. Thurtell, near Yarmouth, ten pecks, drilled 

 at six inches : if he thinks hoeing may be wanted, then at 

 nine inches. 



Mr. EvERiT, of Caistor, in Fleg, three bushel? to three 

 and a half. 



