. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 228 PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR SEEDS. minate quantity, as half a quarter. In these sacks it is con- veyed to market: and sometimes, from particular causes, the fanner stores it in granaries, spreading it upon the floor until it is required for use. Fig. 135. Fig. The lighter or inferior grain is usually employed for the feed- ing of the animals upon the farm. The straw is used for various purposes of domestic economy and the arts; but its main
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 228 PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR SEEDS. minate quantity, as half a quarter. In these sacks it is con- veyed to market: and sometimes, from particular causes, the fanner stores it in granaries, spreading it upon the floor until it is required for use. Fig. 135. Fig. The lighter or inferior grain is usually employed for the feed- ing of the animals upon the farm. The straw is used for various purposes of domestic economy and the arts; but its main consumption upon the farm is for the purposes of provender and litter. The chaff also is used as fodder for cattle. Of the straw of the different kinds of the cereal grasses, that of the oat is the most valued in this country for fodder; that of wheat and barley is chiefly used for litter. The quantity produced varies greatly. It may be held on a medium to weigh from 20 cwt. to 30 cwt. per acre. Wheat produces the greatest weight, oats the next, and barley the smallest, as well as the least valued also for its quality. 1. Wheat. Having thus treated of the cereal grasses in general, we are prepared to consider the characters, uses, and modes of cul- ture of each. They are divided into genera, and these again into species, and minor varieties, or kinds. The first in the order of description of the genera, and the most important as the food of man, is Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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