Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-04-12

all danger of winter freezing. have Or
dcred a quantity of this corn and wheat 20
be shipped TO Indiana, and iocnI 10 try BON
on the fine soil of the Wabash valley the
ensuing summcr.-l am yours. very res
peciiuiIy.
HENRY L. ELLSWORTH.
y. B. Be careful 10 plant Ibis corn in a
place by itself. When good seed is planted
in field with poor seed, tlc former Will de-
general II. l.. l..
Copy Of Mr. Baden's letter.
NEAR NOTTINGHAM, PRINCE GEORGES 20.
January26.
S.r: received yours Of the 18th, ma:
king inquiry respecting the Maryland corn,
which you understood had RAISED. l
have tie pleasure 10 say, hat ! have brought
this corn 20 high safe of perfccHon, by
carefully selecting the bcs: s"ed in the field
for a long course Of ye:rs, having especial
reference TO those stulks which produce he
most cars. When hc corn was husknd,
! then made rc.s2I:'ciion, Iaking only tha:
which appeared sound and fully ripe, hav-
ing rcgar;i 10 the dccpcs; ami best color,
as well as the size he cob. In the spring
before shelling the Corn, exac''ned 1t again,
and selected the bes, in all respects. In
sheling the corn, | omitted TO take the ir-
regular kernals al both the large and small
ends. have carefully followed this moac
of selecting seed corn for full twenty-five or
twenty three years, and still continue to do
so.
When first commenced, it was with
common kind Of corn, for there was none
other in this part of the country. If any
other person undertook the same experiment
| did not hear ii; do not believe others
ever exercised the patience 10 bring the eX-
pertinent to the present state Of periecuon.--
At frs, | was troubled to find stalks with
even two good ears on them, perhaps one
good ear and one small one, or one good
ear and "nubbin." 1t was several years
before could discover much benefit result.
ing from my efforts; however, at length the
quality and quantity began TO improve, and
he Improvement was then very rapid. AT
pres mt do no. pretend 10 lay up any seed
without ii comes from stalks which bear
four, five and six ears. have seen stalks
BEARING eight ears. One Of my neighbors
informed me. that he had single stalk,
with ten perfect ears on it, and that he in
tended 10 seed the same to the museum a
B ltinorc.
In addition 10 The number Of ears, and,
of fcourse, the grea: increase Of the quan-
titv unshclled it may be mentioned, that il
yields much more than the common corn
when shclled. Some gentlemen, in whom
have full confidence, informed me they
shclcd barrel (ten bushels of cars) Of my
kind Of corn, which measured little more
than six bushels. The common kind of
corn will measure about five bushels only.
believe raised double, or nearly to what
| could with any other corn, have ever
seen. generally plant The corn about the
first Of May, and place the hills five feet
apart each way, and have two stalks in a
hill. can supply you with att the seed you
may need, and suppose have now in my
corn house, fifty and perhaps more stalks
with the corn on them, as it grew in the
field; and not less than four and some with
six or seven cars on them. ill with pleas.
nre send you some Of these stalks, and al
so some seed corn, if | can get an oppor-
unity.
Early las; spring, l let George Law, Esq.
of Baltimore city, have some OF this seed
corn; he sent it 10 his friend in Illinois, with
instructions how to manage ii. A few
weeks since he informed me that the ln-
crease was one hundred and twenty bushels
on an acre; that there was no corn in ILL.
nois like it, and that it produced more tod-
der than any other kind. | have supplied
many friends with seed corn, but some have
planted with other corn, and will, fear,
find it degenerate.
nave very lately been inquired OF, If this
corn was no later than other kinds! 1t is
rather earlier; certainly not later. Corn
planted in moist or wet soils will not ripen
so quick as that which is planted on dry
soil. In the former, there will be found
more .dampness in the cob, although the
kernel may appear equally ripe in both. In
the two last ears, the wet seasons have IN
jured much corn that was too early "lof,cd"
or housed.
| believe have answered most of your
inquiries. Ihope | have not exaggerated
| have no motive Tor doing so. | raise but
little corn to sell, as tobacco is now my
principal crop. Should fail to send you
ssmc seed this spring, will, next summer,
gather some stalks with The corn, fodder and
tassels, and all as they grow, and send 10 you
that you may Judge for yourself of Inc SUI:
periority of this over the common kind OF
corn. Yours, &c.
THOMAS n. BADEN.
Hon. Henry L. ELLSWORTH, commissioner Of
,1t,,y, ga,