Litchfield enquirer., 1832-10-25
From the Amtrican Farmfr.

I1 the course of some experiments made
 by tse Editor of the American Farmer. for the purpose Of improving Indian corn last year, he impregnated the pistils [silk] of the large white Tuskaro.a with the pollen from the tassrls of the golden Sioux. The result
 was a perfect hy brid between the two. The grain being Of a pure birthstone color, of the size and f0rm ofthe Tuskarora. and like that
 with eight rows on the cob. It was most
 beautiful variety ofcorn; partaking of all the
 go0d q'ialiiies of both, without ahe disadvan-
 tage of the large cob aud small grain of inc
 golden Sioux. We planted this corn last
 spring the stalks w+reyery dwarfsh, resem-
 bling those nf the Sioux, and the purc white Insharora but the quality of the corn is eyi- dently superior 10 eiiher of the original pa-
 rents. although the colors have resumed their
 original tints. This is, to us, singular cir
 cunistance, and one which we are unable to account forss The only thing analag0ns to it
 We have read of, is the proposition advanced ny an able writer some time since in the col nmns of the Farmer, that the offspring of cross breeds of animals would, instead of par
 taking of the mkt character of their irnmedi-
 ate parents, assume that of one or the ottar
 Of tile original progenitors. How far this proposition may hold good with animals, we d0 not know. but it certainly appearsio he the case insthe vegetable world, at least SD far as the fact abose stated warrants the formation of an opinion. ,e .5e agns.f,
 There is a great deal of difficulty in recon cling the above fact with the law of nature, which requires two parents for the production of every organized being, animal or vegeta-
 bic. If the two kinds of corn which Were combined in the hybrid have become again
 distinct varieties. they ars each of5them the
 SAtHn haaf et.
 the produce Of a female parent exclusively, and the Sioux that of male parent: for it l must be recOllected there was no male Tus-
 karora nor female Sioux present, either dur. ing the origin of the hybrid. last year, or the ] subseqnfnt culture and separation of varieties
 this year. Yet we know. that # we deprive the corn Of either the male or female flow CTS
 ,(tassel or slk,l there will be no corn formed
 Onsthe cob. How then are we to act u,snt f;,, the fact of the iseparAtioni of the two varie.
 ties! It was this, difficulty that made us l doubt tho c0rrcctness of the proposition rela. tive tO the crosses of animals above referred to. and although we have the fact before us ir
 the case of the corn, we are still compelled |, doubt its general application. We do no
 think that each variety has resumed all of it
 original characters; one of, them we know has not--the size ofihe Siaux grain is large } thanthe original. and there are but eight ri.w an the cob; ip these respects retaining tn ] hyhrid character, derived from the Tnskars ra; but then the original color, and niniine. } of ihe grain IS ErsnHaed the Tukarora la ss resumed it's Original character entirely. vi the exception of the sott 6onry quality tt ii - grain-T fIintiness of the hybrid Jleeist 5 from the Sioux pareNt is retained. As it - Tuskarosa was the famale parent of the hy { brid. ihsfnainhsis of fawsand the size of tt r grain would of course he like thase of thaty : riety. and hence tha presence of those chara 2 ters in the present separate varieties. VI }. should be glad tO receive an explanation this circungstanee from sons6 of our practis, E naturalists. ~ N N'st' S
 d The Pvesident of the United States, weu Df aarstand, has instructed Col. Montgomery e deposit the annuilies due tO the Cher1k l. Netions and now ins his hands. in the Bran < Bank of the United States aG Nashville. <