The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-16
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.

think, Mpssrs. Printers that we have had G.
nough in all conscience of putting and blowing
about family Raves, Tree play actors, men sing
erS, and women singers, Italian fillers and rope
dancers, live elephants and monkeys. BY the
bye, it is n very prevalent opinion at Cow Bay,
Cow Neck, Oyster Bay, and llalle,t's Cove, that
if all these drone bees were turned ont to fell
trees, grub up the hrush, and hoe corn, we
would not need to import peas meal and rye
-four from Germanv:) things which feed the
sense of sight only. Now we, some of your clod-
hopping subscribers, think ourselves entitled, to
half a column OF your paper to speak OF things
which feed the taste, and give nourishment to
the body corporate.
Mr. Jefferson says the man who makes three
blades of grass grow where only one grew he
FORE is more the friend of man than he who
conqucrs kingdoms. | think if Mr. j. had al
ways preached such sound doctrine he would
have been the grGntest philosopher of his age
Seeing. then, that this proposition about the grass
is self evident fact, what think you should he
done to the man who makes three ears of corn
grow where only one grew before? insomucll rs
grass feeds the horse, and corn the man. But
to come TO the point at once;
Some three years ago Il merchant in n. Y ork,
while empiying II box Of tea, observed therein
few grains ofcorn. Concluding that corn from
China must he something new under our sun, he
had them planted, SO they grew and multiplied.
Last spring received from worthy friend,
portion of said corn---its new variety--so |
gave il the name Of China's fall prolific, or tree
corn; rs it strikes of in two, three, and frequent
w four branches, inappearnuce like small tree,
and produces an ear Mt the end of each branch,
whereas the common shoots out the ear
from the side of the stalk, it grows from eight
to ten feet high produces an abundance of tod-
der is large white flint twelve row corn,
and ears from ten to fourteen inches long.
counted six hundred and sixty grains on one
ear; it was planted on the 0of May, and was fit
to boil on the 10Th of July. Its produce was
much c,irtailed by the long drought, but notwith
and twenty grains the product ofone stalk: be-
Dulton which is an excellent corn planted on
the same day, the same field, and receiving
the same quantity of manure, cross ploughlng
and hoeing, did not produce one halt. The
patch, about two hundred hills, was examined
by many respectable farmers, who pronounced
it something new; and something superior.
The corn may he had of q. &. Thorburn, n.
York. aud at the store of William Thorburn in
ALBANY, price 30 ceus per ear; the net profits TO
he given to some of the charitable institutions in
New York, and Alhany Now, if tn ere is
farmer between blaine and the Rocky Mountains
who would rather pay % cents Tor two gills of
brandy than 10 buy one ear of this corn, which
will plant 100 hils-1 say, if there is such man,
he ought to be fed on nolhing but supann and
hutiermlll as long little soul and big carcass
will hang together A stalk, having the ear on,
to show the manner of growth, may be seen al
the above named stores.
o. Every priute, IN Kings, 9neeus, Duchess.
Orange and Albany counties who - toi'h OF