Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
From ne american Farmer.
LARGE CROP ON CORN.

J. ;. SKINNER, ESQ
Iremember an account you lately published
Of crop Of Indian corn, grown by Doctor
Muse Of the l. s. 0fihiS state. Ihe yield wa
certainly a very fine one, and d. great honor
10 the distinguished husGandry OF ihat genie
man. In contemplating tEe ,emarhahie pro
ducts of this i" prince of vegeta bles" IN various
parts ofthe United States, must confess have
always been somewhat oi a sceptic but "hrf
ths accounts reach US, atrGed a In tn pi ssen
instance of the Doctors crnp. by wtight o.
evidence, that leaves no possible doubt o. lis
truth. we are compelled ~ yield our assent 70
lis correctness.
Every age is replete with something curious
and wonderful, and we are warned not TO be
TOO lavish of our communication, while the
point TO which the arts shali attain is still 50 far
beyond our ken. | recoeCt some four OF five
years after the intro luc.on OF steam vessels on
the great Yves rn waters, that an entrrprising
navigator, think Capt ohrfeVe. performed
Inc voyage from New.OrleanS 10 Louisville,
Kentucky, in thirty days, and such was then
the wonder created by the explou. that The citl-
zens of Louisville honored him with pubic
dinner. The sorming OF Schounla was scarce
Iy more astounding 10 the natives, than the
News at Louisville of his remarkable voyage,
by which all the obstacles in the navigation OF
the American Nile, and even those OF space
and the elements were surmounted by Capt.
Shrieve Yet, strange as il may seem, since
that epoch, in the progress Of the arIs, the same
ronte has often been performed by vessels Of
equal 5urthen in nine days, without aStoniSh-
ment OF surprise. In days Of Old, Joshua was
famed for wisdom and foresight, aud yet subse
'duent discovery, Down TO the Newtonian sys-
tenn, have exposed the imperfeciions and ignor'
ance OF his theory, that imagined the earth To
stand still, while all iuminaries of the heavens
danced attendance around her
But, Mr.. EduoHto nav point when the Agrt
cultural Society of Pennsylvania awarded 1t.
nfs' premium for the production of fifteen bar
Ieis OF Indian Corn to The acre, il was scarce
~ imagined that such a crop conld be grown
as am now about 10 report for the Farmer
Enclosed YOU will receive an account OF a croI
OF Indian Corn grown by MIR. John SimGS,
N Mary's county Md. during the past year
was politely furnished me by Col. MiIIar'
vi Leonardtown, who is very scIen'lhc sur
'eyoS, and believe measured the land iron
which the crop was taken. The whole ev
dence in support of this extraordinary yield
oil the most respectable and uneIceptionabi
character, and the public may have perfect re
nance on IFS accuracy.
Respectfully,
Your oGedient servant,
Nv SOMERVILLE.
On The 9h November, 1929 the follo"in
persons visited Mir. John 5imns', on the Pa
1uxent' In ST. Marys county, for the purpo'
oi ascer'alnng the quantity of Indian corn mad
on an acre Of land. TO wit
Francis Abel, Richard Edslen, Oswald
1ooke Z. j. c. Willard, Jobn Ollie ebay, FL
Mund Heard, Joseph Simms, Francis oimm
James +. Floyd. John Alexander Greuwel
benedict j. Fenwick, Henry B. Martin, Benin
STONE, Bennett Fenw ick, Robert Greenwe
1ohn Slmms, E. |. Willard.
Ihe committee proceeded to lay out an ac
Oh corn by actual survey, when Mr.. Simms p
unoer The committees superiptendence eighte'
hanns with an OK team, and upon its being g
'as'ed was found 10 produce, by actual me