The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
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From the AmCrtCan Farmer.
INDIAN CORN.
Richmond, Jan q, 1929.

Mn SRINSEH
SIR,-i nave been induced 10 make ibis com.
muncation you by two recent notices IN
YOU journal the one, oil the unusual ul,ui
ancc oil stalk of corn produced III to tate Of
North Carolina the other, Of the ~, and pro.
duCiif eness of an ear Of con raised bv n Veo.
tcman on the eastern shore of Virginia. Ynb
rcgaId 10 the stalks Of corn NShch have praygn
M MY farm, cga afnm nothing wi,h precision.
having never made these 4 subject 81 particular
attention. 1hh they could he Verv '1l, or
that The ear should .nooi ~ an extraordinary
DISTANCE ifom the earth, have always regarded
as "A disadFani abe the plant beiug. by ruhsr
cause ren lcrcd more liable 10 the influence OF
me VIZ. en gusts by which we arc moi onfre.
qiv'tl, VISITED dur'ug the summer months.
ne ear al corn presented yon bv the gentle.
( man rom fnrthia, fNt lPanul,) certainly Ia
dCaies cons dernblc lcitling IN the soil ~ which
/ II gIr'y, and great peri 'cllon u, the product Of
/ thar sod neNerIbe'e'g the 3 fctnens Of Indian
corn herein described, and which by the tr,I
s,fc opportunity shall br forwarded 20 You, }
VII | fhinG. tgr ihr present at lrBsi disappoInl
that geallemaus determination Of surprising
all others in superior samples OF the indIfn
CORY | shnli Srnd YOU four yrnrs, taken hom
my crop Of ts29 The first Of them is 3 IL.
,hrs u length. e nchcs aud -Slh Of an nfrh
IN circumference al the hfgor ead, and con-
talns 200 grams. The second ear isiu lrugib
q inches in circumference m the larger end
3 II nches, AID contains il21 grams. 1he
third Is IN length . ~ inches; Ia circumference,
NJ lie lnrger emil o3I inches and contains
1000 The iouIh car measuring IN leusth
. - lnchcs; ia circumference, IL iuchtg.
and contains l0l1 gaalos ! he leng'h 81 lie. E
ears has been ialtrn 80 far ouy Us the CO.,
covered with gains the cob lisrll. ~ cfch,
protrudng beyond TIC Ptans aud u ~ Su,ne-
- hat curious hal the mar iIcr ct grhins ncreas-
rs iuvrrsriN with the 'cugth Of the ear. on
.nec'cd Wth the ptodurttou Of this corn, nre
some facts NOT unworthy. p''hHps. OF beng NJ
ted n1dsmuch a. ihry manifest, lhnl ~ Il
str"u% light, the Importance piGohh us'ahdlP
AID tod also to show that the Indian corn can
not he the great cyhauHrr of land which l.,
many It has long been deemed. The ears q
corr abov" mentioned me n pad 0f INC hfcHt
atccsgure cr0p ofcosl Hlddr On tte came fn5.a
! pretend to no rypcrcf &C or skin ia agIicuI
tnrc, my walk ia lie having led me to pursuit,
of wholly different character. My course q
hnrhardry vas. however, been TINS. Ahou
twelve peaIs sluce commenced the cuiyatio,
oi s9lhlI arm IN this eI'.lniiy, consisting (Htl
tine exception OF few acles al bottom laud, ap
prorraled exVhsiYfly idg,hss) OF high Ian,
l"uiy. The soil oil tins farm contains a cons
derahe proportion Of sand, aud had beer
much nnpuvcishcd by the I,nprpyident courst
Of Village, long aud grueraiiy prevalent in lhr
pant Ut the counIfy. II Wis what is here usu
ally denom,nar,d old Eeid producing. chle1,
the hroom as, AID trw dwarf pinrs
would not perhaD# have produced ihfre barrel
nr fifteen bi,shcl, - corn Ia the acre. eau.
Ell this hlnd To BIZ plouche1 into beds hye aud ,
halt f.et n width ihrxr were then Opened Il,
aSinqle ri ,ugn aud manure belns placed IL
the oupniag burrows, tire corn vas planted
tnrtem ~ the interval OF timer feet brlween tn
stalks. Ga the succeeding year, manure Ma,
ann p,i 10 the middle spases hriwepn the beds
these last wr,c t,a reversed wiih tNp hoIAt
plough the beds !Ofmcd by tins operation opcn
ID az aiTeadv described, aud the com planted
In the samp manner By 5it,E process, the uu
whilst yirlling an annual crop HIS be. II = ad
uily arlphoraird, the -tall.s OF corn have con
Spourn.ly been brought nrader each other, tai
a. lrngih they have bcen plHnirh at The d,staHt'
ioftwo feet only apart AID the two last year.
I IS4rS, ihr average product eathe ed from thi
band haS BEEN SIX barrels ~ ihuiy bushels :,
the acre. An c,ror WAS NJ first committed O.,
nnst be- exprcird IN every novitlafp,) by raj,
,np. or faihrr hs leaving The beds to nigh, 81
rorivpx on toe surface; but ibis was corrected
and tir, uow reduced ned,ly Ia u level u
tie prosre.s % tllag. by the G.r hoed culfiva
tor, merely l"aYns trace a. a guide tor pc
M the MANURE tor the snrer,.liug crop. /
ll,r ronrsr of itnpfnyGmen. her. ,lelmca,rd. III
NV EARN stable, my COW ward (un winch eve.
corn stalk aud every Other spec "a OF litter hav
bcen cael1'lg o. aF'r l. : AMI rom ny s,dbi