WHEAT. 2QQ 



Streak of mildew in his wheat, he examined the hedge, 

 and found a stub, missed by the workmen when they were 

 set to eradicate the plant, which had tlirown out only two 

 shoots, not more than two or three feet high, and from 

 that point the streak of mildew took its course. I had 

 ^his from his own mouth. 



'Smut. — Very little smut is known in Fleg. Mr. 

 Brown adds salt to sea-water, to make it swim an egg ; 

 skims ofF the cosh (husks) carefully, as they find chat har- 

 bours smut if there be any ; he only wets the wheat by dip- 

 ping in the basket ; dries with lime slaked with sea water. 

 Many fanners about Houghton are troubled with the 

 smut, but Mr. Stanton, of Darsingham, sows only old 

 wheat, and never having been known to have any smut 

 from such seeding, others are getting into the same prac- 

 tice. 



Captain Beacher, at Hillingdon, always sows old 

 wheat, and never has any smut: no brining or liming, as 

 that injures old seed. He has sown old and new seed in 

 the same field, and had the smut in the latter, but not an 

 ear in the former. 



Red Worm — Often makes great havock In the vicinity of 

 Walton and Hingham, as well as the cock-chaffer grub in 

 grass-lands ; but they have encouraged roeks every where, 

 with some effeft : and sea-gulls fortunately resort very 

 much to lay their eggs on an island in Scoulton Meer, and 

 rear great numbers of young, undisturbed, as they arc 

 known to feed only on worms and grubs, no seeds having 

 been found in their crops. They come the end of March, 

 and migrate in July. 



Roots. — Mr. Thurtell has traced the fibres of the 

 roots of wheat, five hti deep, on the side of a marlc pit ; 

 also the root of a turnip, drawn by hand, two feet and a 

 half in lengtl), in a light soil. 



Reaping. 



