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it affords q means of rendering usefif large tract of inundated ground and stagnant waterT Horses appear to be fond of it, and i1o- plant employed as forage, offers larger crop. oH7

 The cultivation of this valuable plant is fe- commended by writer in the New England Farmer We have not sufficient knowledge of the plant to judge whether it can be ad- vantageously cultivated out of the district where it is found in it's nitve state, but those who are acquainted with it, think if the expe- riment were tried; it would prove successful! Would it not be well for our farmers living in the vicinity of inundated tracts to devote some attention to this subject? The seed may be easily procured of traders visiting the wes- tern territory; and may be cultivated with lit- tie or no trouble. The wild rice is said to be as palatable and as nutritious as common rice, and to produce iii great abundance. If the experiment were to succeed, many of the small lakes and sluggish streams in our peni- sula which are now unfit for any valuable pur- pose, might be made productive and pro6ta- ble to the cultivator. Detroit Journal