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berry, we would recommend this new variety which 
originated in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, in 1878. 
It is of'hybrid origin, one of its parents being the old 
Mediterranean, the other unknown. While young the 
plants lie spread out over the ground, affording a good 
protection to their own roots. It stools out remarkably 
well, requiring only about three-fourths of a bushel of 
seed per acre. The straw is tall and very stiff, standing 
up better than most varieties. The leaves are of medi¬ 
um size, dark green and very free from rust. It has a 
large, bald, smooth, well filled out head,containing from 
sixteen to eighteen breasts, and is rather late in ripening. 
The berry is of a light amber color, good size and very 
plump and handsome; has a very thin hull, makes but 
little bran, and yields a large return of flour of the very 
best quality. The Landreth wheat is very similar to if 
not identical with this sort. 
Democrat. —Under some circumstances, an extra 
early wheat is desirable, and for such cases we have the 
Democrat, which originated in Pennsylvania by the 
selection of a single head in a field of fall wheat. It is 
now becoming very popular in Canada, where it is said 
to resist the midge effectually. It is very early, ripen¬ 
ing at least one week earlier than the Clawson. The 
heads are bearded and compact, with white chaff; the 
berry is of a very light amber color, and much superior 
to Clawson in milling qualities. 
Fultz.—Although not as showy in the field as Claw¬ 
son, the Fultz \v\jll generally yield quite as much grain, 
and it is of much better milling quality. It usually ex¬ 
ceeds the expectation of yield, while the Clawson as 
generally falls below it. It is well known and much 
esteemed in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and is becoming 
popular elsewhere, being frequently introduced under 
other names. The straw stands from four to five feet 
high, and is rather small but very stiff, standing up well. 
The leaves are large, of a dark green color, and free 
from rust. It has smooth, medium sized, compact 
heads, containing from sixteen to eighteen breasts of 
two and three kernels each. The berry is of a dull 
amber color, medium size and long. 
SPRING WHEAT. 
French Imperial.—This wheat has proven itself a 
most desirable variety. It possesses, in a greater degree 
than almost any other kind, the quality of filling out 
plump, hard, extra No. 1 wheat, weighing the last two 
seasons, 62 to 64 lbs. per measured bushel, even in local¬ 
ities where nearly all other varieties filled poorly. It is 
well adapted to rather poor soils, or soils of only ordi¬ 
nary richness, producing on such lands good crops of 
No. 1 hard wheat. The kernel is very large and plump, 
and of excellent milling quality. The wheat is vigorous 
and strong in its growth. 
Barley, common.—Barley succeeds best on lands 
more sandy and lighter than those adapted to wheat. 
It is sown in the spring, and can be grown farther north 
than any other grain. Unless intended for seed, it 
should be cut before fully ripe, as it is then heavier, of 
better quality and less liable to shell. The land should 
always be rolled immediately after sowing; or perhaps 
a better method is to roll the ground when the plants 
are one or two inches high. The quantity of seed sown 
per acre is about two and a half bushels, sown broadcast. 
The weight per bushel is forty-eight pounds, though it 
is almost always sold by the 100 pounds. The product 
is from forty to sixty bushels per acre, according to cul¬ 
tivation. 
Barley, Mansury.—A six rowed barley, with long, 
heavy, well filled heads, containing large, plump grains. 
Straw bright, very strong, and is not apt to lodge, even 
on the richest lands. Ripens a week to ten days later 
than common six rowed barley, or about the same time 
as two rowed barley. Yields from 40 to 60 bushels per 
acre, and is superior for malting. 
Barley, Naked, or Hulless.—This is a peculiar 
grain, and not generally known. The corolla is not at¬ 
tached to the grain, and it thus resembles wheat. It is 
a splendid grain for all purposes for which bar.jy is used, 
and will make excellent bread when bolted and ground 
like wheat, while the yield is much greater than wheat, 
and fully equal to common barley. Nothing can sur¬ 
pass this grain for grinding into meal for stock, as it 
produces from forty to sixty bushels of solid grain per 
acre, and is a very certain crop. 
Rye, Winter.—The time for sowing is from the 
middle of August to last of September. One plowing is 
given, and the seed sown broadcast, at the rate of one 
and a half bushels per acre, and dragged in. Harrow¬ 
ing and rolling in the spring arc recommended. If cut 
before fully ripe, the grain makes better flour and more 
in quantity. If intended for seed, it should be fully 
ripe. Some sow rye among standing corn, hoeing it in 
leaving the ground level as possible, and after the corn 
is removed, rolling the ground. It succeeds best on 
sandy soils. 
Buckwheat, common.—Buckwheat should be sown 
about the 20th of June, broadcast, at the rate of from 
one to three pecks per acre. The average yield is from 
twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. It should be 
threshed as soon as dry, on the ground or barn floor. If 
allowed to stand in mass, it quickly gathers moisture. 
Buckwheat, Silver Hull.—This improved variety 
is much better than the old sort. It is in bloom longer, 
matures sooner, and yields double the quantity per acre. 
The husk is thinner, the corners less prominent, and the 
grain of a beautiful light grey color. The flour is said 
to be better and more nutritious. 
Field Peas {Pisunt sativum). —The varieties of field 
peas have never been very numerous, nor are they much 
increasing. The kinds mostly used are the Golden 
Vine, Crown, Blue Prussian, Common White, Common 
Blue and Creeper. Field peas, in general, may be sown 
broadcast or in drills, after the manner of field beans, 
about three bushels per acre. 
Spring Vetches, or Tares {Vita sativa).— A spe¬ 
cies of the pea, grown extensively in England, and to a 
considerable extent in Canada, for stock, but not much 
used in the States. Culture same as field peas, two 
bushels per acre. 
Flax ( Linton usitatissimum). —Sow late enough in 
the spring to avoid frost, and early enough to secure the 
early rains. A fair average quantity of seed to be sown 
on an acre is one-half bushel, when cultivated for seed; 
if for the fibre, a larger quantity should be sown. Cut 
before quite ripe, and, if the weather be dry, let it lie in 
the swath a few hours, when it should be raked, bound 
and secured from the weather; thresh early in the fall 
and in dry weather. 
Hemp ( Cannabis sativa) — If raised for manufac¬ 
turing, must be sown broadcast, at the rate of one-half 
bushel to the acre; if for seed, should be planted in hills 
four feet apart, and the plants thinned out to three or 
four most vigorous stems in each hill. 
BIRD SEEDS. 
Canary Seed {PJi alar is canaricttsis). 
Hemp Seed {Canalis sativa). 
Maw {Palaver rlueas). 
Millet Seed ( Panicuvt miliaccum). 
Rape Seed ( Brassica tta/>us). 
Lettuce Seed ( Lactuca sativa). 
