Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-06

aborignes of the soil. which to Aratnr was
hopeless eyent. | have cultivated the yeltow
rare ripe Tor mauy yrars; procured the seed
~ j parney hey"u the Alag hans IN the
n"Igb horhood Of Mrr,Grd the Potama ;
l MAJ tntihft ON also prncnred me seed II a
"h!le flint The pl'"t was a mere dwarf. Which
'as the only corn that grew on the mouiiaia
cultivated both the ensuing season. tue,
9th ada great disposition 10 surl, aus shaot,
hut the white IA greater degrra It vas diff
1T TO correct is otershooflag by closer plan
hng 10 aftrd srare for lis culnvarau The
1int aud the gnnrd seed yegefaie diff rrntlY,
ne Que suckers aud ovrrs9oafs & anCIalls the
'ther suckers and overshaoi- oulv IL a We
'eason mud ter,,le soil tn, dlst notion proceed
rom the sIn II SIZE snd spId texture Of tie
nue, AMI III large SIZE and epeu texture 0ftbc
Other. That corn produces according 10 ihe
sa'Ieiy OF solidiy Of the speli | pr do
me i'll1wing singular experiment 90 sustain
the fact Mr Seabr0oks selected sret c1ru
"om three parts OF every ear; II vii the
point. middle and hut end, for the purpose OF
planting t"o parcels Of ground that the scfd
from the point for these Two uiais produced
more corn than the seed from ihr middle or bit
md ; aud the seed from the Sut cad produced
mote CON than the seed from The middle : il
owe instance the seed from The point produce
do"bl" Ia hal from the middle. ave to observe
nom an examination IN various instances IN proof
vi the cause oil these itc,s, the seed from, theSe
several parts of the same ear present generally
Il ference, aud ia some instances a remartH-
biz distinction in the grees OF spldtt.. lie
seed from The poln' possess a greater degree
of solidity han the seed iiom thu middle OF
but cad, mud the SEED from he hut end, posses.
ses greater dsgfee Of soil ity than the see6
from The mdis As The seed which produced
% I4sa a. ma GT q
snlld than the rest It appears the dlli nj pro.
ducts eshibred IN tie experiment p'"ceedei
from different d. grees of soitdry III the seed
LdCh Yaflei. III lis vegetation z anerdtrd nc.
cnIdIng TO It's organic structure, dit'tent DE-.
stees OF sap, which produced different prn-
lncts. Inc distance corn shoald be planted
der ehds on The ,ty, and The pi oduCt accoi-
dmgk this methnd should presune, b.
All Ipicd rs n principle ia prague, boa III
Srabrnok. planted tIp tire, vaintlrs the smut
d1Nancr, winch could be jusnfi ,ble only As 'he
seed was Tux II from the same ear. II the Il
p"r,mt nj shs ull be Continued, aud IT fails 10
produce the same result the distance should be
Y RED according 10 tie variety The smalI
Iiiut is OF the noriheIu. aud tue rorrd seed o.
.hHTn odgin the iurmcr trnuS, ,lan.rd INTO
the latter climate becomes rart=Lipe o. IT M
ems thTre or four weeks sooner than the oihti
corn the gon,d seed an be tTansplaned INTO Il
northern climate to rlpen ooly by gid lnal
transitions rs I peach is sald % have been
introduced from southern inio nnrt ION
eli M e. Cimats and 5 iiopefate to produce
a change ia he texture aud products Of plaot, !;
aud maiZ. aud 1t of the cereal gamma
flourish in anorihern climate as their NATIVE
legion. 1t is thcre We SHOULD select our I'D
corn il must have n tendency when trans
planted t. develop those properties 1t has nc.
IA "A
climate and SOL. JIhg Pfttrs aud Mr.
Copner improved their Indian con crop 10y Sc
leCting SEED III the first instances llona sitiaton
still MOTT, afterwards from The most vigorous
aud prolific stalks Of thrn own crops unlI the
gram finally became neutral zeJ. Seed taken
from the roint oil the most perfect or Hlny ears
whl preserve tue original putty of the variety
brttrT Inan any other methoi nave ever ATOP.
ted. BuRBhIDGR Anderson