Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-09

fully continued these lasr tour years, aud
therc are now some hundreds of Irish a.
cres planted with this invaluable grain
The mode of culture is drill and dibble--
The straw is strong reed not hollow but
filed with nutritious sap or pith, which
renders it a provender tor horses, or nsat
cattle nearly equal to oats. This straw
bears no, like European wheat, a single
ear bur achemp of many ears, and the
grain large & full, yields an unusual gu an.
sity of the 6nest -four, and SO auchis the
seed now in demand, throughout Irelaad
that the original cuitisator has actually sold
it at ten guineas stone.
Daes not this illustrate John II, 2 4, ia
which our Lord compares himself 10 a
corn OF wheat, which bringeth forth much
frat. We are informed tia, gentleman
at Moortown, near Leeds purchased i've
stone of las wheat from the original pro-
prietor. in Ireland, last autumn, tor winch
he paid SO guineas. That It was shipped
in the beginning Of November last, but
being delayed by contrary winds, did not
arrive III time TO be sown siIi January or
February following; nevertheless HOOK
e. remarkably well in July last, and pro.
mlsed a great produce which we doubt
no: il has yielded, He had also Egyt'an
j Barley growing, which we learn Is like.
wise wonderfully productive.
Extract from the same publication, dated
July. 1906.
Our readers may remember that we in-
serted short account Of the Jerusalem
wheat in our number OF October last, 10.
when we refer. We also observed, that
/ gentleman of Moor-sown, near Leeds,
| had purchased S stone eli i, from the orr.
| gnal proprietor, in Ireland, The preceding
autumn, for which he paid SO gulneas.
This gentleman, We are al Liberty 70 say,
was MIR. WlIiam Naylor, who was indac
| ed to take this step, 10 order that ne might
| make All experiment himself, OF the ma
,ule Of the grain !; aud give farmers and
| others 10 the neighborhood an opportunity
| OF observing It's quality aud produce. he
| winds proving contrary, and the frost set.
purchased ill the middle of February,
which was much too late. Add TO thlss
| thar not oeiag acquainted with he proper
method OF cui,iyating it at maj season, TIC
caused the greatest part Of il 70 D.. billed,
| aud that too deep, and also before me sfoss
was out OF he ground. Ine consequence
1 was, tina, mIcil Of the grain was lost. spd
did not spfing up, aud what did spring,
was very late in rlpenlng. Iadeed, he was
obliged 10 cut it before II was iully ripe,
| by watch again much Of the produce was
lost In the straw, as 1t could not be thresh,
ed out. Notwithstanding all these disad-
| van!ages, however, isproged itself TO be
very valuable grain, of greas produce
So thar it appears it well deserves the at.
/ tention of the public. The Stem OF straw
| was about six feet, and he has found that
it etfsclually resisis the heaviest rains and
highest wind.--a property very desirable
| in west and variable c!mase. MIR. Nay.
Tor thinks if us cultivation be encouraged
that it willsoo supercede 10 grest msa.
sure every other species OF wheat But
what is of still nors importance, the straw
is said 70 be peculiarly nutritious for hors-
es. rendering the use Of corn and hay az
necessary.
In November last Mr.. MAYOR sold
small part of his produce for seed at FIVE
| guneas per stone: the remainder be sew.
ed himself in good time on land well pre-
pared, so ,has he hopes ifshe season proves
! favorable, to offer much better sample
| Of this grain, and at much reduced price.
The cultivation of this grain will nndoubt-
edIy answer better in the warm southern
counties of England and Walss-and IN
| the North of Yorkshire.
In letter from, ireland dated March s,
eighteen hundred aud ak, person OBJ.
! serves, tina. he sewed some of this wheat
| on tbs is. OF March which ripened very