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CRirrENpEN, or BADEN CORN.

CRirrENpEN, or BADEN CORN.
DEAR SIR:-In compliance with
your request, | send you below mi
mute description of n small piece Of
corn Of q rare and valuable variety; the
seed OF which were presented 20 mo
last spring by the Hon. John ~. Crit
tendcn, who brought them from Wash.
ing,on City; and which ! propose shall
be called the Criifendsn Corn, as me-
ri,ed compliment to his public spirit in
introducing ii.
teen rowed variety, With a white cob Of
middle size in proportion 10 the grains.
which are neither very deep nor very
broad. II was originated by Mr.. Ba-
den Of Maryland, whose name il
bears who. BY planting from the best
top-eais Of stalks which produced Sc
veral ears, through course of near
twenty years, has produced this new
variety; the chief peculiarly OF which
is in producing from two to eight ears
Upon stalk.
MIR. Baden directs IL TO be planted
in hills five feet apart each way, aad
two stalks in hlll, bu: in order to be-
sure that the corn should show its pc
culiariiy, planted II in moderately
rich ground without manure. in hills
five feet apart each way, some with
three, and some few with four stalks IN
hill. received about half pint
in the gram, and on tho 18th OF May
last planted il in a situation remote
from other cora. The only cultiva-
ton which il has received, is three
plcughings, one hoeing, and one raking.
The ground measures Ten BY forty
wards, about half OF which is shaded
IN the evening by an adjacent wood
land. which has obviously diminished
the product.
The ground contains sixiy.ihree
hills, besides some missing hills. The
hills contain six hundred and seventy
eight ears, besides some very small
nubbns.
This will make an average Of be-
tween nine and ten cars 10 the hill.
One bill with three stalks had twelve
ears in il, sig OF which are on one stalk.
One hill of four stalks has seven
ears in il.
One hill OF three stalks has seven
ears, which measure upon average eight
inches in length; which think IS not
much over the average length Of the
whole 67S ears. Many of the stalks
have four aud FIVE ears on them, and
many Of the hills have seven, eight,
nine and ten ears 10 the hill. The
stalks. think, will average ten feet in
height; and the ears are generally about
six feet from the ground.
As the manner in which the corn
will be gathered, will preclude me
from measuring the product, I have
given the above facts so that those who
choose may calculate il. From this
nXnerinen; would infer that when
planted IN rich ground, at the proper
season. and folly cultivated, the pro-
duct cannot fall short Of double that Of
the common corn oi the county.
To the farmers Of the country, this
new variety is certainly OF great and
unsurPassing value on account Of its
intrinsic merits, bu: incomparably more
so, because il illustrates the fact that
! By pursuing tie sane mo1e Of selecting
oar seed corn, a. my bring TIE arRe
yei'o,- corn ar hyge whife york. cAsGt
corn. TO ne same higi state ofperfee-
fioa. Aud what a magnificent sight
il would be to see stalk Of our large
yellow corn. bearing six ears. each
measuring from II % 10 inches in
length and what glorious i'm noFisli-
ty awaits that farmer o. Kentucky who
shall achieve II Similar has been
the fortune Of Mr. Baden Of Maryland.
The corn has been planted four
months and - now ripening. Five
sixths OF II arc Tor distribution. and those
who take an interest m ). are invited
to call, examine and and receive II.
A bill Of II will be exhibited at the
Fair Of he Franklin Agricultural So
ciety on the 2nd "wednesday IN next
month. together with ten or twelve
Othes varieties.
With seuiIn cnts Of esteem,
Your friend.
ROBERT " SCOTT.