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378 Experiments in preparing Seed-corn.[Dec. one half was then limed, and the other haM not limed, these two occupied the first and Second drills. 1 als9 Steeped Some Seed, during the üke period of twenty-four hours, in a Solu- tion of Salt, 50 StroBg, that tbe water could not take up all the Salt; of this one half was jimed, andthe other balf'not limed, and these occupied the third and fourth drills. Now, Sir, of the wheat in the first and Second drills, scarcely a Single grain vegetated; but in the third aud fourth drills, it came up abundantly, and this determined me to use chamber-Iye in preference to Salt, in the preparation of my Seed wheat this PE. Some of your readers wil] Smile, and at the 5zame time ex- elaim, he dressed Some wheat in his experiment last year, S0 as to destroy the vegetative POWEr, abd has therefore wisely determined to adopt the Same method with his Seed this year. Not exactly 80.: whatever liquid is used to moisten or wash the Seed, this is wy mode of preparation:=-[ have two baskets closely woven, called provincially, Skeps, each Skep holds nearly a bushel, and into it the operator puis about three pecks of Seed, he plunges it into the liquid contained in a tub, buyt taking care that it does not rise 50 high as the rim of the Skep, though Sutüciently 50 as to enable the light wheat,&Cc.to float on the Surface within the sKkep, he ben well stirs-about tbe wheat in the skep, and Skims be light kernels,&c. from the Surface, raisesthe Skep, and places it over another tub, thattbhe Jiquor may drain off wbile be performs a Similar operation intbe Second Skep. The wheat iv the firzt Skep 18 then emptied on the floor, and 309 01 In SucCe33I0n, uUll he has washed the quantity required, which be then dresses with fresh lime. Now, Sir, astbe wheat in my experiment which was Steeped in chamber-1ye, bad its vegetative power totally destroyed, or nearly 80, while that which was Stleeped in as Strong a preparation of Salt'as' could be wade, vegetated freely, I have, Lthink, reasonably concluded, that the chamber-Iye is more powerful than be Solution of Salt, and therefore more üikely to destroy the Seed or egg* of the bran adhering to tbe wheat, and have therefore given it the preference as a wash, though not as a Steep. Before l mention theother obser» vation I mäde, I must first inform you that in my experiment I] uzed wheat perfectly tree from bran, Some Slightly branny, and zome the most braony[ could procure."Pis last, as well 3 he others, Was Cresst d in various Ways, as well;as havivg one drill of it put in dry and unprepared, and Lis QT dn & 1 believe it has not yet been a5certained whether bran be a vegetable

or an animal production.