CULTIVATION OF BARLEY,
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Barley delights in sandy loan. Itror
erallv succeeds wheat, the land beingii ~
en- IN as soon after Christmast as r ,nro,s. H
NIT the plough lts ploughed ar, ;a, i !. !.
ed in March. In April the opfaf,ara..rtIe
gain repeated; the outstanding harrow ,rr and
taking care to render with y.n IND rs lev
roller, the entire surface stha rronnd i on
el as possible. Sometip'e seed sown above:
" ploughed once. and i ;s hroken bv three
but more frequents standmu they NAV not
ploughings, notwweek TO perform them in.
have more thasht. appears an injudicious
This, at hrsn,lonab bnes m being 50 qnick up-
pract'ee, her, neither the root weeds have
on eacRither, nor the seed weeds to vesct
tlmeBut this being frequent practice Of
aye of the best farmers, we may be assur-
ID that two ploughings and harrowngs are
lot wantonv thrown away.-lhe Norfolk
srmers are in general masters OF the art Of
barley. They seem fully aware
if the tenderness of this plant ~ is infant
state, and of its roofing being un Bile TO
make the proper progress IN a compact y
proper soil; they therefore strive by every
means in their power, to render the SOL as
fine as ashes, and fit forthc reception Of the
seed. The proper TING for sowing the seed
is from the middle OF April to the midele Of
MAY; but the time depends in some measure
upon the season; the true period sJnst be-
fore the oak iut& on Mat &ailo72 ahflear-
Qnce, which il does At the time the buds are
breaking, previous to the expansion OF the
leaves. Three bushels are usually allowed
to an acre, and sown broadcast; il is then
ploughed under with shallow furrow, an
admirable practice in soils light enough to
produce good barley, provided the seed is
not buried too deep. If tire season howev-
er is wet, and the soil cold and heavy, the
seed should be cast upon the surface, aud
then narrowed and rolled. as is the practice
in other districts.