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Of the cereal grains barley is cultivated farthest to the north, ripening at [the] Fort Norman on the Mc Kurzie river on the 65th parallel of north Latitude, where it is planted about the 20th or 25th of May and ripens about the 15th or 20th of August, a period of about 92 days. -(Rich son p 104 & 411) All attempts to raise barley 2 deg. farther north failed.

A little south of this latitude oats might be raised, but this grain is little cultivated in the central portions of the British Possessions-or as they are named-"Rupeits Land."

Rye- which is not cultivated there would be the next in order, if we may judge from its relative growth in the European continent.

Wheat is raised with profit as far north as Lat 60 deg. at Fort Laird, though there the grain does not ripen perfectly every year; and this is also the case in Lat. 54 deg. (Rich'son p 410)

Maize or Indian corn ripens in lat. 49 to 51 beyond which is can only be cultivated only as a green vegetable, the grain seldom ripening, and is eaten only in its milling state (R. p 409)

Next Rice which is cultivated as far north as Lat 37 near the mouth of the Ohio river.

[sketches of grains]

Wheat [was] has been known to germinate after 100 years (3000 years)
Rye- 140 years.