The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-13
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JERUSALEM WHEAT


A in,a!l iheaf of Jerufalem wheat, broucb, bor,.
by the fervant who accompanied Mr.. WbaiIsv -, IT,,
dea, and afterwards uied lign at an ob(eira -
n"uie IN Dublin, opened by his ervant, by mere
Gent attracted the notice of an experienced farmer
Alter 10 many years abfence from its cdiyenous rl
and hanging above 3years expofed to the yea,ber
iea was examined, and only three ears were found IN
iound hate The grains of theie were TOWN in ,h,
eaFoen Oh the farmer, and their produce in the follow
ing year, eVinced the met aflonifhng pr,l;fcncr.
ne culture has been carefully continued ,boG. In
tour years, and there now iome hundreds Of Ia
AIRES P'.niee with this invaluable grain The ma.
OF culture is drill and dibble. The ftraw !, =. non-
reed, not hollow but filled with nutrc;ous fan ~
Pith, which renders il provender for borre. -
cattle nearly equal to oats. This nraw bears ,o,
llke European wheat' a Jingle ear, but chemp of
many ears and the grain large and full, yields an nm
uiual quantity OF the fineft flour and Co n,ucb :; -
teedn in demand, throughout ireland ,ha, nc
original caitiVator has actually field il :, 10 e;,;ness
Zone. s-'''e"- !"
Doeshot rms iiiutrate John H. 81, in which our
i-o'o compares himiei toa of wheat. which
o''pgeth iorfii uRel fruit We are informed tina, !.
si"'enian OF Moortswn, near Leeds, purchaled five
'He OF me wheat, OF the original proprietor in Ire
land Ian autumn, for which he paid 80 guin.as THAT
" was ihlpPed ~ the beginning of November laG b,t
n.ing delayed by contrary winds, did NOT arrive in
time to be TOWN, t January or Febrpar failn,.; ~
neverihelc.'i 1t looked remarkably well in Iulv Ian
ahe pronl.ed great produce, which we doub, no,
" mas Welded lie had ALTO Egyptian barley GROW.
ing, which we learn, is likewife wouderfiIIv prod.
tive. P''N"N
-1~0'I" 'sfrHd fran fGl ,s. publication, dstl 4oiv
1906
Our readers may remember that we informed =,
mort account OF the JernisIem wheat in orr nunba-
' oc'oser iah, TO which we refer We alto oh
Seo' ','at gentleman of Moor town. near |. eeds.
Po'S""ed Rome OF 1t from the original sroprie-
'or' N Ireland, the preceding autumn, for which he
PaId oo guneas. This gentleman we are A. l;tar,-
10 iay' was Mr.. William Naylor, who was induced
10 ta@e TINS itep IN order that he nigh, make an
Peii'eh' ilmIeii, oil the nature of this eraina,d
give farmers and others in the neighborhood an ON.
OF obieTVng its quality and produce. The
"uS proving contrary and the froft fe,tipg in. he
tUu net 10" the iced he had purchaed till the mid
~" VI rep'"aTy' which was much toe late Add to
,'; 'l,4' nov neing acquainted with the proper me-
t.oa oil cuVat'ng 1t that feaion he cau(ed RI. rea,
eli part ol it to De dibbled, and that too deer
aiio before ;he lroh was out of the c-oprd ri
consequence was that much Of the grain was on and
uu NOT iPrnS up, ai'e what did Gprine was very lac.
10 r'Penng. Indeed, he obliged ts cut IL before
was luy ripe, by which again much of the produre
was oit III the itraw, it could not be tLreO.d an.
A'o'"nnn4ndig all theie disadvantages however. !,
proved tleif to be very valuable grain of great
onee-So that appears we'll deferve. the at.entn
oil the public. The rem Of 1raw was abou, Nv Zoo,
ana ne has found that it efeauslly rens the heavs
rains and highelt windsa property very dsfirab IN
wet and variable climate. Mr. Naylor thinks e II.
cultivation be encouraged, that it will foon Cuperced.
IN great meainre every other fpeces of wheat Bu,
what IS OF itl more importance the itraw is (aid to
be peculiarly nutritious for horfes, RENDERING the ufr
oil corn and hay unneeeGary.
In November lat, MIR. Naylor fold fn,,ll mar, n
his produce for feed five guinea. per fone--,bs
Remainder he iewed hmelf in good time on land well
prepared io that he hopes IL the feaon prove Cav.ra
Die, to offer much better fample of this grain and
at much reduced price. lie cultivation Of mi,
grain will undoubtedly anfwer better in the warm
iouthern countries of England and Wales than in the
| North Of Yorkshire
IL letter from Ireland, dated March 6, 1906. a
perion obiervrs, that he iewed fome Of this wbea,
Oh tie III Of March. which ripened very we'll bu, tina,
the sran was not 70 large as that which wa, Cewr in
September. He iays he flowed fix acre field. one
halt Of which he dibbled, and the other dfilledtb.,
which was drilled yielded by much the befl produce
indeed nearly double the quantity produced By the
ether He farther Gays had one eIaa acre Of yooa
ground well prepared, this I flowed broadcsfl, and
gave IL nine hore Ct feed, which got well covered
~ The produce Of this was, three hundred and
iNrnty.four fore, fsyemecn loads and Is Zone. al.
lowing ioSftten hoDe to the load. The nraw wa,
nearly eight feet loug. have a machine for cutting
tie draw! feed my horfes with II, and ,hev are
hcal:fy, fat and fall Of fpirits They Esvs had no
h1y toT cas- throssh ths winter