OAT-GROWING BARLEY.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 66, 14 October 1875, Page 7

OAT-GROWING BARLEY.

A correspondent of the, 'Agricultural. Gazette ' says :—As I- believe I'am the : first person in Huntingdonshire who was induced to try the experiment, mentioned in Vol. 6 of ' Chambers'; Miscellaneous,' published in 1848, perhaps you will kindly allow mc to give your readers (especially the doubters) the result of my two experiments. In June, 1852, I sowed some white oats in my father's ; garden at Woodhurst, near, St. Ives, Hunts j these were cm down' that seaspn to prevent them coming; into bell that year,.preserved through; the winter, ; and I .find in my diary I have this record : May 30, 1853. An ear of barley is distinctly seen on the oat-sown plants, attested by Mrßichard Brown, of Earith, near St. Ives, and Mr J. L. Eking,- of Woodhurst, and this barley ripened, and/was kept in my possession," My second experiment was tried in : the year 1857. Three rows of white- oats .were sown in the presence of John <6arey, Thursday, July 2, 1857, in-my father's garden j cut off to prevent them coming into ear or bell, kept them through the winter, and the produce, next spring was barley, and I find in mv diary I have thik note : " July 14," 1858. One of the ears of this barley was ;sent; to; Professor Lindly by Mr Michael poster,,, of Huntingdon, from ' whom I received a letter, now in ..my possession." The produce of these experiments I have kept, and in 1857 a piece of land on my farm, 3 yards by 4|',yai!ds, was dibbled .with this barley very carefully by Edward Dring, one-kernel in each hole, I 6 inches apart* and the rows 1 foot wide; this produced four small sheaves, threshed by Edwai'd Dring, and yielded about 2 pecks of barley. In 1858 these 2 pecks were sown again, and, yielded 6 bushels of barley, and I could inform you where .it was, sown again. Suffice it to say l that this Avenine barley is distinct"from any other kind; you may;discover; it- exactly to,a row' when sown against any other sort." It is more erect in the straw, and the. horns fall more easily than from any other barley. 7Siiould any of your readers wish for further information,/I should: be happy to give them .it;,, or to show therii some of the barley growing on my farm here. Ido not try to account for this strange transmutation, but should be very glad of any information respecting, the origin of our' cereals. Could they "have been grasses, and brouglit7to*their present state by cultivation, change of soil, and other causes? 1 '•'• »'■- "■' -7 7 1 jf V.'■

The « Western Rural' reports that a' threshing machine" has been invented and is now in- manufacture Hvl4.cH is claimed to deliver is threshed, as straight and even sWit'Vas in the sheaves. There are ric» or spikes, bat instead corrugated plates; of iron on cylinder and Concavd; "■ The rn'achine- is' - especially- for ! threshing rye* .--. ; -:;:-.-, •: .-«.■.• \ The _following7-advertisement appeared 'in the "* Hereford ' Tirhss ' ; re--cently : Wanted, : jfor spring planting,-71-OjOOO: 100,000. thistle "seeds, 4 to, enable, Tme to leave my farm "as andr according to the ' the! "new Tenant jthe Chamber! of Agriculture-; jto <r/suable tenant farmers to do justice t'oliheir V dlorW 7 '•'-"< ■'■•■"- l

A remarkable occurrence at MaxxxreTßtojvn is vouched/fan by laycpftrespondent writing from Max well town, who says; that Mr has" threfe^'cows cow giving ;/ jpiswV t0 twins. ' If IMr Huatoftikefips JK^jairy la hg/syjll be pleased with:&uch a rapid increase in chißiherd.! ;-■; rj ota;iot aa: a i j A correspondent tells the *l[ruit ißfcCQsleri 'that:for/ past hft(|iajing received a osfc^qf off cclttSfeiovthje gir ; mind,^j > , J liis I p§ t tato lops, both in field rsuidtgarden, when they are 'dftlthteeT iMeWri height, <taking- : a 1 - <'tffy?»iMf3be&eiv~a&fffi£ % r eW*orated," /Blffiiiuisfcifteans* he avoids the { < s Tfe^ lj \Smeri"cani'Chbiriißtjrsay3 thjat.a! rj F^TO&ri#^ c^ v m4 v i?hK fagQnthatijwoodf conidnbe-j tojlastj. longer than iron inchesg¥o&hw , f .Time seem to fete no Pi?«s PSi% a *gk&P<>§fs<£ag for less thanjitwo cents a piece. is the recipe: —Take boiled linseeaoilj a&fk |nfg pXpJuljfri'fild $aso?(j td the consistency of paint, rut a coat of this he adds, there 1 ' is not a man who will live to see iti rot; ■

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