, 1863-03-19
0ht farmers Corner.
lst W barley.

taaftL lEEAii 9etASy. gt.
The increasing consumption Of barley, by
brewers and others, renders it an important
creD 70 the farmer; and being chiefly EN-
pioyed for mating and distillation, it inva.
fiably finds ready sale, and at remunera,
tiso Faiea Barley requires to be grown |
upun certain soils and under particular cir.
camsiances adapted 10 its growth. Unlike |
most other grain crops, It cannot be produced
IN perfection, unless great care and manages
faent is bestowed in the preparation Of its
assd-bed. The soil must be deep and mel
low, and should be q sand or gravel loan.
A sand and clay soil, in Which the sand pre-
dominates, II deeply plowed, and made suf6
cisutly pulverulent by the thorough Use Of
The harrow, ls well adapted to the growth Of
barley, Il Il Is, otherwise Of proper quality.
Barley lands, especially, should be naturally
rich N most o. the elsnIsnts Of fertility.
ComnOu barn yard manure should never
beapplied 90 any sOil-unless previously
oompostod--phich is intended for the pro-
daclioa of barley the same season. The
proper time for sowing this grain is after the
ground has becomesuficiently dry and warm
n the spring, on swari lands turned over the
preceding fall, though il should succeed care.
fully cultivated crop. The quantity Of seed
per acre is generally from Eve Pecks to two
bushels, secordipg % the nature Of the soil,
and other circumstances. ln selecting seed
barley, that should be selected which is Of a
lively col0F, and hAs 4 thin skin. It has
been recommsnded, aud. wisely, by some
vritsrs, to change the seed for that grown
q adistapce. and on different soils OvcasiCn.
alyl = apfdbable prevention Of The deteri
orslioh uf he grain. LoudOn, on thissub-
iock remarks that "the best seed is that
which & ne from blackness at the tail, and
b of pale, lively yellow, intermixed with
bright whitish cast, and n the rind be .
little shrivelled % nlscia he better, as IL In.
dlcalss thin skin. The husk Of thick rinded
barleY d too stiff ~ shrink, and will lie
smbolI Ara lloI.sw. zven when the -four Is
ahrunk within. The necessity Of Q change
Of seed, from time 70 time, for that grown In
different coil, Il In no instance more evident
than IN this grain, which otherwise becomes
coalssr every year. Bot in this asin all other
grain, the utmost care should be taken that
De seed 3 full bodied.
U1f D,si -of IN those Nv4ielies Ausnally
o5uh n De spring, and particularly on very
IIaht soils, require 10 be buried about three
iiches dep which may be performed by
shallow ploalne, or BY using the cultivation.
when tie plants are from four 70 six inches
N hHlIL l6Ilh|k nay Be advaniate teously
performed, ns this operation gives support
% he roots. multlplIes seed stalks, and In
dresses their vigoF. Barley is an early RI
rcn|nq grain, and should BE- harvested as
1oon = = d ripn. 3 Cpnd1rTable moIe ere
b requisite IN cutting d At the proper time
than b necessary With any Of The other Co
roalz n cut looldls, will waste By she'll
ne and Il cut TOO early, before { e fully
mliurrd 4 win shrivel. Henee y sobyions
that barley should not 0e harvested before it
= fully ripe; nor should Il be allowed 70
become what l. termed = dead npe.s Greut
caro- should Be observed. also, that Il does
not heat IN the nov, e that injuries il for
mailing purposes o' -
We have before stated that the principal
n.a q nnrIor IN this country 4 for conEer-
s'oI ne uII|4 - b hsod 10 lht nhnul1cluEe
cI be1r, lager beer, Sc, and The quantity
lnl11d b ar short Of he continued demand
Or ihols purposes In The United States,
according = he census of 1850, The amount
cf harley nain1 The year preceding was
t.I11'oI5 hu1h6|s; 81 he census q l60O'
If.o15. 10 bnshlll. showing Z uniform IN.
NII.. d Ibo1I one million bushels each
successive fHf. Barley y valuahle. also.
Ior 11lionl other purposes. ItcontainA 20.
cord|n1 70 EInhof and Iha !. about s. per
c1nl. of u1||l-l natter, rhe.I c0nlaius ~
per cent a bulleI oI barley Weighing 20
|t1.. therefore. contains aboul 50 lbs. Of nu-
IlInlnL while nbnlhfl Of wheat weighing
CO ID c.n|a'1s n Ih1. Good o1ir| weigh.
E I0I0 |11I1'l 1toui - ID ol nd'IlI
~ m1li1iS % that he comparative value
q wheat barley and oath IN feeding horses,
caifIe. cld., may b represented By ~, 50
end "a he I1o111io being lI1 same. Il Is
cI'o1mld very highly By many farmers. for
lbo1 Ior swine and poultry, and 4 sid % DC
n11II ro1n' a. |1li1n 111 4hcn nd IoI
fllciIn1 ether Il 4. however. but little
grown in ibis country for such purposes. as L