Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-28

lAPRovExixTs IN CORN.
In the las, number Of tho CaltiSasos (paes SA
observed the follow ing rclnask by the cO0duceo9:
"'rhc idea Of improving corn by astiScsal
crossing. IS novel, hut perfectly philosophical"
S,mc ten or twelve wears since, Instituted .
series of experiments in crossing different vsrie-
ties II corn, aud was perfectly successful. The
variety cS corn named in Dr. Bsowa,s list (pago
43 Of tho same nunbcr) NO 10, FeaasylvaaM
8 rows, called Smiths early white, wss sne n.
suit Of Que Of the experiments. u was produced
BY what We call the 1sscarora, OF New 1esa,..
with the Siosr (No. GOT Dr.. BeOwns I'st) fro0
the parcntaSc o. this new variety. you would -
turaliv expect q mulatto color; but VIII expAsa
why il is pare .rhise ~ 60 along. hod two OBJ
jects in view, tho one to get the large white q
the Tuscarora ou tho ssssal cob Of Sioux; aad Ne
other to produce variety. earlier sAaa ei.hee &
possible. To accomplish IVY object, Phntsde
piccc "f ground, say tho cighth Of IN acre, With
both varieties, one in each alterosso helss - -
the Tuscrr0ra known To tho to - tfu0 - o.
20 davs later i!tan tho Sioux, planted Tie latter
10 DAYS after the former was planted. Nov he
process is pcrior in the following manncf. Tho
variety that has tho cob that wish TO retain, q
used as the (cna!c, AMI the sassels (maIe now-
ars) appcar, they arc carefully cut OF end sup
pressed; the variety whose grain wish to get. 70
used rs the mre, and its tasses are allowed 70
grow 1t is unnecessary to interfere with the &C.
produced BY tho Sioux, but tho grain vas n beau
l,ful sulphur color aud the form Of tho Tuscarora.
though smaller. This com l planted tho mex,
year, and the result a beautiful varicgatson 81
the grains Of pure yellow and pure white, though
all the prrins were alike to size aud shape.
The cream color had evidently returned 10 iis orr
ginal elements. l then carefully selected tho
white grains, aud planted them tho third year, and
the result was the establishment Of the variety
called .Sm,h's cnrly white lido not understand
how or whence d.. Brown obtained the name q
Pennsylvania VOWS.
tosi,y to my mind. that you can place tho groinf
Of my variety If corn upon the cob Of any cther
variety by ths-pr6ccss detailed above; and that
there is no object more worthy the attcntina Of
farmers than improycmc Of this kind. Hou
have omly regulate the time OF planting each va
rictv, 20 correspond with that Of towering fought
to observe that il YOU do not destroy tho tasseIs
Of the variety that has tho objectionable grsia,
tho crossing will non be so perfect, because the
imprecnas;on " i'll be from two males instead OF ones
anc consequently tho grains produced will 90 var
ious. The crossing is equally important 10 pro-
,ciny the large late kinds MS the srnnll aud early
You can get the tall virgnin Chat 10 the
grain Of i,) upon the early dwarf stalks. Indeed
you may vary it almost at pleasure. AZ You wil
perceivc above, it requires three years 70 accom-
plish the object perfectly Tho hrst year effects
The crossing; the sccond ycnr certain chassctcr-
lSucS 10 Wcit sus - s~
color, and somewhat of the ainty quality: the
third year the new variety is produced perfect
and will rc,nrin 80, long as it shall be kept dis
tinct from other varieties.
Another experiment WINS combined by me with
the above, viz: the first naturcd ears OF good
form and size were always selected fuz seed. -
this process was able - Eve years to make my
n"~ :ariety from Is to 20 days earlier than the
Sioux, or any other variety. ! had green coru
on INV table for some years, two weeks earlier
than tho hotels, who obtained carly corn from
Norfolk. beg 10 observe, that the Smiths early
white has but eight rows, and the Sioux (the To-
male parcn,) twelve; now to account for ibis,
After had produced the variety, I was still de-
srous Of putting il upon = smaller cob; hence
planted with sugar corn, using the latter % the
female The result the eight rows. ] also
once took notion to give it a red cob, and bad
Nd difficulty in doing %, by using the red cob su
gar corn 4. the female; but I secroesed end got
rid Of the red cob again, bccausc stains the Jsps
and fingers while eating IL.