Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-06-28

NAKED DARLEY.-A SUBSTITUTE FOR
WHEAT

Mr.. COLMAN-ln Il late number Of your
paper observed Il notice Of new kind Of
D. barley called Pearl Barley Of the West"
which was grown last season in some part
ol Michigan. The same kind of grain, |
presume, has been cultivated for two or
three years in this vicinity; and the notice
above alluded TO reminded me Of beauti-
tut crop of it which saw growing last
summer upon the farm of Mr.. Walter Gil
sesPie, successful and enlerprisng far
mer in this town. Subsequently | made
Inquiries respecting it, and subjoin the
information gathered from him.
This barley is six rowcd, and resembles
very much while growing the common six
rowcd barley; it is naked barley, the
grain threshlng out clean from the husk or
hull like wheat; the berry is about the CO.
Tor of the red chaff wheat, but in shape
somewhat longer. The quantity of ground
sown was about two acres in an orchard;
soil light sandy loan; the previous crop
was barley Of the common kind, the stub
bic Of which was plowed under, the seed
*own upon the furrow and narrowed III
Three bushels of seed were used; the crop
was moved and gathered up the same way
rs hay; and when threshed and cleaned it
measured little over fifty bushels, and
WEI ghed sXty-ivc pounds 10 the bushel.
Mr. q. had some Of il ground and boiled,
the -four was very fine and white, m re so
p than that from our best winter wheat; in
deed the miller stated that by these two
peculiar properties only, could It be DIS
tinguished from superfine wheat -four
The bread made from it was whittier than
wheat bread, and would not be suspected
MS being any thing else by the taste.
have heard but one objection made to this
grain here, and that is the difficulty Of
threshing it-from its adherlAg SO firmly
to the straw. But this objection WI not
have much weight with good farmer, for
what is not separated adds 10 the value of
the straw by making it more palatable to
his stock, by whom it is devoured with
great avidIty, and thus goes to good &C
count not only in the Improvement OF their
condition, but also as a substitute, and a
cheap one too, for hay. But my object in
calling your attention and that OF your rea-
dcrs, and more particularly those OF New
England, 10 this grain, is to suggest to
them the cultivation and use Oft as a good
substitute for wheat, ii it should prove as
| think it will, sure crop on such soils
as are not adapted TO the latter. And as
the seed can now be procured for about the
price of common barley, and the expense
of cultivation would not be great, would
respectfully recommend to my brother far
mers "down east" to make trial of it,
and give the result through the columns of
your paper.
Mr.. Editor, am plain practical far
mer,-one of your straight forward, every
day sorl-having always the scars of that
most ancient and honorable occupation
upon the palms Of my hands. And | would
here like to say, not only to you, but to
your host of readers, that when you see Il
communication with my name attached to
it, you must not expect to find it written
in smooth, flowing, finished style, with
a studied degree of perspicuily and ee
gancc, according 10 all the rules Of silk
glove husbandry. Butyou will rather find
it plain, of1-hand, farme like; using as
much as possible the manner and the terms
of an every day conversation between far
mers. And cannot but hope that you will
grant me your forbearance and forgiveness
if do occasionally
Knock pronouns, nouns and verbs about,
t Put adverbs in furry;
Run interjecons out of breath,
Conjuncons hurry skurry,
To the real death of Dilworth, Dyke, Horne |
Tooke and Llndley Murray
}. HOkSEFlELD.