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a small quantity upon landf t^Tat iisi/knnualTyfov^flof^^dp though j$nkmt 
iii elided tb bd i fcvc ift; wrltfl buods hi best;in scilitoQ inoisti&mio&wdtatpiyjfcw! 
eqltiVhtiofblji Ji ba f ve/dbstr5butecU a ^onsiderttbl’ef'qtnunJt^y arid* 
h bpe>-to ihear scan concerning the' success hickwitfo’ : byl tiros cp whorhav^ 
«©wti itiiiifWle rmust/ fihst';ascerttfiiniifi ^fO : anJ ; bB^uHivat<id, : ian(| bxpetipflcV 
wnuslt tbifcn*(ibs4iiuu0 its luiewhad nufrintigb I’heiicVopJ i^ygadiei^bby i$h?i 
Indians! aboufcitfhb middllextf SdptembePii^Tlwsjiifmtetltiod 'isi of course'prim-' 
hiiwb,oditid(&h©^s/aj lacta of; f t h a kY a n k ec in gbp u i /wbierlrp no 
soon display itself to good advantage if the crop should/upiohceulti^atioa^^ 
taticn in 
uuuu lino uuiiiu -L liavt nu uata, auu iu may uv, uuuyit/ tuv u unj,ui i \ \ji ,41# 
itbum fej 'LVdopo nsJ]*// ,'jolo.o «oj ha/t ,oo rj vut qvvjzvo nr,o i/b? Lnn odl r.o 
may be less ; but if circumstances permit, 1 shall endeavor to participates 
JiijaJ noqn ,11 ,ohi>.m otidw vFijidn tm; donnl odJ i<> vflRnr&fi /jofilgil 
m the coming harvest, and thus be enabled to report more correctly. 
ylkim HKD 3 .oufav lo Inn >iU;g/iq<riq yin-no od 61 ovokj I I noils oofr od* 
The Indians gather it in.^ 
of them push into thq field ; and bending, the heads of rice by the liand- 
,vlfni'lDQn^'i’t qsorn eino t _ • 
ful over tlie c|jro^ 'with a light blow from a stick they beat or shake 
the rice 1 oif into the canoe. It is then taken-to their camp where it is put 
into pans and roasted over the fire until tl}tphSI 11,stssumds ^Dreddib-h/cas^ 
or is dry and bfittle ; they then put itPiiLto. ■•$ &eks;-ian'd' p'Odpdvit up by 
striking on the outside with sticks so as to clear the rice from its hull— 
,it is then winnowed, and the wild—rice is ready for use. It makes, 
when well winnowed, excellent puddings, though the favorite way of 
with cranberry sauce ; and after making the two my principal food for 
one winter, several ybAVs ^iribe’/I'irihit'dbkriOwlbd^ that it is palatable, 
and a dish, not easily tired .of. • r ♦ , , . lT 
-n) -io .oi.'doq corn moo orTJ ooiut wnyy lynhrwn ooj/1j yhnoti won bi 51 
i i [f-hcjrp ( preH|]jp(vX^andsi df j •acfcea iwidteubtedly inhyofarj State I th ah imaynbd 
fffcfeotbtt iprgp do jgoodmd vrmktgoq andi is thQvfomfyydM/aomem toting 
.Society iwbcr/djistotor^i^o ^jaftri^^JIjwj]] 
il?G, p r sf^nM o&btod ;9<frtd f o-ui a, spin aUt qxi ad titty by $xrp fata j : '£ Igc £ i©Q§ wli icli 
fr jbin mmoooi bwdgfiS ’lo yj c jJoo8 layoff odJ COO I w yhro en bn;: J/nonog 
■ ’ ’ r '“jam 
o il' J 
the stalk and leaf is similar; ami the seed, when hulled, is exactly like the ricoTirap* 
pearauce, kiza and taste. .nistiooRiV/ lo eoeamD—olal'lcoS* 
