. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 81 It 18 sown very thick, pulled green, and blanched by exposure tc ihe air It .s also used both in the brewery and distillery; and in many parts after undergoing a species of bruising or coarse grinding, it is used alone or mixed with barley, oats, beans, peas, or tares, which have undergone a similar operation, and formed into a kind of coarse bread, for feeding domes- iic ammals, particularly horses. Its bread contains a less proportion of- nutritive matter than that of wheat
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 81 It 18 sown very thick, pulled green, and blanched by exposure tc ihe air It .s also used both in the brewery and distillery; and in many parts after undergoing a species of bruising or coarse grinding, it is used alone or mixed with barley, oats, beans, peas, or tares, which have undergone a similar operation, and formed into a kind of coarse bread, for feeding domes- iic ammals, particularly horses. Its bread contains a less proportion of- nutritive matter than that of wheat, but it is found to keep longer, and forms about the only bread eaten by the inhabitants of some countries where the soil and climate are unsuited for the growth of wheat. It contains a greater quantity of nutritive matter than either barley or oats, and the husk possesses an aromatic and slightly acid flavor, which renders it agreeable to le palate The bran should not, therefore, be entirely separated from the lour, for, if the grain be ground fine, and divested of the husk, the bread will be deprived of much of its pleasant taste. When intended for consumption in the farmer s family, it is usual to mix a certain portion of wheat with the seed before sowing, or the mixture may be made after they are ground into flour, which is the better practice. The proportions may be one third of rye and two thirds of wheaten flour, and this combination makes a sweeter bread than that made solely of wheat. Fig. is subject to most of the diseases which attack the ordei of plants to which it belongs, such as rust, mildew, burned-ear, and smut- ball But there IS one remarkable disease, which, although it is sometimes found m wheat is much more common in rye. It is called the ergot, the French name of a cock's spur, which the diseased grain resembles in shape. F. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for rea
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